Cleaning CIVIL WAR BUTTONS found while Metal Detecting
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
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Check out this awesome and easy way to clean your civil war era buttons that will not harm them. The technique doesnt take very long to complete and leaves your buttons clean and preserved so you can display them with pride.
Check out where I found these buttons at:
• Civil War era in COLORADO
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A small group of metal detector enthusiasts knocked on my door today and asked if they could look around our yard. We live in a really old house and thought it would be interesting to see if they got anything. A little bit later, my husband showed me an old button, a bent nail about 3 inches long, a buckle for an old gun strap, a broken piece of pottery, a dime from 1966, and an old piece of aluminum foil. I was really interested in the button, so I Googled for ways to clean Civil War era buttons, and found your channel. I did as instructed, but the button has a thick crust on the front, making it hard to clean with just Q-tips and hydrogen peroxide. I could see the back and figured out what it said. My husband and I both researched it, and found it’s a Robinson’s Extra button from about 1834-1840. Now, I need help getting the crust to come off. Lol! Thanks for the helpful video!
Excellent results Tony. Another method to try out. - SB
Man that made that button pop! I’ve got a few I will use your technique on. Thanks for the video.
Great Technique Tony. Thank you for sharing this information. Hope you have a fabulous weekend. :)
I was first i had a long comment LOL to give tony. TC Nancy. 😘
@@OldiesGoodies That is a long comment and great info in it too :)
@@AmbientGirlDigs Thanks Nancy but From experience of ruining things over the years i know what you should or should not do with relics especially coins. TC AL
@@OldiesGoodies That is good to know as I would hate to ruin a super find. :) I love this community. I am learning so much :)
Liked the video. I use peroxide once in a while but normally wil just brush them a little. ATB! Thank you for the info! 👍👍
You make it look so easy! The button cleaned up so nicely! 😁👍👍
Thank you so much. I will be putting out many more cleaning and educational vids soon. Thank you for watching!
I have never used peroxide on buttons. What I use that works well for me is aluminum jelly. It will remove all the crude and leave the green patina and gold gilt if present. I just put a little on the button and use a toothpick to work on then rinse off and repeat if needed. I also have used lemon juice on buttons with gold gilt and that works well too.
Very cool video. Thank you for sharing. ATB 👊🏻😎👍🏻 Happy Hunting.
Nice method Tony. Button looks fantastic.
Well done! We use a little lemon juice and sometimes this too, but we dont do much. Sometimes just a toothpic. Then we preserve in a little Renaissance wax Thanks for sharing :)
Good plan Tony I have all that stuff at my house right now 👍🏻👍🏻
Wow That’s some great techniques!! Thanks for sharing
Very cool. I have a few that need this ! Thanks for sharing!!!
I can't wait till I get a chance to hunt in a area that I have a great chance of finding one and a chance to clean one. Thanks for the great info Tony. Gl and HH
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for this info 👍😊
Looking good! I would probably need to hold the button in my hand to give you my final opinion! 😁😄😃😀 Great job!
I've yet to find a button but I like the results of HP. Haven't put it in the micro. Afraid of arcing. Actually you can heat the HP then add the relic.
I use peroxide for lots of things. I never thought to heat it up though.
Your button turned out very nice. Nice DIY video. Have a great day, Tony. ; D
Awesome Job Tony the button looks so cool G.L. & H.H
Tony!!!! Great tip
You know I like a wire brush hahahahahahha
I like to use a ultrasonic cleaner with hot water for about 20 seconds ( no cleaner) dry thoroughly hit it with Q-tip
Finish up with some renaissance wax.
The buttons will look outstanding. Good luck and happy hunting to all!!!
That button looks great. Im trying this method on a Maine militia button I found today :)
Cool. Let me know how ot turns out. Send me a pic of it to my email.
I agree with Oldies but Goodies when cleaning gilded buttons would prefer lemon juice.
Good job mate :)
Awesome 👍
Awesome!
looks better in the after picture, indeed. But basing only in the photo is difficult to have an opinion.
I found a button That Im trying to clean and tried Olive oil for a few weeks. Its some kind of fancy clothing button with the shank still attached, I found it next to 13 square nails so it has a lot of corrosion build up on it from them. My question is will peroxide work on it without harming the gold gilt on it? Once I clean the back I can figure out who the maker is. Thank you any info is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the comment Chris. I unfortunately havent found a button with gold gilt on it yet but I have been given the suggestion of using Aluminum Jelly on them. Im not sure if it will remove the corrosion build up on it but it does clean it well and shines up the gold. When I do find a button like yours, I will be sure to do a clean up using the jelly technique. I hope it works for your button. Take care
@@5280Adventures Thank you for your insite on it, I appreciate it. Thanks for the video as well.
The bad thing using chemicals on any silver coins will dull the luster and lower the value of the coins. Lemon juice works awesome on buttons and a very soft toothbrush on old brass or copper relics. Also the lemon juice will make the gold POP . Just saying that i only use the peroxide as a last resort. Q Tips is a good ideal but doesn't get into the detail that's why said a Soft toothbrush or even a toothpick. I am trying to get monetized like you Tony maybe you can mention that i am doing a GAW for a metal detector when and if I reach 4000 Hours. I really need the help. I need 1900 hundred hours and if i don't make it by february i will not make it. I still havent seen your comment yet Bro on any of my videos yet LOL. Thanks for all you do and i also use vaseline for the buttons, A Lot of channels use paraffin wax to seal the beauty of the button. Remember the button is two piece and a lot of times the back is made of iron which will keep rusting due to oxidation. TC and Have a Great Blessed weekend. AL
I thought metal in the microwave made sparks?
I was thinking the same exact thing! I didn't think any metal could ever go in to microwave
@@CoachRudi1 you can as long as other metal is touching. I've put soup cans in there haha. Sometimes they can Arc but most times not. Now a chip bag whole different story 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I've never had success with hydrogen peroxide
Amonia
Metal in a microwave?
oh by the way i was 1st LOL