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<p>[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 2618967, member: 46237"]I picked up a desk medal recently that is bronze-plated tin. It's got some wear and has been harshly cleaned in the fields, exposing the light orange bronze. The rest of the metal is a very dark patina except where the wear has passed through the bronze into the tin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've got it sitting out on a shelf in my office right now, standing on edge against an old book binding, but is there a better way to help the fields retone to the same dark patina as the rest of the bronze? I've always been one to leave things as they are, but with the harsh cleaning, I don't think I can hurt this further.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 2618967, member: 46237"]I picked up a desk medal recently that is bronze-plated tin. It's got some wear and has been harshly cleaned in the fields, exposing the light orange bronze. The rest of the metal is a very dark patina except where the wear has passed through the bronze into the tin. I've got it sitting out on a shelf in my office right now, standing on edge against an old book binding, but is there a better way to help the fields retone to the same dark patina as the rest of the bronze? I've always been one to leave things as they are, but with the harsh cleaning, I don't think I can hurt this further.[/QUOTE]
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