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    #16
    Hi Tim,


    what also works very good is to apply a little more of vaseline and carefully heat it up with a hairdryer till it liquifies, so the vaseline can crawl into all the recesses. I usually leave it on the badge for a couple of days before you can carefully wipe it off the badge.


    Regards,


    Daniel

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      #17
      Originally posted by kraut72 View Post
      by Juncker
      Thank you. I suspected and hoped that that was the answer but I wasn't sure.

      And thank you to everyone else for their comments and support!
      Tim

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        #18
        Originally posted by Nordmark View Post
        Hi Tim,


        what also works very good is to apply a little more of vaseline and carefully heat it up with a hairdryer till it liquifies, so the vaseline can crawl into all the recesses. I usually leave it on the badge for a couple of days before you can carefully wipe it off the badge.


        Regards,


        Daniel
        This really works as I have done 100's of times on all types of old zinc pest ridden badges and other things made out of zinc.I think you did a great job on your very nice badge.

        Happy New Year
        Dennis J

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          #19
          Hi Tim,

          Great result, what a lovely badge in really nice condition!

          I too am a big believer in the vaseline treatment.

          Tom
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            #20
            great work !

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              #21
              Hi Tim

              super result

              Best course of action you could have taken IMO.

              All the best
              Graeme

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                #22
                wow

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                  #23
                  Your BKA turned out beautiful Tim and you surely kept a great piece of history from eventual demise.

                  And to say that in the early 80's when I parted with a large portion of my collection for "family priorities" the first to go where "zinkers" in the stupid beleif that they would eventually turn to dust on me and I could always replace them with better tombac specimens later ! All were in great shape just somewhat faded and some were blistered a bit. Bronze & Silver BKA, Gold CCC, Late Assmann A- L/64 Para and many others I would be hard pressed to replace now were sacrificed to ignorance!

                  Great job!

                  JC

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                    #24
                    A very nice badge!

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                      #25
                      I started using vaseline over 40 years ago and have never had a bad experience. You must control the humidity ( prefer less than 30%) and I keep the treated medal away from circulating air (under glass or in a case) as the dust in the air will settle on objects and carry contaminates that will attack the surface over time.

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                        #26
                        It does look much much better & took 70 years to get like it was, so if you can live for another 70 years I still dont think it will have turned to dust.
                        Come to think of it we will have turned to dust before that badge does.

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