Clad cleaning

[andrews04]

Hello All, Does anyone have experience cleaning clad with a tumbler and "Finch's" coin cleaner product? Thanks for your comments in advance! Andy

 

[Eddie in Poulsbo]

I just use a few drops of dish soap and hot water and let my clad coins tumble for five or six hours and they come out pretty clean and good enough to roll up and take to the bank. Good luck with what ever you decide to use.

Eddie

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Yeah...dish soap, water and aquarium rocks is really all you need. Pennies tumble for half a day, and quarters, dimes and nickels I'll let go for a full day.

 

[greedykind]

Do the color of the aquarium rocks alter the coins color?I also have a black rubber drum with my tumbler and the coins seem to come out without any shine anymore but i havent used drops of dish soap yet so that may be the answer.I was also told to use walnut shells?Thanks charlie

 

[Hotcz70]

I do the same as the other fellows. A little dish soap...some water...and aquarium gravel works wonders in a tumbler.

 

[dewcon4414]

Colored rocks wont matter or change the color.... but dont tumble your pennies with your other clad or you will get a copper tone to them. Im not real concerned about the luster of the coin since all most none of them are collectible or wont be after they are tumbled any way. Im just trying to clean them up enough to put them back into circulation. Walnut shells work well on copper and brass i us that for ammo casings, but rock is cheaper in this case.

Dew

 

[greedykind]

well that answers it i have been cleaning my stinkin lincolns with the others.Thanks for the info

 

[onemore]

Instead of water, I use distilled white vinegar on the clad (not the copper); after a couple days they come out like you took them out of your pocket. Just rinse them well with water and baking soda. Banks have no problem taking them.

 

[Markdb61]

I have used a little lemon juice with soap if the coins are really bad. It does a good job if the soap doesn't get it all.