04-21-2012, 07:55 PM
Hi fellas,
I got this medal and it was very dirty, had rust, and a couple verdigris spots. So I placed it in a warm water bath and squeezed some lemon juice in. I soaked it like this for a few hours. Then I washed it with warm water with soap and brushed with a tooth brush and some tooth paste. Then I properly washed it with water. I'm happy that almost all crap came off the medal. But I'm not particularly happy that the color of the medal got very bright. The plating that is left lost it's yellowness. In addition, some spots turned into some kind of pink color as you can see in the pics.
Did I keep it in the water-lemon juice bath for too long? Do you have any recommendations?
I got this medal and it was very dirty, had rust, and a couple verdigris spots. So I placed it in a warm water bath and squeezed some lemon juice in. I soaked it like this for a few hours. Then I washed it with warm water with soap and brushed with a tooth brush and some tooth paste. Then I properly washed it with water. I'm happy that almost all crap came off the medal. But I'm not particularly happy that the color of the medal got very bright. The plating that is left lost it's yellowness. In addition, some spots turned into some kind of pink color as you can see in the pics.
Did I keep it in the water-lemon juice bath for too long? Do you have any recommendations?
