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<p>[QUOTE="Kentucky, post: 3055833, member: 33176"]For rinsing, I would restrict myself to pure solvents, as [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER] mentions, water, acetone and xylene with coin dip reserved for experiments and to when you learn how to use it. However there are other solvents (non-reactive) which can be helpful, including isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, ethyl (grain) alcohol and certain hydrocarbons including hexane and toluene. Many of these carry risks and you should always be careful. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have become a believer in patting the coins dry (no rubbing) since I did an experiment letting solvents dry on coins and had bad results. The drying with a hair dryer might be OK too, but I still prefer a pat-down.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kentucky, post: 3055833, member: 33176"]For rinsing, I would restrict myself to pure solvents, as [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER] mentions, water, acetone and xylene with coin dip reserved for experiments and to when you learn how to use it. However there are other solvents (non-reactive) which can be helpful, including isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, ethyl (grain) alcohol and certain hydrocarbons including hexane and toluene. Many of these carry risks and you should always be careful. I have become a believer in patting the coins dry (no rubbing) since I did an experiment letting solvents dry on coins and had bad results. The drying with a hair dryer might be OK too, but I still prefer a pat-down.[/QUOTE]
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