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Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents.

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Leave the damn thing alone! Don't mess with what looks like a period repair
54.55%
 12 54.55%
Have the solder removed to make the serial number readable
40.91%
 9 40.91%
Repair the enamel only
0%
 0 0%
Remove the solder AND repair the enamel
4.55%
 1 4.55%
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04-10-2009, 05:11 PM
I would say, that the answer is simply "Don´t", awards has a patina which is better kept. If the recipient of the award chose to clean it, then so be it, but as collectors I dont think we should apply any chemicals.
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