Acetone Made Silver Ike worse

me? No. E-Z-Est seems to be a pretty light dip. It works well for what it does, and it is more difficult in my experience to overdip with this product.

 

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I did not dilute the dip. I figured since I was only dipping for a total of one second I didn't need to. I think the container says to dip a lot longer (but Doug (dude on this website said one second so that is what I did).

 

Bman, I agree with Doug that if you keep the dips short and make sure that all surfaces get equal coverage, that you should get good results.

practice on cheap coins helps, too.

 

I am definately practicing on cheap raw coins. The eZest at $6 is what bugs me. I use the whole container for one dip just to be careful and get full coverage. I guess it's part of Numismatic Tuition!

 

I wouldn't recommend the baking soda rinse to someone new to the chemistry of dipping coins, but if you are having success with the very short dwell time, then Jeff's comments makes sense.

 

If you are seeing the desired results after only a second or so, then diluting may be worth trying. It will give you more time in case you make a mistake.

Remember, the dip is actually removing a very small amount of metal. The less time exposed to the dip means less metal is removed. You can do this by dipping and rinsing quickly, or diluting the dip with distilled water.

Hopefully, you can continue to dial in the right technique to remove the haze on the Ike dollars and not mess up the surfaces

 

That's the Plan!

 

You don't have to replace the E-Z-Est after every dip. you DO have to be conscious of what might be in the solution, but changing it every dip is overkill, Bman!

 

I have to put it in a bowl. The first time Dipped in eZest it was a silver round that I was experimenting with. I dipped it in the container and it was so small in diameter that I dropped it in there and couldn't get it out for 45 seconds! Thank God it was just a round.

 

I often use latex gloves and dip the coin by hand. I then rotate the coin while in the dip. This is all done in the container. I judge the dip by color and replace as necessary, always using the container to dip into.

 

Water is a chemical too.
But I agree baking soda can be abrasive.

 

water has a neutral PH
E-Z-Est is an acid
Baking Soda is alkaline

water is basically harmless, but the others...

One should be careful when exposing coins to things that have anything other than a neutral Ph

 

OK, so if I do the eZest to another silver proof that needs it I will:

Dip then run under the water in the sink then put in distilled water then put on clean cloth and pat dry.

Does that sound good?

 

That's all I do when I use E-Z-est

 

I have one more 1971S Proof that I will do it that way with and compare. It has mild blue haze.

 

Just make sure you rinse the coin completely

and rinse in super hot water

 

Not if it's dissolved (rather than just suspended) in water.

 

The dip can be used repeatedly.

 

Some points...reuse the dip...don't put your fingers in it, use a basket or plastic net or at least a pair of plastic tweezers...if the baking soda is completely dissolved, it isn't abrasive, should not be harmful to any coins and would help to neutralize the sulfuric acid. BTW what happened to the round you "soaked"?

 

I'm not picking out this poster, just the first post I came to with this advice.

Dipping coins is very easy. There are several steps that I have posted before:

1. Evaluate the coin and decide what it needs or if you should touch it at all.
2. Prepare the surface to remove any contamination.
3. Dip the coin.
4. NEUTRALIZE THE COIN WITH SODA!
5. Rinse the coin thoroughly.
6. Dry it.

This is usually done in an ultrasonic cleaner and deionized water is used in the rinse.
Compressed air or hot air dryer are used so nothing touches the coin.

Each of these steps above can be expanded with details/methods. Perhaps there is more info than I can give here on the Internet.

PS Practice, practice on junk coins.