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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;spock1k, post: 492698, member: 7043&quot;]Well here are the extensive results i promised to publish on how to remove verdigris.&nbsp; Results may vary so use it at your own risk</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I used Biox.</p><p><br /></p><p>i used the following metals</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold-&nbsp; Yes gold can develop verdigris.&nbsp; biox works well no problems just drop the thing in nothing to worry about.&nbsp; a few drops did the trick.&nbsp; only had one such coin ( gift from the original great collector)&nbsp; so sample size is small</p><p><br /></p><p>Quartinery alloy-&nbsp; again works like a charm a few minutes and you even get rid of the nasty patina which in these conditions is a good thing</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver-&nbsp; works here too again no problems with a bit of an overnight bath</p><p><br /></p><p>Nickel-&nbsp; Again no problem although some coins darkened color and i still have 2 pieces where it wont leave.</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper Nickel -&nbsp; Can cause some fading so keep an eye out</p><p><br /></p><p>Old copper - works like a charm in few minutes for moderate strains for biox resitisnt stains it will ruin your coin i lost 2 coins but no complaints even though they were keys i had 30 keys given by the great collector</p><p><br /></p><p>Aluminium - for the love of god dont do it.&nbsp; it reacted very badly to a couple of coins i tried</p><p><br /></p><p>Brass-&nbsp; still awaiting results bt prime facie it looks solid</p><p><br /></p><p>Stainless steel-&nbsp; Again no problems</p><p><br /></p><p>Point to remember dont create a bowl and drop several coins at once and do nt reuse the liquid even though the bottle says it ok to do so.&nbsp; Allright now thats all i had hopefully this post will benefit some of you dont have before after pics working on assimilating more than 5000 coins in my collection.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is spock and you been assimilated.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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