TheGreenDragoon Posted 22 April , 2019 Share Posted 22 April , 2019 I recently purchased a British War Medal to replace my great-great-grandfather's that has long since been lost to time. I managed to find one with the recipient's name ground out. However, there is a significant amount of tarnishing on this medal. Is it advisable to clean it? If so, with what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 22 April , 2019 Share Posted 22 April , 2019 I would leave it alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIFFO Posted 22 April , 2019 Share Posted 22 April , 2019 And me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted 22 April , 2019 Share Posted 22 April , 2019 Plenty of views and advice on previous threads: How do you clean a medal? - Other Equipment - Great War Forum 28 Nov 2006 Cleaning World War 1 medals - Medals 2 Jul 2017 Cleaning medals - Medals 21 Feb 2017 Cleaning Medals - Medals 12 Feb 2015 To clean or not to clean - Medals 26 Sep 2014 Moonraker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenDragoon Posted 22 April , 2019 Author Share Posted 22 April , 2019 Well, that's all the convincing I need, I'll leave it be. Thank you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trench whistle Posted 22 April , 2019 Share Posted 22 April , 2019 The medal has already been damaged by erasing the original recipients name. If you want to make it shiny to match your great great grandfathers existing medals, I cannot see it "harming" the medal any more than has already been done from a collector perspective. A few seconds in a silver dip can remove decades of tarnish, though it will make it look like a new replica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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