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<p>[QUOTE="Kurisu, post: 7430214, member: 117063"]Mr. Oversimplification here...</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are touching or rubbing...you're doing it wrong. lol!</p><p>The main point is that every method we know of to "restore" coins properly does not involve physically cleaning, wiping, rubbing...no touchy!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>The difference is that you are "cleaning", we are trying to explain "restoring". The goal is to try and get back to an original metal surface. ANY cleaning alters the surface, metal is not as hard as you think, especially on a microscopic level.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you notice, every method we speak of has the goal of restoring original surface rather than cleaning to create or expose a new surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>Number one simplest way of 'restoring'...a quick soak in acetone. Because all it does is dissolve some dirts and oils without effecting the metal. No towel dry, no matter how soft the cloth...swish and allow the acetone to evaporate or a quick rinse in distilled water and set the coin down on a soft towel, but again no wiping!</p><p><br /></p><p>Some people will use alcohol (like 90%) to try and dissolve something like tape residue...and repeat the soak and swish but no rubbing.</p><p><br /></p><p>You used soap, surfactants can dissolve some materials off of a coin but as soon as you wipe that coin you've changed it forever and it's no longer an original surface, 'dirty' or not. If you have actual gunk on a coin like dried food or something you can soak it in a very diluted solution with a drop of dish soap or something and then rinse...</p><p>The moral of the story being...<b><font size="6">no touchy! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":stop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kurisu, post: 7430214, member: 117063"]Mr. Oversimplification here... If you are touching or rubbing...you're doing it wrong. lol! The main point is that every method we know of to "restore" coins properly does not involve physically cleaning, wiping, rubbing...no touchy!!! The difference is that you are "cleaning", we are trying to explain "restoring". The goal is to try and get back to an original metal surface. ANY cleaning alters the surface, metal is not as hard as you think, especially on a microscopic level. If you notice, every method we speak of has the goal of restoring original surface rather than cleaning to create or expose a new surface. Number one simplest way of 'restoring'...a quick soak in acetone. Because all it does is dissolve some dirts and oils without effecting the metal. No towel dry, no matter how soft the cloth...swish and allow the acetone to evaporate or a quick rinse in distilled water and set the coin down on a soft towel, but again no wiping! Some people will use alcohol (like 90%) to try and dissolve something like tape residue...and repeat the soak and swish but no rubbing. You used soap, surfactants can dissolve some materials off of a coin but as soon as you wipe that coin you've changed it forever and it's no longer an original surface, 'dirty' or not. If you have actual gunk on a coin like dried food or something you can soak it in a very diluted solution with a drop of dish soap or something and then rinse... The moral of the story being...[B][SIZE=6]no touchy! :stop::D[/SIZE][/B][/QUOTE]
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