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ageka Pillar of the Community Belgium 2078 Posts	Posted 03/21/2007 1:43 pm Does anyone have a preferred method to get dust and paper and lint etc off the mirror surface of a proof coin ? Compressed air gives water droplets Camel hair paintbrushes leave microscopic scars I used to acetone dip a coin before scanning but if the coin is in perfect condition and the only "problem" is lint from the felt lined box I get hesitant to go through all the work of dipping . I have a de-ionisation pistol from my LP vinyl record playing days You discharge negative ions and the LP went neutrally charged and in theory all the dust fell off . Would that work ? Report this Post to the Staff

Learjet Pillar of the Community Australia 655 Posts	Posted 03/21/2007 6:09 pm What about one of those squeeze type blowers? Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 03/21/2007 8:09 pm The deionization process sound promising Report this Post to the Staff
ageka Pillar of the Community Belgium 2078 Posts	Posted 03/22/2007 09:07 am quote: What about one of those squeeze type blowers? I am not sure what comes out of a bellow blower I think there is a lot of dust I suppose, maybe more dust then was on it in the first place Also I tried on an old 20 FF blowing the dust and lint of nothing came off and I only succeeded in condensing my breath on it and having to acetone it Next one I have to scan I may try the deionisation gun cause I figure a handgenerated flow of ions is not going to pit the coin if it did not pit my vinyl records Otherwise it is back to acetone dipping and scannig on summerdays only ( I need the heat to make the acetone flash off ) Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 03/22/2007 11:58 am The cans of compressed air (intended for computer use) do not contain any moisture. I use it to blow off the the coin holder as well as the coin. Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
ageka Pillar of the Community Belgium 2078 Posts	Posted 03/22/2007 1:02 pm Thank you Metalman I was not aware of those I know about compressed air cans to drive simple airbrushes but the air gets so cold it condenses and then freezes the moisture after less then 5 minutes Maybe they are the same cans but one used for a second and the other for minutes on end Report this Post to the Staff
Sinbad Valued Member France 98 Posts	Posted 03/29/2007 09:55 am Hi , I use a hair drier just hold it further away as not to burn the dirt & lint. Hope that helps as it is also inexpensive way of doing the job. Cheers Hain Report this Post to the Staff
ageka Pillar of the Community Belgium 2078 Posts	Posted 03/29/2007 11:32 am Thank you that is a good idea I only have those philips designer airdryers at home like 8 inch wide designed to dry without letting you feel the airflow So if I can get one of those old monsters with very small slitted outlets that would work . Next flea market I will look at airdryers Report this Post to the Staff
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