pin cleaning!

[quicksilver493]

Ok, so today I got my beautiful set of Lion King on Broadway pins in the mail, pictures of which i shall post asap. Anywho, one of them looks like a little kiddo got their sticky hands on it. How would you recommend I clean it?

 

[LadyArmonua]

I do a small amount of one part white vinegar to two parts water with a q-tip when I have to clean my pins. Don't scrub!

 

[quicksilver493]

Oh, thanks! Don't think I would have thought of that. o.0

 

[Suzziesue]

I don't think a mild soap will hurt them.

 

[docfish2u]

I use rubbing alcohol, but don't do that if there is any silk screening on it.

 

[pinbum]

warm water...

 

[quicksilver493]

Hey, thanks for the tips! This may have seemed like a stupid question, but I was halfway out the door while writing it, and I wanted to make sure before attacking it with cleaner.

 

[morrison2951]

No chemicals for me. I just use a soft cloth like you use to clean eyeglasses and it usually does the trick!

 

[Disneycollector4994]

Some pins that rust easily (disney shopping 2008-2010)
Don't clean as the back or any metal loses color

 

[McMorgan]

I discovered a box of pins from our WDW trip in 2012. This set of princess toddlers looks terrible! I have no idea what happened. They were stored in a dry dark box in the back of a closet, but they have a patina coating-like dried toothpaste- and the backs are discolored. In some places the metal has taken on an iridescent sheen. Any ideas on how to clean these pis? I used my jewelers cloth on them which worked wonders on the front, but I would like to polish the metal. It reminds me of oxidized copper, but I'm hesitant to use metal polish.

and I hate photobucket right now. I can NOT get these pics to save in the proper orientation.