30th January 2023, 06:26 PM | #1 |
Member
Join Date: Jan 2023
Location: United States
Posts: 3
|
Sword cleaning - mistakes to avoid
Hello,
I thought it would be helpful (and perhaps a bit therapeutic) to speak of some of the mistakes which can happen during attempts at preservation. I feel many of our mistakes go unspoken, but talking about it and providing examples can help others in the future. There are many wonderful resources and topics for cleaning procedures already, but they do not cover every mistake or always provide visual aids. I will begin with a mistake I've recently made: While cleaning surface rust (oil, autosol, paper towel, 0000 steel wool) I have taken off more of the oxidation than I would have liked. It's only visible from certain odd angles (last photo), which is how I made the mistake.If anyone has similar "I wish I had known that sooner" experiences, please feel free to share. Best regards, John |
Tags |
cleaning, mistakes, patina, preservation, restoration |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|