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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1507921, member: 112"]Well except for one thing Thad, after the rinse in water you let the coin dry. Then there is no more water to catalyze anything. Ya know, water does evaporate, it goes away.</p><p><br /></p><p>Simple choice - </p><p><br /></p><p>Dip your copper in acetone, or xylene, and stop there, and you will deal with your coins having the "dry look" as Larry calls it. Or the "whitish cast" as I call it. No matter what ya call it, the coins will not look natural, they will have that weird look.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or - do it my way, and rinse your coins in distilled water after using acetone or xylene, lets the coins air dry - but make sure to do it with the coin standing on edge so no water can puddle in the recesses and low areas - and your coins will look natural.</p><p><br /></p><p>Call me crazy, but I'd rather have mine look natural <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1507921, member: 112"]Well except for one thing Thad, after the rinse in water you let the coin dry. Then there is no more water to catalyze anything. Ya know, water does evaporate, it goes away. Simple choice - Dip your copper in acetone, or xylene, and stop there, and you will deal with your coins having the "dry look" as Larry calls it. Or the "whitish cast" as I call it. No matter what ya call it, the coins will not look natural, they will have that weird look. Or - do it my way, and rinse your coins in distilled water after using acetone or xylene, lets the coins air dry - but make sure to do it with the coin standing on edge so no water can puddle in the recesses and low areas - and your coins will look natural. Call me crazy, but I'd rather have mine look natural ;)[/QUOTE]
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