Poll: Repair or not
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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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Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents.
Esteban, it's a fine line between preservation/restoration and "keeping it real." To me, it is a better situation to have a medal or other award looking like "new" rather than letting it get destroyed by corrosive problems. Of course others will probably disagree with this approach, but hey, so be it. I don't polish awards, but I don't want to have them so corroded that details are lost either.Smile

And thanks or the tip since I do have a couple of "easy" fixes and some that will require a more aggressive cleaning like the vinegar treatment rather than having it not worth displaying. (Ooh, I expect some reactions to this post...Rolleyes).

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Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - by deValcourt - 11-22-2010, 04:56 AM

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