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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DLeach, post: 1284392, member: 33185&quot;]Hey gang, I am new to collecting and have some questions about using acetone.&nbsp; I have seen several different threads and posts concerning the use of acetone to help clean and conserve coins, but I havent seen any sort of agreed upon procedure for using acetone.&nbsp; For a moment, lets take the whole arguement about whether or not dipping/soaking the coins is necessary, and focus just on the actual procedure.&nbsp; My specific questions are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. I have seen some poeple talk about using three seperate acetone baths.&nbsp; What is the purpose behind that, and do most people do it that way?</p><p><br /></p><p>2. How long should they sit in the baths?</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Should I rinse with distilled water afterwards?</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I mentioned earlier, I have seen little snippits of answers to these questions throughout different posts, but no centralized procedure.&nbsp; I am sure that lots of people do things differently, but I would at least like to get a general consensus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now to the &quot;is it necessary&quot; questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Do you dip/soak all of your new acquisitions as a preventative measure, even if there is no sign of verdigris?</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Do I risk damaging them by using acetone?</p><p><br /></p><p>I really appreciate all of the time and energy that you veterans put into helping educate us newcomers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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