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Desert Patina cleaning Project, step by step !!

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Salem Alshdaifat:
Dear Forum
yesterday  I had a call from a friend who asked me to show him how to clean Desert patina coin  step by step, and he is lucky that I have some that I just got and didnt clean yet :)
first here is the befor and after photo .
and then I will post step by step the cleaning method.

Salem Alshdaifat:
Before starting, put the coin overnight in DW TO MAKE THE DIRT SMOOTHER .   [ADMIN Note: DW = distilled water]

Step 1:
Start shaving the high points on the coin

Step 2:
Don't point the tool down or push down, push like shaving just at the high points and the edges of the details.

step3:
Start shaving from down the edges to the up, never go from up to down, you might remove some of the sand patina .

step 4:
Shave the letters around.

step5:
Remove heavy patina (dirt) where you see it is realy thick.

step 6:
Remove the dirt from the edges to give sharper details and contrast to the coin.

step 7:
Clean the inside edges to make contrast to the letters.

step 8:
Clean between the letters to make them sharper.

then you will get this beauty  ;D

best regards.
Salem

Randygeki(h2):
great post, awsome coin

Jochen:
Impressive. Thanks for sharing it.

Jochen

renegade3220:
What are you using for a tool?

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