parsonwalker
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I've been hunting for a lot of years. But when I found my first ever Connecticut button on the battlefield (a cuff!), heavily encrusted, I searched Tnet for some other ideas about cleaning. Stumbled upon BuckleBoy's button cleaning tutorial and what a great teacher! Turned out so great, I pulled out some old finds and went (back) to work on them. Here's the cuff right out of the ground:
And after BuckleBoy's method . . .
Here's a NY cuff before and after . . .
The last one was an Eagle A just too far gone to improve it much. May have even over cleaned, But it was so rough anyway...
FYI - His method is short soaks in "Aluminum Jelly", followed by water cleaning. I dipped in vinegar after and rinsed again. This is my first Connecticut button, and I understand the cuffs are pretty scarce. I'm pretty darned happy. It was my FIRST signal out of the truck on Friday for a one hour hunt. The other 59 minutes only got me a couple of .69 round balls, but who cares? I'm tickled.
And after BuckleBoy's method . . .
Here's a NY cuff before and after . . .
The last one was an Eagle A just too far gone to improve it much. May have even over cleaned, But it was so rough anyway...
FYI - His method is short soaks in "Aluminum Jelly", followed by water cleaning. I dipped in vinegar after and rinsed again. This is my first Connecticut button, and I understand the cuffs are pretty scarce. I'm pretty darned happy. It was my FIRST signal out of the truck on Friday for a one hour hunt. The other 59 minutes only got me a couple of .69 round balls, but who cares? I'm tickled.
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