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<p>[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 1695729, member: 42634"]here's number 3, this one is just weird had a very chalky weak patina, which came off with the dirt. when i was done cleaning it looked like a dalmatian. so i removed what patina was left with vinegar, gave a thin coat of wax, and it looked like this...</p><p><br /></p><p> <a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3109_zps54410ead.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3109_zps54410ead.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/cleaner%20upers/102_3109_zps54410ead.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3111_zps90dbb318.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3111_zps90dbb318.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/cleaner%20upers/102_3111_zps90dbb318.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>a julian ii vot from the siscia mint, rough but kind of neat.</p><p><br /></p><p>here's what it look like now, 1 week after original pic..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3153_zps8e56a0fa.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3153_zps8e56a0fa.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/cleaner%20upers/102_3153_zps8e56a0fa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3154_zps2b948728.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3154_zps2b948728.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/cleaner%20upers/102_3154_zps2b948728.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>what's up with that? none of that green flakes off, but again, it has a coat of wax. (also i baked the coin before i waxed it to get rid of moisture)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 1695729, member: 42634"]here's number 3, this one is just weird had a very chalky weak patina, which came off with the dirt. when i was done cleaning it looked like a dalmatian. so i removed what patina was left with vinegar, gave a thin coat of wax, and it looked like this... [URL=http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3109_zps54410ead.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/cleaner%20upers/102_3109_zps54410ead.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3111_zps90dbb318.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/cleaner%20upers/102_3111_zps90dbb318.jpg[/IMG][/URL] a julian ii vot from the siscia mint, rough but kind of neat. here's what it look like now, 1 week after original pic.. [URL=http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3153_zps8e56a0fa.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/cleaner%20upers/102_3153_zps8e56a0fa.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/cleaner%20upers/102_3154_zps2b948728.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/cleaner%20upers/102_3154_zps2b948728.jpg[/IMG][/URL] what's up with that? none of that green flakes off, but again, it has a coat of wax. (also i baked the coin before i waxed it to get rid of moisture)[/QUOTE]
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