steveg
Elite Member
Hi, all...
Quick question -- I am BRAND NEW to electrolysis; I had a friend show me how he set up his electrolysis "rig," and so I did the same (an old much with a little salt water, old bent spoon dipped in the water, with one alligator clip connected to the spoon and the other to the object you are cleaning -- fed by a 9V transformer).
I tested it on a couple of old, crusty wheaties, just to see how it would work, and it did OK (though I found they are "crusty" in part due to some concrete that is adhered to them, and won't come off).
ANYWAY, it only takes a minute or two for the coins to clean; they bubble like crazy while "cooking" and then they are done.
So, I tried it on an old military button, and there was much less bubbling; still, after a minute or so, it was a little better looking, but I stopped right there, not wanting to damage it.
Do any of you clean your old military buttons this way, and if so -- how long do you let them "cook?"
Thanks!
Steve
Quick question -- I am BRAND NEW to electrolysis; I had a friend show me how he set up his electrolysis "rig," and so I did the same (an old much with a little salt water, old bent spoon dipped in the water, with one alligator clip connected to the spoon and the other to the object you are cleaning -- fed by a 9V transformer).
I tested it on a couple of old, crusty wheaties, just to see how it would work, and it did OK (though I found they are "crusty" in part due to some concrete that is adhered to them, and won't come off).
ANYWAY, it only takes a minute or two for the coins to clean; they bubble like crazy while "cooking" and then they are done.
So, I tried it on an old military button, and there was much less bubbling; still, after a minute or so, it was a little better looking, but I stopped right there, not wanting to damage it.
Do any of you clean your old military buttons this way, and if so -- how long do you let them "cook?"
Thanks!
Steve