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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2326806, member: 24314&quot;]Thanks for the info...then I just wasted $$$ on it due to raves from a bunch of posters (I see you were not one of them - good!) on this thread who swear by it.&nbsp; Remember the original OP showed a green coin!&nbsp; Anyway, so far VC MAY become a final preservative treatment UNTIL I use it all up.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Want 100% verdigris control...store your coins properly BUT THAT&#039;S another topic.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Insider said: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/goto/post?id=2326505#post-2326505" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/goto/post?id=2326505#post-2326505">↑</a></p><p>There are several &quot;orange&quot; based industrial solvents that you guys may wish to experiment with.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why am I doing what?&nbsp; Weren&#039;t you the fellow who wanted to experiment on an IHC.&nbsp; The best way to gain knowledge is to learn from informed individuals.&nbsp; Then test what they have taught you to see if they know what they are talking about.&nbsp; Then, take what you learned and experiment.&nbsp; I&#039;ve gone way past many of my teachers in Numismatics by doing this.&nbsp; Someone who worked at NCS told me that Fridays were to be reserved to test new methods/chemicals on &quot;junk&quot; coins.&nbsp; Why did they do that?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I like to clean coins.&nbsp; I&#039;ll guarantee you&#039;ll never see my work unless you get lucky and call everything you see &quot;Cleaned&quot; like many members here do.&nbsp; A long time ago, I thought any coin with hairlines had been cleaned.&nbsp; I have since learned that is not the case.&nbsp; Random hairlines, no matter how many, usually result from circulation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I want to read everything others post about things I am interested in here (including the BS that makes me laugh).&nbsp; I also wish to pass on &quot;tips&quot; without getting too specific in some cases.&nbsp; Ever hear of a degreaser vat?&nbsp; I know a collector who built one for his conservation chores.&nbsp; Blows care, MS-70 and VC away!&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Disclaimer: If any of you decide to play with chemicals at home, do it in a well ventilated area and wear safety glasses.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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