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I have a morgan that needs lightly cleaned. I keep seeing references to soaking in acetone. Can I use acetone I get for my wood working from a box store like Lowe's or Menards, etc or do I need to find when I keep seeing called lab grade acetone? If I need to find this, where would I find it? Or can I use the box store grade and just let is soak longer? Thanks, ya'll the best!
The coin is the 1883 I posted for grading. :-)
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Pillar of the Community
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pure acetone is available at any paint or hardware store. just make sure it is 100% acetone, you do not want nail polish remover..
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Bedrock of the Community
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Acetone will not take off a tone spot or discoloration. It works on grime and glue residue.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd try using 100% acetone first. If that doesn't work, you can post a picture here of the spot that needs cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
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The spot is by the wing on this post: http://goccf.com/t/334039It is soaking now, put it in a little acetone bout an hour ago. Edited by NDBirdman
12/02/2018 10:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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If you don't get it out of the acetone before it evaporates, residue may redeposit. 1 hour should be long enough.
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Pillar of the Community
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 You want to soak it in a closed container for however long, an hour is plenty. Then, quickly rinse the coin off. |
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Pillar of the Community
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This coin http://goccf.com/t/334039 was left to soak for an hour in acetone, no change. Left for 24 hours, I still see no change. How else would you clean this, or just leave it alone?    This is one of my extra coins so it is not going into my collection. I'm just trying to learn how to clean problem spots, etc like this one has. When done, it will go back into my extras box. I would prefer to not damage the coin as otherwise it's nice and someone may want it someday. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I would probably leave it alone.
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Pillar of the Community
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You'll probably do more harm than good trying to improve it. |
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Deleted, answered in another thread.
Edited by NDBirdman
12/05/2018 11:14 am
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Posted 11/30/2018 12:14 pm
