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Title: Enameled button ? Post by: simon c on May 27, 2009, 09:11:44 PM Found this on the Rooksbridge rally,only recently got around to cleannig it,not sure what the design represents but i know i've seen it before,inside the rings there are four small dots,allmost like a planetary design ? any ideas would be great.Its red enamal on copper alloy and has some silvering on the back.
Title: Re: Enameled button ? Post by: hedgehog on May 27, 2009, 11:03:10 PM That cleaned up really nicely Simon , how did you do that then? Nice button , never seen one like that before!
Title: Re: Enameled button ? Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on May 27, 2009, 11:08:50 PM flippin eck how did you clean that??? with a Karcher?
Title: Re: Enameled button ? Post by: mole on May 28, 2009, 08:50:11 AM Lovely find Simon C unusual enamelled button !! what cleaning method did you use ??? mole
Title: Re: Enameled button ? Post by: The Doc on May 28, 2009, 07:47:47 PM I don't know what it is, but it's cleaned up nicely :)
Title: Re: Enameled button ? Post by: ROMAN STEVE on May 28, 2009, 08:06:22 PM NICE LITTLE BUTTON U WOULD BE SURPRISED
HOW MANY PEIPLE COLLECTS THEM Title: Re: Enameled button ? Post by: simon c on May 28, 2009, 08:50:03 PM Thanks for the replies lads,If I'm cleaning something made from copper alloy that isn't valuable,i tend to use Citric Acid (monohydrate) available from most supermarket pharmacies,its for culinary use,home brew etc and is more or less a crystallized form of lemon juice,mix it with hot water and it will clean most deposits off.Some people use it on silver but having had a few bad reactions where the silver turned bright pink i would only recommend it on copper,and only use a very dilute amount mixed in water,and monitor the item regularly,it's not good on bronze coins either,Hope this helps,i have been perfecting this method for a long time it is very trial and error,I accept no responsibility for any mishaps ;D
Title: Re: Enameled button ? Post by: viking on May 28, 2009, 08:51:57 PM some nice buttons there simon keep it up mate ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Enameled button ? Post by: DIGGA on May 28, 2009, 09:32:20 PM cracking butten bud cleaned up lovely too did ya use cillit bang ;D ;D
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