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<p>[QUOTE="rlm's cents, post: 1321426, member: 7957"]You asked about using Acetone. Here is an example where I thought its use was appropriate. I received this yesterday. To my surprise, it was silver, but it looked like this;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]149945.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]149946.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not exactly sure just what was on it. It has apparently been stored in this since 1963;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]149947.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyhow, you see what it looked like. It does not appear to be PVC or at least there is no obvious etching one the metal. Whatever material was used, did not really dissolve in the acetone, but the acetone made it removable with a little help. That was a pain since most seemed to be in the nooks. I am not sure if I am done yet, but this is what it looks like so far;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]149948.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]149949.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rlm's cents, post: 1321426, member: 7957"]You asked about using Acetone. Here is an example where I thought its use was appropriate. I received this yesterday. To my surprise, it was silver, but it looked like this; [ATTACH]149945.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]149946.vB[/ATTACH] I am not exactly sure just what was on it. It has apparently been stored in this since 1963; [ATTACH]149947.vB[/ATTACH] Anyhow, you see what it looked like. It does not appear to be PVC or at least there is no obvious etching one the metal. Whatever material was used, did not really dissolve in the acetone, but the acetone made it removable with a little help. That was a pain since most seemed to be in the nooks. I am not sure if I am done yet, but this is what it looks like so far; [ATTACH]149948.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]149949.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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