semichrome polish

[bomber]

has anyone used semichrome polish 4 cleaningg coins?good or bad?

[bomber]

tried autoparts stores and got nothing,but i did find it at woodcraft.com

[bomber]

thanks DH,i should be getting my semichrome today in the mail so i'll let you know

[bomber]

got the semichrome in yesterday,WOW,what a job it did,if i could figure out how to put pictures up i'd show ya ,you still have to soak them 4 a few days to get the crud off,and then rub the semi on,but it makes them shine(still not sure if thats a good thing or not,seems like most people split on whether to clean or not) GOOD LUCK DH

[bomber]

goog luck and great diggin!

[Michigan Badger]

I've been reading on this Semichrome and it's pretty cool stuff.

I spent all day trying to find it locally but finally ended up ordering it off ebay. Paid $21 total for 3 tubes. I've got a lot of stuff that needs a good shine

Badger

[bomber]

3 4 21 is a good price,i paid 17 4 2 online

[Michigan Badger]

Yes, it was a good deal. This person has lots of this stuff on ebay. I'll see how fresh it is when it gets here Friday or Saturday.

Semichrome has a shelf life of 5 years so it should be fine.

I have everything from silver to pre-historic Mammoth ivory to polish.

[jglunt]

Simichrome polish is usually found in motorcycle shops...try your local bike dealer.

jg

[Southcacalaky]

Never tried it before, HH Art...

[wmas1960]

Used to use it when I was in Military School. We used it to clean all our brass buttons, belt buckles, insignias, monograms... and so on. Worked really well. I would imagine it would work on coins also but don't know if you want to use it on anything old or precious. It will take off the patina which to a collector is desired. It contains a fine abrasive (possibly rouge) which will alter the surface of a coin. If you are looking to only clean up some clad than It should work good. I haven't seen it in years though. Last I saw it was at an auto parts place. From my experience using Simichrome, it seems to be the exact same thing as Maas which I find more readilly. Smells the same, looks the same works the same. I have a tube of that. I think it is the same stuff, different packaging. I think it might be something imported from Germany and sold under different names.