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Renaissance Wax

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 Posted 01/18/2013  11:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrsmat71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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It's pricey though. Who has it cheapest?


i use minwax paste finishing wax , works fine. all of the cleaned coins I've posted here has it on them. costs about 10 bucks a pound...renwax goes for about 60 bucks a pound. plus you can pick up winwax at the local hardware store.

yes dry is good, I always bake my coins before I wax them, 15 minutes at 190 F....plus that wax goes on a warm coin real nice.
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 Posted 01/25/2013  10:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add medoraman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
But per coin the price difference is meaningless. Also, minwax is not as microcrystalline so it will not perform as well. Also, I never trust anything on my coins I am not sure of, and I just don't know, (and don't know if anyone does), if there might not be something in minwax bad for coins. Is it really worth taking that risk for like $.01 per coin?
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 Posted 01/25/2013  11:33 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrsmat71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
well, when I started using minwax I didn't now about pvc or paper issues, so I don't know. if anyone knows that minwax has something that damages coins I would really like to know!
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I am not saying it does sir, I was simply saying I know RenWax is safe, and for the tiny price difference per application I would rather be safe and use a product approved and used by museum curators.
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I say spend the extra - this stuff is fantastic. And it has many uses. SImply put - I recently dug out a crispina in awful condition - only the bust outline and the left inscription survives but is only readable when wet. Slap some Ren Wax on there and POW - inscription jumps right out (ISPINA AVG - a ruler I didnt have previously, so I took the effort in it - and hey, any readable coin deserves merit!)
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You got me sold, I just bought 7ozs., free shipping, for $27.00, looks like what it go's for...watched youtube on how to use it...
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