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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3173086, member: 112&quot;]Tyler, first of all don&#039;t believe the advertising you find with products, nor what it says on their packaging, nor what is often said about them on the internet or in publications. They may say all kinds of things in order to get you, or anyone, to buy the stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, the commercial products do sometimes have their uses, but those uses are typically limited, AND only when they are used correctly and for specific purposes. In other words to do very specific things, remove very specific things. And sometimes only on very specific coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a lot, a whole lot, that needs to be learned before attempting to safely - stress safely - and effectively clean coins. First you have to learn to identify what the issue actually is, is it toning, is it foreign material, is it environmental contamination, is it something else. Then you have to know which product, meaning distilled water, acetone, xylene, coin dip, or some commercial product you should use - as well as how to use it correctly. And even if you should attempt anything at all - many times you should not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you&#039;re trying to learn, fine, experimentation is great. But it should be attempted on coins you would not mind throwing away. But before you even try experimentation you should at least learn the basics first. And you can do that here, all ya gotta do is ask questions. Of course if ya do you&#039;re liable to get a lot of bad information, bad suggestions. So you&#039;ll also have to learn who to listen to and who not to listen to. And even then you&#039;re gonna screw up - everybody does. A wise man once told me if you&#039;re not making mistakes it&#039;s only because you&#039;re not doing anything <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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