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<p>[QUOTE="cdcda, post: 45844, member: 941"]Personally, I would highly recommend against using WD40 to clean any coin for one pure and simple reason - the ingredients are unknown. In other words, it is not common knowledge what active and inactive ingredients are included in the product.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is known though, is that the product (if not entirely removed from the surface of a coin after cleaning) will leave a film of oil on the coin. In addition, their are ingredients which (if not removed) will inhibit the natural toning that would normally occur on the coin over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are interested in the cleaning properties of WD40, I would suggest researching LVP Hydrocarbon Fluids which, as I understand it, are probably the active component responsible for the cleanign properties of the product. Possibly there is another LVP Hydrocarbon Fluid with the same cleaning properties but with known ingredients and no oils??[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cdcda, post: 45844, member: 941"]Personally, I would highly recommend against using WD40 to clean any coin for one pure and simple reason - the ingredients are unknown. In other words, it is not common knowledge what active and inactive ingredients are included in the product. What is known though, is that the product (if not entirely removed from the surface of a coin after cleaning) will leave a film of oil on the coin. In addition, their are ingredients which (if not removed) will inhibit the natural toning that would normally occur on the coin over time. If you are interested in the cleaning properties of WD40, I would suggest researching LVP Hydrocarbon Fluids which, as I understand it, are probably the active component responsible for the cleanign properties of the product. Possibly there is another LVP Hydrocarbon Fluid with the same cleaning properties but with known ingredients and no oils??[/QUOTE]
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