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Here is another related thread I started a while back. About the badges, not the vaseline....
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ight=wernsteinHC
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I got a special technique, I apply the vaseline on a soft brush and heat it up with a hairdryer(only heat the vaseline, not the badge!), then you can apply a very thin layer of vaseline, and you donĀ“t have the problem of applying the acid of your skin.
I had no problems in retrospective, concerning the tarnishing of finish. For places dealing with high humidity like a sea or a shore nearby, in my opinion this is a good method. A perfect conservation, for another 70 years to come.
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Ha, you could make a fortune Robert!
Where do you pick up ren wax, never heard of it?
Thanks
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Well, at least I could see what some of the nicer badges really looked like in hand, Tom.
I buy Renaissance Wax on Ebay in 65 ml size tin. It goes a long way. I mainly use it on my badges that have lost all of their finish to keep fingerprints and moisture away. It doesn't alter the appearance of the badge, and leaves a micro-thin protective dry layer over the metal. It's just perfect for those bare zinc badges prone to take on zincpect from moisture.
It is also excellent for dagger blades.
Robert
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Guys, guys, guys, guys, and guys some more....vaseline again we speak of....well it has its pros and cons...the con being of course that it will make the finish on a badge look uneven, darken the finish, change/strip the finish etc....best I think only to use it on a badge with a finish that is already gone...
...at any rate an old Yoda of the hobby, a corner-stone of the collecting community, a pillar of our society, has taught me a secret of this hobby, a magical almost demonic method, something that I find much better to use than vaseline and much more effective and by golly it is fun too...I wonder if I should pass it on to you guys and myself become the Yoda?
John
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