jon m. Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Does anyone have advice as to how to go about cleaning the ribbon on a Purple Heart?It is the older variant, so I am guessing that it is possibly cotton Thanks, Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Does anyone have advice as to how to go about cleaning the ribbon on a Purple Heart?It is the older variant, so I am guessing that it is possibly cotton Thanks, Jon.Does it need to be cleaned (ie. old peanut butter or coffeesains) or is it just old and dusty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon m. Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 Does it need to be cleaned (ie. old peanut butter or coffeesains) or is it just old and dusty?Hello Chris. It is just dirty.Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 The likeliest advice you'd get from conservator on old ribbons is "Don't try to clean it" unless you're an expert or it's badly stained: may very well not be colour fast, especially at it's apparent age. Check US Parks Service "Conserv-O-Grams" for specifics on textile care.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Hello Chris. It is just dirty.Jon.I would class that as a "talks to you" ribbon and leaveit like it is.It "looks" WW2, if you had bright and shinyyou could shell out USD10 for a new one on Ebay?I guess it is personal prefereance.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon m. Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 That is pretty much what I was told on another forum: just leave it alone...which is what I intend to do.Thanks for the comments. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 That is pretty much what I was told on another forum: just leave it alone...which is what I intend to do.Thanks for the comments. Jon.I like it better than a shiny, out the box one... they are a dime a dozen ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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