Cleaning Benningtons

[Dumpdiver]

Just wondering if its ok to throw them in muriatic,I've got a couple with rust on them. I searched the back posts nothing on cleaning or a tri colored one This ones got a brown,green,white thing going on. Thanks again... DD

 

[Dumpdiver]

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[Road Dog]

I'd steer clear of the acid. Take a kitchen knife and using the knife and pointer finger lightly go across the marble. Not a cutting motion, but parallel to the surface to scrape. The glaze is hard enough it will be o.k.

 

[Dumpdiver]

Thanks, I heard you can use it on crocks wasn't shur about these. That big brown ones pretty messed up. ...DD

 

[Plumbata]

Why not soak it in oxalic acid? Or CLR? Muriatic doesn't help much with tenacious rust, in my experience. Very pretty marble BTW, I've only found a few bennies with that kind of coloration, but man they are sweet looking! Hard to beat.

Be very careful when soaking crocks/jugs. The unglazed portions are porous and can soak up a decent bit of liquid. I'd imagine way more porous than the marbles would be, anyway. Back in my more inexperienced days i soaked a gallon jug in diluted muriatic in a bucket, then rinsed and dried it off and put it on the family's antique baby grand piano... Moved it a few days later and was dismayed to see a big white circle of eaten-up varnish the size of the base of the jug. [] Didn't do that again, lol.

 

[Road Dog]

Liquids can get under the glaze if there is crazing as well. Can do some weird stuff.

 

[Dumpdiver]

I'll just leave them out in the open where the off-sping will find them. They seem to enjoy cleaning rings,coins,bottles and about anything else I find. ... Allways wondered how they came out. DD