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Hi
I have a bronze medal as purchased by families of soldiers who died in the Boer War, but it is a little discolored is it wise to polish or clean if so what is best way to do so
cheers PHIL

You have opened a Pandora's box as many people do not clean.......

but

I would take a soft tooth brush and some mild soap and water and see what happens.......

Mike

Thanks Mike
I will give it a go
cheers PHIL

Hi Phil

I would submerge the medal in Tomato Sauce overnight. Yo can add some water if required.
Sounds strange, but will work on bronze medals.
Regards
Adrian

Hi Adrian......

That works to remove verdigris but can be very harsh on bronze it depends on the quality of the brass.......

DO NOT USE BRASSO....... It has toooooooo much grit and will damage the medallion.......

If you can find a polish called FLITZ from Germany it uses small pieced of fiber glass as a polishing agent instead of grit and works fantastic......

Mike

Thanks chaps
the medal as some tarnish which looks reddish pink in places is this some reaction to the bronze or just age would like to remove it but worried in case I damage the medal as on 44 m wide
thanks PHIL