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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1507386, member: 66"]All I can say is that I've used it and I am satisfied with it. I still have a partial bottle of CARE left (This is old stuff that has been off the market for decades) and a hoard of six bottles of Blue Ribbon. The real trick is to not put too much on and leave the coin looking oily. Copper seems to attract it's own film of oil and if you use acetone on it it often leaves it with a dry dull look. The Blue ribbon provides a thin protective film of oil with a known composition. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would try to avoid using it on MS copper or red copper and beginners can be too vigorous with the brushing. This should be avoided.</p><p><br /></p><p>I actually use two brushes. One which is well used for applying the blue ribbon and one for removal of excess which is seldom used. Usually the applicator brush has enough BR in it that all the coin needs is a light brush and it picks up enough oil from the brush to do the job. If the brush has become to dry I wash and dry my hands, open the bottle, put my finger over the opening. turn the bottle over and then back up right. This leaves a layer of BR on my finger and I dry that off with the applicator brush. That is enough to recharge my used brush.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1507386, member: 66"]All I can say is that I've used it and I am satisfied with it. I still have a partial bottle of CARE left (This is old stuff that has been off the market for decades) and a hoard of six bottles of Blue Ribbon. The real trick is to not put too much on and leave the coin looking oily. Copper seems to attract it's own film of oil and if you use acetone on it it often leaves it with a dry dull look. The Blue ribbon provides a thin protective film of oil with a known composition. I would try to avoid using it on MS copper or red copper and beginners can be too vigorous with the brushing. This should be avoided. I actually use two brushes. One which is well used for applying the blue ribbon and one for removal of excess which is seldom used. Usually the applicator brush has enough BR in it that all the coin needs is a light brush and it picks up enough oil from the brush to do the job. If the brush has become to dry I wash and dry my hands, open the bottle, put my finger over the opening. turn the bottle over and then back up right. This leaves a layer of BR on my finger and I dry that off with the applicator brush. That is enough to recharge my used brush.[/QUOTE]
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