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New Member
United States
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No, I'm not talking about cleaning coins.
But, Goo Gone is a great cleaner for many of the grime problems on coin packaging and coin holders.
Have you ever wanted a really nice coin or coin set but it was in a nasty-looking holder? Or, how about those coin dealers who have to put their sticky price tags all over everything?
Goo Gone can remove a lot of the dirt, grime and sticky residue, and it only takes a little bit of the cleaner.
There is a caution. Don't use the cleaner on porous material, for example, older proof set and mint set envelopes.
Goo Gone works great, however, on coin slabs, proof set lenses, mint and proof set pliofilm packaging (make sure there are no holes in the pliofilm over the coins) and many of the US Mint's outer proof set boxes and newer mint set holders.
For slabs and coin set lenses made of hard plastic, you can put the Goo Gone directly on the residue or sticky area. Let it soak for a few minutes and remove with a soft cloth or paper towel. Repeat, if necessary.
For outer boxes with a shiny sealed surface, you can also apply the Goo Gone directly to the sticky residue.
For some of the older packages (for example, the green or purple proof set boxes), it's better to apply the Goo Gone to a cotton swab and gently clean the dirty or sticky area. Using the cotton swab takes a little more time and patience, but you can get the residue off without damaging the box.
For cleaning coin packages, you need only a small amount of Goo Gone. The one ounce bottle will last a long time. I prefer the gel version of Goo Gone -- a small drop stays put more readily for soaking, but you can't find it in the one-ounce size - yet.
As most labels advise, make sure you do a small test on whatever coin package you want to clean to verify it will not be damaged by the Goo Gone.
No, I don't sell Goo Gone and don't own any stock in the company. I just get to do a lot of cleaning of coin packages where people happily, though mistakenly, applied all kinds of extraneous "stuff" to the coin holders.
Now, removing writing -- pen ink, gel ink, marker ink, etc. - from the packaging ... that's a different story and a topic for another day.
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Valued Member
United States
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What does it do to a coin?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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 SuperDave...too much! The thing is, that goo-gone has a strong odor that lingers. You can probably achieve the same results just using pure acetone....my thought... |
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New Member
 United States
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Regarding the question about what it does to a coin, I wouldn't know - never tried it and really don't plan to.
As for the strong scent, that's true. But the scent dissipates quickly unless the chemical is used on a porous or semi-porous surface.
The trick is a little bit goes a long way...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Regarding the question about what it does to a coin, I wouldn't know - never tried it and really don't plan to.
As for the strong scent, that's true. But the scent dissipates quickly unless the chemical is used on a porous or semi-porous surface.
The trick is a little bit goes a long way...
There is a zillion, slight exageration, products on the market similar you know. Some Alcohol products do the same thing. For example a product called Vodka or Gin in a 100 Proof variety also cleans almost anything. And if you drink it, you seldom see any of the dirt, grime or sticky stuff mentioned. As noted you never tried it on coins but just what do you have that has all that dirt, grime, sticky stuff on it that contains coins? My suggestion is if it looks that bad, just don't buy it and save on purchasing chemicals to remove that.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Funny thread. :) I think I will take a crappy copper cent that I found in a roll tonight and try Goo Gone on it just to see what happens. And another with Maas metal polish just for grins. hehehe
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Apparently Goo Gone OK with coins, not with porous material. That is because any dissolved material will be leached into the body of a porous material, and then will be impossible to remove.
Seems to be an organic solvent which works in much the same way as acetone. Just depends on the range of organic substances which it is capabable of dissolving. Very hard to beat acetone by this measure, though.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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As long as you're experimenting, liquid lighter fluid works a treat on various stickums.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Goo Gone works great, however, on coin slabs, A word of warning though, keep it away from the edge seam of the slab or any cracks in the slab. The petroleum distillates are a lot less viscous than water and may be drawn inside the slab by capillary action. Once inside it won't come back out. Quote:
You can probably achieve the same results just using pure acetone....my thought... NEVER use acetone on slabs or proof set lenses. The acetone WILL dissolve the plastic and haze/etch the plastic. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's mostly xylene really, I've cleaned crap off a few damaged silver coins with it before I REALLY cleaned them for gold plating and it had no noticeable effect.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Never used Goo Gone before. I have been using isopropyl alcohol to remove the stickiness.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Never used Goo Gone before. I have been using isopropyl alcohol to remove the stickiness. Me too. Actually previously I mentioned Vodka and Gin but they really do work as well as Isopropyl. And if in a normal household, you don't have to buy anything special. It's normally already there. Another sort of expensive product is called Green Chartruse. Not sure of the spelling though. One of the strongest Alcohol drinks on the market and really does work on grime. |
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United States
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superdave is great ahahah
I was kind of thinking the same thing, and thats the only reason I checked this thread out haha
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Strongest commercial alky I know of is Neverfear Everclear, at 95% alky.
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New Member
United States
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Be cautious when using isopropyl alcohol, either 70% or higher, on proof set boxes. The alcohol quickly removes the thin shiny veneer on the box making the problem worse.
Having cleaned more different types of grime and sticky residue on coin packaging than I can count, this product works the best with the least adverse effects.
Recently, a large collection of US Mint products collected through the years included multiple stickers on every box. The purchase was heavily discounted because of the damage to the original packaging. A little time and a little patience could have achieved a higher value for the collection.
In other cases, a beautiful coin or coins can be in a grime encrusted holder. If you know that you can successfully clean the holder, you can negotiate a cheaper price due to the state of the outer package.
But, hey, if you think this is foolish and you have a better solution...kudos to you.
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