Jax or Dellers

[Brian L]

I will be purchasing a repatination product shortly,
I don't know which is better,Jax or Dellers.
I have had no experience with  repatination and I am thinking of Jax.
 Any pointers for using this?
Which product do you prefer to use?

Thanks for the advise

[mwilson603]

Hi Brian,

I can't discuss Dellers as I have had no experience of using it, but I would be happy to recommend Jax.  I have found it to be very reliable and look pretty good as a finish.  Not the real patina obviously, but when us cleaners have an accident, it certainly covers the patina we may have scraped beautifully.  Dry, wax and buff afterwards and most coins will look stunning.

regards

Mark

[Johnny]

I've used both ,  and in all honesty,  Both are good products.

for me  it all depends on the original patina.  I'll used jax brown on the desert patina coins  (  sand  with black patina ) and can usually  get excellent results.  This Jax  will turn the spots black

dellard on the coins with brown or green patina .

 it takes a little longer to restore the damaged area with dellars, (  not just the dip  and rinse like jax )  but I'm  never in a rush. and the results are excellent and will give a nice brown coating to the damaged area

hope this helps

cheers

[Mayadigger]

Ave!

I've used both ,  and in all honesty,  Both are good products.

for me  it all depends on the original patina.  I'll used jax brown on the desert patina coins  (  sand  with black patina ) and can usually  get excellent results.  This Jax  will turn the spots black

dellard on the coins with brown or green patina .

 it takes a little longer to restore the damaged area with dellars, (  not just the dip  and rinse like jax )  but I'm  never in a rush. and the results are excellent and will give a nice brown coating to the damaged area

hope this helps

cheers

Good call, Johnny!

The four JAX Solutions (Brown, Brown/Black, Black, and Green) can all be used singly, or in various orders, as a quick fix for patina issues.

Dellers Darkener is another story. In most cases, as Johnny mentioned below, it's a slow worker that seems best on green patina coins. The Deller's rub will darken the green patina and brass-showing bits, but it takes a day or two, to several weeks in certain conditions.

I've had good luck by placing Dellered coins in bright sunlight. Check the coin daily, flip to either side. If the patina look dry, apply more Deller's, repeat until the coin's surface remains shiny after a day or so, and the shiny bits are repatinated. Make sense?

Best,

Kevin