24 Aug
2004
24 Aug
'04
8:19 a.m.
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From: "Teo Zenios" <teoz(a)neo.rr.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: Cleaning up yellowed/grubby plastic?
"Patina" I think is a term also used for
older coins, the oxide that forms
on a silver or copper coin actually preserves it from further damage,
cleaning it would destroy detail and it will oxidize again anyway.
Also used for describing the weathered finish on statues - some were
scrubbed clean by the victorians in British museums with results that are
far from making modern art historians happy, for the same reason as for
coins.
Geoff.