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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was going to pick up some acetone yesterday, but when I was at the store had some doubt. Just for clarification, will the can acually say PURE on the label or just acetone?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The label should spell it out fairly easily. I purchased another bottle today and it just says acetone. The only ingredient is acetone so it must be close to pure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2448 Posts |
 That's the ticket! Good "ole" acetone. Don't use fingernail remover.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
That's the stuff I see in hardware stores, the Kleen-Strip blue and yellow cans. There are other brands, surely, but that's the kind of thing you're looking for. In the hardware store paint-stripper aisle, not the grocery store personal care aisle.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Same stuff they sell at Walmart, Kmart, Sears, Menards, HomeDepot, most pain stores, etc. And usually for about $4 to $5 per quart. If you are skeptical about it's purity, do a simple test. Outside is preferable. Using a clear, very clean Glass dish, pout a little on the dish. It should evaporate fast. If no residue, it is pure. If a greyish residue left over, it is not pure. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
603 Posts |
thanks for the input, the stuff I saw had no ingredient list as far as I could see, I guess I will grab some tommorrow
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Valued Member
United States
280 Posts |
Forgive my ignorance, but what does acetone do for coins?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
It's useful for removing oil, grease, glue, gunk, loose debris and organic sludge from coins without harming the metal or patina.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
It I a strong organic solvent and removes some nasties such as PVC. It doesn't have any reaction with the coin so its safe and thats why its so often recommended. A few words of warning: dont use it on a stained wooden table like I did. It didnt have a happy ending, with the varnish blistering and looking horrible  |
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Pillar of the Community
Philippines
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Its a great coin cleaner, unfortunately over here, Nail polish liquid cleaners for finger nails manicure also says "acetone" on its label.. well, it isn't.. and in 2009 I learned it the hard way, my silver crown 1903 peso became a disaster area, all and everything was stripped off! leaving the coin pale dull-white.. LoL..!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
Anything you find on the paint aisle should be fine (at Lowe's it comes in square metal cans of various sizes). Anything on the nail polish aisle is bad (the nail polish version will not always list ingredients, but usually contains fragrance).
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New Member
United States
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Will acetone remove old fingermark stains from coins, or is that something one has to live with?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
Old fingerprints are there forever. Once the acids from the skin have etched them into the coin nothing will remove them without damaging the surface of the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Old fingerprints are there forever. Once the acids from the skin have etched them into the coin nothing will remove them without damaging the surface of the coin. This is correct but I would add that sometimes the fingerprints haven't shown up yet and acetone is a good precautionary method to prevent further damage from a print that may be there but not yet visible. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hello,
What is the very best solution for removing spots(humidity marks, slightly white-colored marks etc.) from the surface of a proof or cameo-type coin?
I have also heard that special lint-free lens cleaning cloths are helpful to apply the solution but I still fear introducing new micro-scratches.
I have been very hesitant to try anything on these types of coins for fear of modifying the surface and making it worse than it currently is...
mdpmedia
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Posted 09/02/2012 10:08 am
