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*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Hey dudes I was roll searchin' and found a 1935 buff with full horn! But its covered in...? What should I do to get the junk off?  
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Pillar of the Community
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Depends on whether it's corrosion or not. Maybe post bigger pics? If it's just gunk you could dip it in Acetone.
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Damaged unless it will clean up. Just hope it dose not look cleaned.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Depends on whether it's corrosion or not. Maybe post bigger pics? If it's just gunk you could dip it in Acetone.
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  Is this better? Its almost like paint, but I don't think it is. |
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acetone it, whats the worst that could happen, its worth 5c now...
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Go to Lowe's and get Acetone and Xylene (Xylol). Both are on the paint aisle. Rinse the coin in distilled water, pat it dry on a rag, dip it in a bath of acetone (I use a rubber glove and kind of pinch/pat it while in the bath). Then rinse in water, pat dry, dip in bath of xylene, then give it a final water rinse and pat try.
Acetone and Xylene are organic solvents, so they will break up gunk, paint, etc. without hurting the coin. They usually work in about half a minute, though if that gunk is really paint, it might take longer to work.
If that stuff is corrosion, I don't know if Verdi-Gone will help nickels.
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Pillar of the Community
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Can I get acetone at a coin shop or where do I get it?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not in a coin shop.
At a Home Depot or Lowe's or a hardware store.
BETTER BE CAREFUL!
Acetone is a HAZARDOUS MATERIAL!
Take proper precautions, read and adhere to warnings on the container. Use safely as directed. Not kid stuff!
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Do you have a Walgreens nearby? You can get acetone at most drug stores. Just go to the cosmetics aisle. It's nail polish remover. Just get the 100% Pure type, you don't want any extra chemicals in it. Xylene (Xylol) is paint stripper. You get that at the hardware store. You need to be well-ventilated to use that. Follow the safety instructions on the can, meticulously. This is the thing that makes house painters "punchy." The fumes, themselves, are toxic. |
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I'm not punchy. And I paint houses, but do as others have said. I would suggest you use it outdoors if possible.
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Didn't mean anything personal, Brett. The vapors will cause brain damage if inhaled, though, and it's pretty common knowledge that's one of the hazards of that trade.
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I sprayed houses for 25 yrs; and the effects can be IMMEDIATE! I sprayed a holding tank at the Biosphere, which demanded to be cut with zylene, respirators weren't enough. An oxegyn supply was needed.
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We don't spray anything where I work. We have gone to zero/low VOC paint, odorless paint thinner, Nitrile gloves. Anything that is more friendly to me is better.
And I knew you meant nothing personal about it.
To the OP, Just be careful with any chemical you decide to use.
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