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<p>[QUOTE="Spark1951, post: 3263019, member: 90692"]The '18 is rough...maybe vg8-f12, but with the condition being a mix of verdigris/corrosion and wear, you have a job on your hands. Follow our advice, go slow, think it out. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you use any solutions make sure you use diluted ones, weak to start out with fastidious monitoring and short time periods. The put it to a loupe and reassess. You can then increase the strength of your solutions and time periods as you go and avoid ruining it. Know when to stop.</p><p><br /></p><p>Never use any type of acid solution, although [USER=71723]@V. Kurt Bellman[/USER]'s dip solution does work. You still have to monitor how long the coin is in his solution, because he uses a tiny amount of thiourea in the solution, which is an acid, and is the active ingredient in the Tarn-X product...Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Spark1951, post: 3263019, member: 90692"]The '18 is rough...maybe vg8-f12, but with the condition being a mix of verdigris/corrosion and wear, you have a job on your hands. Follow our advice, go slow, think it out. If you use any solutions make sure you use diluted ones, weak to start out with fastidious monitoring and short time periods. The put it to a loupe and reassess. You can then increase the strength of your solutions and time periods as you go and avoid ruining it. Know when to stop. Never use any type of acid solution, although [USER=71723]@V. Kurt Bellman[/USER]'s dip solution does work. You still have to monitor how long the coin is in his solution, because he uses a tiny amount of thiourea in the solution, which is an acid, and is the active ingredient in the Tarn-X product...Spark[/QUOTE]
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