**UPDATE**CLEANED CONNECTICUT CIVIL WAR BUTTON

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

I tried the amonia bath repeatedly that was reccomended by another forum member Waterhead. it did do some improvement for this heavily green encrusted button but,not the result I had anticipated.
I decided to dig out the bottle of CLR and plopped it in. worked on it for about an hour and VOILA! looks a lot better now!
picture # 1 before amonia
picture # 2 after amonia
picture # 3 after straight CLR

 

[romeo-1]

Re: **UPDATE**CLEANED CT CIVIL WAR BUTTON

Much better!!

 

[civilman1]

Re: **UPDATE**CLEANED CT CIVIL WAR BUTTON

Oh Yeah!!!!....Very Nice

 

[cntrydncr1]

Re: **UPDATE**CLEANED CT CIVIL WAR BUTTON

wow that cleaned up nice! sweet button

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: **UPDATE**CLEANED CT CIVIL WAR BUTTON

yeah i was shocked myself!

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: **UPDATE**CLEANED CT CIVIL WAR BUTTON

Looks 100% better. Great job on the resto.
-MM-

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: **UPDATE**CLEANED CT CIVIL WAR BUTTON

Man that CLR did the trick. It looks great.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: **UPDATE**CLEANED CT CIVIL WAR BUTTON

Man that CLR did the trick. It looks great.

Thanks!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Professional cleaning job on the beautiful button you recovered HMN. That a very nice piece of CW history. WTG & HH, Quindy.

 

[The-Bone]

I decided to dig out the bottle of CLR and plopped it in. worked on it for about an hour and VOILA! looks a lot better now!

i know that i'm going to regret asking but what is CLR?

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

I decided to dig out the bottle of CLR and plopped it in. worked on it for about an hour and VOILA! looks a lot better now!

i know that i'm going to regret asking but what is CLR?

lol
http://housewares.hardwarestore.com...clr-calcium-lime-and-rust-remover-225227.aspx

 

[dirt diggler]

That CLR is some good stuff on most things brass items . Great looking button!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice work! I will have to remember that!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That button cleaned up really nice Dave!
Great find buddy!

 

[Mr Tuff]

sweet button!!! MR TUFF

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

That button cleaned up really nice Dave!
Great find buddy!

thanks Dave!

 

[dfx willy]

thanx dave! im going to remember that one. you did a great job. willy

 

[Don in SJ]

Excellent cleaning on the Conn button, may have to try that CLR sometime in the future. I have a site where if you find buttons or coppers, they seem encrusted in a lime like stone hard coating that previously I had to pick away with skewers to even be able to identify, so if I find any more buttons or coins there, it might give me the opportunity to try CLR.

Don

 

[sandals55]

never thought to use CLR....looks great!

 

[allen]

that button came out looking new after the CLR bath !!