Blue Ribbon coin cleaner???

Wolfgang Benninghoven

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Mar 14, 2001, 4:53:50 PM3/14/01

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Anyone familiar with this product. It was made by Harco and
discontinued because of the CFC's in it...as I understand it.
Does anyone know where I can got a bottle or two? Anyone
know what it contained besides 1,1,1-trichloriehtane (sic)?

Wolf-==-

Byron L. Reed - Bust Dime Freak

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Mar 14, 2001, 7:29:22 PM3/14/01

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>Anyone
>know what it contained besides 1,1,1-trichloriehtane (sic)?
>

I think that was all.

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Frank Provasek

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Mar 16, 2001, 3:57:31 PM3/16/01

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Wolfgang Benninghoven wrote:
>
> Frank Provasek (co...@causey.com) wrote:
> : The product with the solvent is Blue Ribbon Coin CONDITIONER AND
> : PRESERVATIVE, and is simply a silicone coating used mainly to
> : protect circulated copper coins.
> :
> : The COIN CLEANER is an acidic detergent similar to Jewel-Luster
> : or Tarnex
>
> So what you are saying, Frank, is that there is a difference between Blue Ribbon
> CONDITIONER AND PRESERVATIVE and Blue Ribbon COIN CLEANER?? Two distinct
> products...Right? I have never seen the COIN CLEANER.
>
> Will silicone react with copper over time? I have seen this product in action
> on some green encrusted copper cents and it was amazing. Even if there was
> a silicone coat ramaining after application, it certainly was better than before.
> I'd call this rescuing the coins rather than cleaning them and certainly not
> distructive.
>
> FWIW.
>
> Wolf-==-

Yes
But these both may now be discontinued, but check this Google
cached web page

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.pacoin.com/supplies/supplies.html+blue+ribbon+coin+cleaner

Frank Provasek

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Mar 16, 2001, 1:54:51 PM3/16/01

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Jorg Lueke wrote:
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> So trichloryethane dosen't react with metal?

Wolfgang Benninghoven

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Mar 16, 2001, 2:26:35 PM3/16/01

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Frank Provasek (co...@causey.com) wrote:
: The product with the solvent is Blue Ribbon Coin CONDITIONER AND

: PRESERVATIVE, and is simply a silicone coating used mainly to
: protect circulated copper coins.
:
: The COIN CLEANER is an acidic detergent similar to Jewel-Luster
: or Tarnex

So what you are saying, Frank, is that there is a difference between Blue Ribbon

Frank Provasek

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Mar 15, 2001, 11:51:30 AM3/15/01

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Byron L. Reed - Bust Dime Freak wrote:
>
> >Anyone
> >know what it contained besides 1,1,1-trichloriehtane (sic)?
> >
>
> I think that was all.
>
> BLReed
>

The active ingredient is silicone lubricant. The solvent is
just the vehicle.

Frank

Jorg Lueke

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Mar 15, 2001, 6:31:09 PM3/15/01

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So trichloryethane dosen't react with metal?

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Anthony Nally

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Mar 17, 2001, 1:38:11 PM3/17/01

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does anyone konw of any better cleaners than blue ribbon?
the only other one i know of is coin cleaner at thekennedymint.com
https://www.burleehost.net/thekennedymint_secure/product.asp?id=1398

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