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Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Nota Bene - 01-17-2009
Lapa Wrote:And here is the full set
And here's the doc with the photo of the recipient wearing them
Alexei
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - EricFG - 01-17-2009
I assume excessive polishing by the vet.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Esteban_cool - 01-17-2009
I recall seeing those glories in Dave´s collection. He stated that the vet polished them every single day. Maybe it was a differnt man, but the group was as worn as this one.
And I thought my OG III was worn because the clock didn´t show...
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Nota Bene - 01-17-2009
Esteban_cool Wrote:I recall seeing those glories in Dave´s collection.
Yeap, these used to be Dave's. I am still kicking myself for not buying them when I could. :banghead
Alexei
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Auke - 01-17-2009
Sergei Nikolayevich Shishov.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Stahanov - 01-25-2009
Hi!
I have a pretty pile of awards that are in good condition, but need some cleaning before they can be displayed properly. The bunch of awards are made from different materials (brass, nickel, silver, gold, etc.). Is there something I can rub the medals with to make them shine again without worrying about damage to the enamel and medal in general?
-Stah
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - EricFG - 01-25-2009
I'd recommend nothing harsher than dish soap and warm water and then a good drying/buffing with a soft cloth.
I use Q-tips, aka ear swabs for delicate work.
Removing surface crud is what you want to happen. Removing 50 years of patina is a result you do NOT want. IMO.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - EricFG - 01-25-2009
There's a discussion here about cleaning: http://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/soviet-military-awards/soviet-bloc-awards/mongolia/6322-its-official-now-im-totally-hooked-4.html Starts on page 4 if the link doesn't take you there directly.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - marcotk - 01-25-2009
yep, most of the times you end up regretting the cleaning! But sometimes the awards are so dirty that I do too some little little cleaning (i.e. they are totally black - happened recently with a RS). For silver I recommend a q-tip and sodium bicarbonate (baking powder) very very gently, until you are satisfied of the cleaning.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - 3aStalina - 01-25-2009
and a name to match. shishov is the sound of cleaning/polishing something :laff
a polisher by trade?
