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<p>[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 3021058, member: 77413"]I was inspired to try an experiment. I have a number of 70s, 80s, and 90s Lincoln proofs that have fingerprints. I envision the prior owner mashing them into the Dansco with his thumb. Here is one of them. The fingerprint is probably 25 years old.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]751276[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I put it in Xylene (also found in the paint department at Home Depot) and kept the surface wet while rolling a Q-Tip over this area. That didn't really seem to do much good. Then I tried the same thing with distilled water. (There may have been some wiping action since I didn't have the perfect technique to roll the Q-Tip without dragging it too.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]751280[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>There is some improvement. I might get better results if I experiment with longer soaks, different solvents, or different actions with the Q-Tip.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's how it looks now. There's an area in front of Lincoln's nose where I may have removed some delicate toning, so be careful about rubbing.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]751282[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 3021058, member: 77413"]I was inspired to try an experiment. I have a number of 70s, 80s, and 90s Lincoln proofs that have fingerprints. I envision the prior owner mashing them into the Dansco with his thumb. Here is one of them. The fingerprint is probably 25 years old. [ATTACH=full]751276[/ATTACH] I put it in Xylene (also found in the paint department at Home Depot) and kept the surface wet while rolling a Q-Tip over this area. That didn't really seem to do much good. Then I tried the same thing with distilled water. (There may have been some wiping action since I didn't have the perfect technique to roll the Q-Tip without dragging it too.) [ATTACH=full]751280[/ATTACH] There is some improvement. I might get better results if I experiment with longer soaks, different solvents, or different actions with the Q-Tip. Here's how it looks now. There's an area in front of Lincoln's nose where I may have removed some delicate toning, so be careful about rubbing. [ATTACH=full]751282[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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