8-hour dig, possible rev belt buckle - UPDATED

granthansen · Jul 13, 2012

Hey all, my original post on this dig is here:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/todays-finds/301574-8-hour-dig-possible-rev-belt-buckle.html

I wanted to follow up on the lynchpin (what I thought was a belt buckle). Saw some good tips suggesting to soak rusty items in white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar to remove rust. Well... I decided to test, and I have to say, apple cider vinegar is the big winner! Check out how the lynchpin now looks after just 2 days of soaking:

I also soaked the 2 clad pennies I found recently and a really rusted up big threaded piece found on the beach:

ticm · Jul 13, 2012

That worked real well for you.

granthansen · Jul 13, 2012

Yeah, I'm pretty stoked. I didn't think it would work as well as it did. I have more stuff soaking as we speak.

nov2101 · Jul 14, 2012

That is soooo cool GREAT JOB!!!!!

TN_INDIAN · Jul 14, 2012

hey i have this in what it is fourm but it sure does look a lot like urs....before u cleaned it.Gonna try the viniger trick on lots of mystery items and old coins thanks for the tip btw!!