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Old 07-08-20, 03:24 PM
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Default Cleaning up bullion chevrons

I have recently purchased some bullion (gold braid) chevrons which are quite dirty.

Does anyone know of a way to remove some of the grime - I am not after 'as new' finish, just something a bit bit cleaner!

Thanks in anticipation.
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Old 07-08-20, 03:30 PM
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I've read that a rub with stale bread or talcum powder may help.
As I recall, the bread method was recommended in an old Victorian military document I have somewhere.
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Old 07-08-20, 03:41 PM
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I think bread might be mentioned in Dress Regulations ( and tartar ? )

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Simple way is too rub them over smooth cardboard.

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Old 07-08-20, 03:48 PM
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There will be quite a bit of (unseen) dust on them. Before you start with the bread, cardboard etc., use a hand held hoover attachment and run it over them to remove any dust etc., then proceed as suggested.

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Old 07-08-20, 06:18 PM
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Ahhh, bit late, I have already started with the cardboard
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Old 08-08-20, 02:37 AM
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Ahhh, bit late, I have already started with the cardboard
Hi guys

There was a thread on this a while back, I know as I offered the following method which I have used successfully.

Theres a soft white commercial product marketed here in Aust as Chux Micro Abrasion Scuff Buster. Its a soft white block, kind of like a soft rubber but its not. You just wet the block a little and just rub it gently over the item.

Give it a go and see how you go.

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Old 08-08-20, 05:23 PM
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Hi Phil, one teeny weeny problem - I'm in the UK! But thank you for your suggestion and also to everyone else who has taken the trouble to offer suggestions. I have tried the cardboard idea but immediately discounted the talc (after trying on a separate piece). I have been trying with a soft pencil eraser with a little success. I will try the stale bread when it finally goes stale!!
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Just a final post script showing the bullion chevrons after they were given the stale bread treatment - I had a heck of a job getting the jam and butter off though!!!!

There is a slight brightening of the stripes which is what i was after. i may give them another go but am pretty happy with the overall look. Thanks again for all your suggestions.
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Hi Phil, one teeny weeny problem - I'm in the UK! But thank you for your suggestion and also to everyone else who has taken the trouble to offer suggestions. I have tried the cardboard idea but immediately discounted the talc (after trying on a separate piece). I have been trying with a soft pencil eraser with a little success. I will try the stale bread when it finally goes stale!!
Hi Blueboy

Yes I appreciate that you are in the UK, but surely you are an advanced country and have supermarkets !!

Go and have a look and see if you can find something that kinda meets my description.

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This might do the job: "Autoglym Magic Sponge"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUTOGLYM-...r/112826736127

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Autoglym-Ma.../dp/B00P87I3YA





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Yes I appreciate that you are in the UK, but surely you are an advanced country and have supermarkets !!

Go and have a look and see if you can find something that kinda meets my description.

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Thanks to both of you! I have invested in one of the magic sponges.
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Too late now, but cardboard usually has sulfur in it, like any rubber products, which is a main cause for tarnishing bullion thread.
No need for fancy cleaners, just a little warm water with a tiny touch of Woolite as a surfactant, lightly brushed with a soft toothbrush, then pat dried with a clean cloth, is best.
Some bullion will respond better than others I have found, but one can never expect a spectacular improvement. The gold wire thread is only very lightly gilded and will show a silvering shade with age and wear, concurrent with tarnishing, which is inevitable and cannot be reversed of course. It is the nature of the beast.

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I have recently purchased some bullion (gold braid) chevrons which are quite dirty.
Hello blueboy. I also have an identical set of chevrons with the black backing (a bit cleaner perhaps). Who wore them?

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