cleaning things with electrolosis

[daveo]

here's a merc i used the treatment on before and after , and an old cast toy , a crash car . before and after

 

[SNOWY]

Daveo, you did a great job mate....

They look just terrific !


HH

Snowy

 

[daveo]

last attempt at cleaning , hows it look to you guys?

 

[SNOWY]

A real keeper Daveo....

MAGIC

 

[James N.D.]

That sure is amazing how it turned out with the use of Electrolysis. I have an Electrolysis Unit myself so I may have to try it on some of the finds I have made besides some of the Coins I have dug. Excellent Job on that find and Good Luck and HH.

 

[mattockman]

They look pretty good.....what I want to know is how it works on old green copper coins...I still have some I can't get clean enough to get a date off them....any luck with old copper coins?

 

[Holedigger]

Sure it looks better in the photo, but I can clearly see where you attached the alligator clip to the coin in the picture (right above the head). Don't do like I did with a valuable coin, period! I messed up a beautiful uncirculated seated $75.00 dime with electrolysis. My dime was stained with grey badly on both sides and did electrolysis on it. Where the alligator clip attached to the coin, from the serrated alligator jaw pressure and current, it really messed it up at point of attachment. It reduced my $75.00 coin to about ten bucks. Works great for non valuable coins though. Just something to consider before destroying something valuable like I did?

 

[rmptr]

n/t

 

[ED-NH]

I've done it to non-valuable coppers to experiment. They usually get a bit pitted or shall I say that the pits become visible. I would never do it to a copper that you may wish to sell. It works great on iron. I have done many items with great success. If anyone is interested I can post my home made setup with pictures of how it works. BTW great job on the crash car Mattock it looks great!

 

[mattockman]

Ed..its not my post find.....but I'll drink to that find!

 

[ED-NH]

[quote mattockman]Ed..its not my post find.....but I'll drink to that find! [/quote]


Oops... but yah the find was fantastic...

 

[gibkeeg]

All my experiments with electrolysis have turned my silver test coins copper color. Any idea why that happens?

-Gibkeeg

 

[SNOWY]

Hey, I'll drink to anything !!!

Just don't drink the juice from the electrolosis 'tainer....


Heh heh.

 

[tab-nabit]

None of mine came out that nice - I tried a horseshoe submerged and hooked up my electrolysis unit and nothing
So i added a bunch of salt and didn't get any fizzle bubble - gave up after nearly an hour. Was a test anyway. I guess electrolysis will have to stick to non key date coins.
Maybe I should have hooked the power to the auto battery charger - and if that don't work, the welder