I tried another way to clean a buffalo this afternoon. I happen to have some Barkeepers Friend in my shop.
After reading about using the baking soda and water to rub coins I thought I would give it a shot with the Barkeepers Friend.
I have a sign shop and when I need to clean up a mess on a "delicate" sign I use water and the barkeepers.
I poured some in my hand and dripped in some water. I lightly rubbed it on both sides of the nickel I found over the weekend.
With the date completely worn away it wasn't a real treasure. I was impressed with the change in the color.
I may take a little more to it later. I only did it for about 25 or 30 seconds. I had take a pic this morning, and so here is a before and after.
Anyone have any thoughts as to whether this could hurt a keeper?
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button, 1820s or 1830s FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Two 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
I like it! Where would one find this Barkeepers Friend?
We all know there's no such thing as a "hunted out" location. Let's stop using that phrase to describe a park out of which you just dug a pile of coins! Obviously that particular place wasn't "hunted out", right?
We all know there's no such thing as a "hunted out" location. Let's stop using that phrase to describe a park out of which you just dug a pile of coins! Obviously that particular place wasn't "hunted out", right?
I always get it in the Grocery Store. I used to use Bon Ami for the same things here in the shop, but switched to Barkeepers friend when they all quiet carrying the other. It is pretty gentle on most things. I see on the website that the copper glo verson has sulfamic acid in it.
I had to look it up on Wikipedia. While use in sweeteners, I hesitate to taste it.
The appropriate part of the article :
Sulfamic acid is used as an acidic cleaning agent, typically for metals and ceramics. It is a replacement for hydrochloric acid for the removal of rust. In households, it is often found as a descaling agent in detergents used for removal of limescale. From all acid, Sulfamic acid has the best water descaling property, thus also its application in cleaning dairy farm equipment and beer brewery. Although it is considered less corrosive than hydrochloric acid, in its application as acid cleaning, it is very common to find user adding corrosion inhibitor.
Sulfamic acid is used in the S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc. "Scrubbing Bubbles Fizz-Its Toilet Tablets."
Catalyst for esterification process
Dye and pigment manufacturing
Herbicide
Ingredient in Denture Tablets
Coagulator for urea-formaldehyde resins
Ingredient in fire extinguishing media. Sulfamic acid is the main raw material for Ammonium_sulfamate which is a widely used herbicide and fire ******ant material for household product.
Pulp and paper industry as a chloride stabilizer
Synthesis of nitrous oxide by reaction with nitric acid
Doesn't seem to say if there is any in the the Barkeeper's Friend......
Did a little more looking at BarKeeps. The active acid in it is Oxalic Acid Dihydrate. A "mild strong acid"
It would be worth taking a look at the acid's properties etc. BEFORE using it on anything particularly valuable.
We all know there's no such thing as a "hunted out" location. Let's stop using that phrase to describe a park out of which you just dug a pile of coins! Obviously that particular place wasn't "hunted out", right?
Oh Crap! Hold on a minute!!!!! Just took another look!!! That doesn't work with American Buffalo! It only works on Water Buffalo!!
Whew, that was close!! Nearly damaged one of mine.
Mp
Did a little more looking at BarKeeps. The active acid in it is Oxalic Acid Dihydrate. A "mild strong acid"
It would be worth taking a look at the acid's properties etc. BEFORE using it on anything particularly valuable.
good luck,
MP
I think this is also called "Wood Bleach" and it will take rust stains off of dug Gold Coins.
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button, 1820s or 1830s FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Two 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
Hey BB,
I think you are right. I wood bleach too. They are in diffent forms, one a powder, the other a liquid. I will have to experiment a little with the wood bleach on some of the crappe I haven't taken the time to go through yet this winter.
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