Painted ASE

[kwebb70]

Is there a good way to remove the paint from a painted ASE? Or should I not try it?

[justj2k78]

Soak it in nail polish remover and it should come right off.

[OneBiteAtATime]

Yeah. Nail polish remover..... But.. why? Everyone knows what's under the paint. You will definitely not be improving the value with chemicals so.... Why?

I know I sound like a jerk but I'm sincerely interested.

[kwebb70]

It's pretty ugly. I bought it cheap so......

[OneBiteAtATime]

It's pretty ugly. I bought it cheap so......

nuff said!

[RxForPain]

I have used nail polish remover and a Q-Tip. You will be amazed how decent it will look after you are done.

[Treetop]

rubbing alcohol works to

[SoFa]

The nail polish remover should work great on the paint.

I have one that's painted but there's also a very think layer of what looks like epoxy. Acetone doesn't do anything to it.

[wagsthadog]

Hi there-

maybe bake it in the oven on a cookie sheet to try to melt the paint? Then drop it in ice cold water to crack it off?

I tried this with a 1909 wheat one time, it helped a little.

wags

[68Camaro]

Pure Acetone generally works (usually in nail polish remover, but some of the more "environmentally friendly" versions don't have it, or much of it. Goof-off works even better. (I think that's the name.)

If you've got a true epoxy, and you can't get it to react to the acetone, of things that won't kill you too easy, a high concentration of hydrogen peroxide (~50%, chemical grade, but don't mess with it if you don't know what you're doing - it'll eat right through you), will destroy the organic crosslinks without doing anything to the silver.

[baggerman]

The last one I did I tried boiling it in water and the paint came right off.

[OneBiteAtATime]

Jees, you guys have me considering doing this. I always thought, its still an ASE under there, who cares? But you guys have me really thinking about it... dangit!

[Rosco]

Quick Guys give Me several so I can try all this info out

fortunately have not been offered one cheep enough to know what I would do

[JadeDragon]

I sent one in to melt I disliked the paint so much. Now I wish I had it to play with. Boiling it sounds like fun and least likely to damage the coin.

[Engineer]

I sent one in to melt I disliked the paint so much. Now I wish I had it to play with. Boiling it sounds like fun and least likely to damage the coin.

Agreed, but boiling typically won't get the coin hot enough to soften an epoxy based paint. (If water or acetone won't soften it up, it is likely an epoxy).

Wags' suggestion to put the coin in the oven is a good one. Epoxy typically degrades above 325F, so that would be my starting point. Once you get the coin up to 325-350, you should be able to peel the paint off with a toothpick...but dunking it in cold water sounds like fun too!

[68Camaro]

Pure Acetone generally works (usually in nail polish remover, but some of the more "environmentally friendly" versions don't have it, or much of it. Goof-off works even better. (I think that's the name.)...

Yep, it was Goof-Off, which is a Xylene/Toluene mix. I've done this with at least a dozen different painted ASEs and it pulls it right off. Not saying that there isn't some supplier out there using an odd-ball paint that doesn't dissolve in this, but this was much more effective even than acetone on the ones I had.

[SoFa]

Great info. I'm going to experiment a little. Thanks!

[Treetop]

oppps... It was actually acetone I used not alcohol.... My wife saw me open this for the new posts and corrected me....

It worked very well, with no more effort then pouring some into a container and letting the coins sit awhile, and rubbing them clean.