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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2416847, member: 1892"]Acetone does not need to be "rinsed." It's so volatile that it evaporates without a trace left, so as long as the last thing which touches the coin is pure acetone - and there's nothing left on the coin to be removed - you're good.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you plan to "work" the coin with a q-tip, do so with the coin<i> in acetone</i>. Underwater, so to speak. This will carry away any particulate matter instantly, rather than have it stick to a semi-moist q-tip (acetone evaporates too quickly for a q-tip to stay wet for long) or be moved around the surface. A wet q-tip probably won't scratch a wet coin, but what you just removed with it will.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2416847, member: 1892"]Acetone does not need to be "rinsed." It's so volatile that it evaporates without a trace left, so as long as the last thing which touches the coin is pure acetone - and there's nothing left on the coin to be removed - you're good. If you plan to "work" the coin with a q-tip, do so with the coin[I] in acetone[/I]. Underwater, so to speak. This will carry away any particulate matter instantly, rather than have it stick to a semi-moist q-tip (acetone evaporates too quickly for a q-tip to stay wet for long) or be moved around the surface. A wet q-tip probably won't scratch a wet coin, but what you just removed with it will.[/QUOTE]
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