PolymathematicaThe Cleaning and Preservation of Metals 
 


These pages are dedicated to the handling of metal artifacts, particularly ancient coins, suffering from corrosion and
requiring careful cleaning and restoration.  Metals buried in soil or marine conditions often suffer from
biological corrosion. 

 Here we set out how to identify the nature of the
corrosion and the preservation steps to take. We will concentrate on advice and the tools and skills
necessary to clean and restore coins and other small metal artifacts. 

 If you
have an industrial corrosion management and/or protection problem (eg pipelines or process plants), or are
seeking advice on how to avoid such problems, we would suggest contacting CAPCIS, the leading corrosion management consultants and also suggest a visit
to the Corrosion Protection pages at
UMIST
 
 

 
This part of the site, however, deals with the three aspects of  metal artifact corrosion and corrosion management:




Resources 


Troubleshooting



Treatment


 



 
 




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Cleaning Ancient Metals and Coins

Ancient Metals

Ancient Coins

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Last Update, 1-July-96