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Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - EricFG - 09-04-2012
Not worth cleaning
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - deValcourt - 09-05-2012
EricFG Wrote:Not worth cleaning
Or, that is exactly why it wouldn't hurt cleaning it. I dunno.:confused:
Phillip
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - JensF. - 09-14-2012
I usually just remove dirt or dust with a cotton stick and in case of verdigris on brass I remove it carefully with a wooden toothpick and in heavy cases with some Ballistol weapons oil which won't harm or change the color of the brass. In case of dirt on enamel I use a wet cotton stick to remove the dirt.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Bundtrock - 10-27-2012
Got a bottle of Brasso to work on some of my Soviet watches, works really, really well.
Decided to shine up a couple of my medals, a Bravery and a Veteran of Labor.
They came out really nice.
What is the general feeling of the membership about this?
Thoughts please and reasoning.
Thank You!
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - CtahhR - 10-27-2012
MISTAKE!
Never ever use cleaning products to "polish". They are made to tarnish after a period of time so you have to reapply. They are also abrasive. There is a considerable difference between cleaning (with a damp cloth etc) and polishing with an abrasive.
I doubt anyone will propose or approve using abrasives on awards.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - medals73 - 10-27-2012
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!
Not ever.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Lapa - 10-27-2012
:thumbsdown
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Bundtrock - 10-27-2012
OK, Thank you all.
I have ONLY used it on one bravery medal and one labor veteran medal, none of my others. Lesson learned!
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - medals73 - 10-27-2012
I know it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to read through over 480 posts and some 49 pages in a thread like this, but that has become the model being imposed on the forum. There is much good advice in this thread (and this forum), if you are able and willing to dig for it.
I just hope these were unnumbered medals so that minimum damage was done to history?
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Bundtrock - 10-27-2012
One was unnumbered, one was numbered, the Bravery medal. I planned on keeping both permanently anyway and honestly, I LOVE the way they turned out, but I WON'T be cleaning and polishing any more.