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<p>[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1969558, member: 41863"]Well point taken there. Like I said I was just shooting off the cuff there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Refining my idea a little bit, and tell me if I am wrong here, but if you dilute the dip by 50% would that extend your time to two seconds? The point that I am asking here is if you dilute it down to 25% strength (or whatever) doesn't that allow time to get it back off the coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>I imagine, and correct me if I am wrong here, that even a weak 'acid' over time would clean the surface without eating too quickly through the luster. I know you said if you mixed it too weak it wouldn't work, but that is if you are doing the standard 1-2 second dip. Letting a weak solution set for even a few minutes should eat through the bad toning or whatever and not through the luster. Same principle as the one second full strength dip, just don't leave it on too long as a weakened product.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1969558, member: 41863"]Well point taken there. Like I said I was just shooting off the cuff there. Refining my idea a little bit, and tell me if I am wrong here, but if you dilute the dip by 50% would that extend your time to two seconds? The point that I am asking here is if you dilute it down to 25% strength (or whatever) doesn't that allow time to get it back off the coin? I imagine, and correct me if I am wrong here, that even a weak 'acid' over time would clean the surface without eating too quickly through the luster. I know you said if you mixed it too weak it wouldn't work, but that is if you are doing the standard 1-2 second dip. Letting a weak solution set for even a few minutes should eat through the bad toning or whatever and not through the luster. Same principle as the one second full strength dip, just don't leave it on too long as a weakened product.[/QUOTE]
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