soak needed for a few months

[Brian L]

Hello all,
Things are getting busy at work lately and my coin collecting interests have changed again
Look for me here
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?board=28.0

And I have less and less time to devote to cleaning coins properly,
I seem to be rushing things and before I do more damage ,at least at the moment,
I need to put them in a  soak for about 4 months.
I have about a dozen coins that I have been working on in various stages of cleaning.
What would you recommend?

[larry c]

I know the feeling, the most dramatic  changes in my coins
were after I returned from a extended business trip. A few weeks soak
made a big difference at the next cleaning! I now pick out 1 or 2 for my
current project bottle ( when I have a little free time) the rest go into
long term DW. I change the DW weekly in all containers. Sometimes when
I get frustated with the lack of progress, I'll put the entire project aside and work on something different, maybe I'll get back to it when
inspiration strikes! There's a few crusty seleucids I've have not seen
since last year, no hurry they're still there.
I also keep what I call my hopeless junk bottle every few months I'll
scrounge through it and it's amazing what you can find that suddenly
 grew details.
The thing is to take your time, it a hobby it's suppose to be for fun

[Brian L]

Sometimes when I let coins that I am working sit in DW to long
they develop what looks like rust and then I have to work on them
and wind up messing them up.
Have you seen this?
Is this rust something that can accumulate and be dealt with later?

[larry c]

The question is it surface rust or corrosion under the crust thats being exposed. Post a picture, I'm sure there will be several options.
I have several coins that I've flipped but don't consider complete.
But I learn new tricks on FORVM every week, thanks to the many members,
and often revisit a coin after I learned a new process.

[Scotvs Capitis]

I also keep what I call my hopeless junk bottle every few months I'll
scrounge through it and it's amazing what you can find that suddenly
 grew details.
The thing is to take your time, it a hobby it's suppose to be for fun

I have a junk pile too, and periodically I also go scrounging through it for possible missed opportunities. I sometimes wonder "why did I put this one in here?", pull it out, work on it for a while, and remember "oh, yeah, that's why", and put it back. Sometimes you find one worth keeping out. I generally hit the junk pile when I've exhausted my current batch or am in a long term soaking cycle and have nothing left to work on daily.

I also have a pile of smoothies, polished disks, curiosities, very thick flan coins with smooth patina but no detail, and other oddities I occasionally look through and wonder what they were. I keep telling myself that one day I am going to make something out of these old discs, then I put them back. 

[Raymond]

even with more time, I don't think there's much hope for the following lot.  I didn't even bother flipping them for another pic.  Time to bury these, wouldn't you agree?
Raymond

[CzarMike]

I flip everything, but when they are very worn I will wax and put like 2 in a flip then.

[Brian L]

The rust I am talking of is when I overclean a portion such as letters or the portrait
and go down to the bare metal,then continue soaking and about a week or so
later rust forms,I then clean it off and continue soaking,clean,and the cycle continues.
I am not a metallurgist but I have a feeling that the rust will continue and eventually
eat away the metal,thats why I am concerned about a long term soak.
Will olive oil rust the coin?,not that I like olive oil.