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<blockquote data-quote="Secret Squirrels" data-source="post: 389049" data-attributes="member: 7917"><p>Depends on what look i'm after or what shape the coppers are in Smoky bandit. This lot just got a detergent/toothbrush prewash then popped into the tumbler, but you have to keep a very close eye on it and only tumble for a short period if you want the patina left on. :Y: I generally tumble for ten mins then change the water and flush well, i think the cross only got twenty mins but the 1912 dog tag got 50 mins. they all vary on timing, and changing and flushing stops the brown copper solution from recontaminating the finds and making them blotchy/unattractive. i find the cleaning as much a challenge and as exciting as the hunt. ]<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> hope this helps mate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Secret Squirrels, post: 389049, member: 7917"] Depends on what look i'm after or what shape the coppers are in Smoky bandit. This lot just got a detergent/toothbrush prewash then popped into the tumbler, but you have to keep a very close eye on it and only tumble for a short period if you want the patina left on. :Y: I generally tumble for ten mins then change the water and flush well, i think the cross only got twenty mins but the 1912 dog tag got 50 mins. they all vary on timing, and changing and flushing stops the brown copper solution from recontaminating the finds and making them blotchy/unattractive. i find the cleaning as much a challenge and as exciting as the hunt. ]:D hope this helps mate. [/QUOTE]
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