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<p>[QUOTE="Aslanmia, post: 1079050, member: 11753"]This is going to come off sounding like a bad infomercial, but I'm presently a Verdi-Care believer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back when it first came out as Verdi-Gone I bought a couple of bottles, tried it out, and didn't get any satisfying results. It wasn't very impressive at all actually... maybe I got a bad batch. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I found out it was re-branded and the formula had changed somewhat, I decided to give it another go as I had some coins I really needed to treat. I'm really glad I did!</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a copper nickel coin that had a tiny amount of verdigris marring an otherwise perfect coin, and I didn't know what to do. I don't "clean" my coins, so I wasn't going to try anything beyond a little xylene and acetone and a little prod with a soaked toothpick. The verdigris would NOT move.</p><p><br /></p><p>After soaking in Verdi-Care for a couple of days, a gentle prod removed most of the verdigris and a soak for another couple of days removed the rest all by itself. Of course, there is a tiny pit left where the verdigris was eating away at the coin, but at least I stopped the destruction of the coin and removed the unsightly green speck.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I had taken some before and after pics, but I didn't. To be honest, based on my experience with Verdi-Gone I wasn't even sure if it was even going to work. The spot was so small I probably would have had to use a high-end macro lens anyway. As it was, I needed a 20x loupe just to see the area clearly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, just wanted to say, thanks Thad![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aslanmia, post: 1079050, member: 11753"]This is going to come off sounding like a bad infomercial, but I'm presently a Verdi-Care believer. Back when it first came out as Verdi-Gone I bought a couple of bottles, tried it out, and didn't get any satisfying results. It wasn't very impressive at all actually... maybe I got a bad batch. :) When I found out it was re-branded and the formula had changed somewhat, I decided to give it another go as I had some coins I really needed to treat. I'm really glad I did! I had a copper nickel coin that had a tiny amount of verdigris marring an otherwise perfect coin, and I didn't know what to do. I don't "clean" my coins, so I wasn't going to try anything beyond a little xylene and acetone and a little prod with a soaked toothpick. The verdigris would NOT move. After soaking in Verdi-Care for a couple of days, a gentle prod removed most of the verdigris and a soak for another couple of days removed the rest all by itself. Of course, there is a tiny pit left where the verdigris was eating away at the coin, but at least I stopped the destruction of the coin and removed the unsightly green speck. I wish I had taken some before and after pics, but I didn't. To be honest, based on my experience with Verdi-Gone I wasn't even sure if it was even going to work. The spot was so small I probably would have had to use a high-end macro lens anyway. As it was, I needed a 20x loupe just to see the area clearly. Anyway, just wanted to say, thanks Thad![/QUOTE]
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