The purists will probably hate me...

[notned]

Hello Gents.

Just received this nice Parade mount Centarmedaille and as it was dirty i decided to clean it...

Gently with a damp cloth to clean the ribbon...its made a very noticeable difference...

then i thought to clean the medal....now i know..there will be guys out there who will condemn my actions, but in my defense i wish to say this;

I am collecting single medal bars and i wish for them to be displayed in their original glory...smart and presentable....

I Never...repeat... Never clean medals on my medalbars...i just leave them as they are.

Anyway i do like the outcome...it looks just great!

Cheers gents

Paul

[notned]

And here is a Document for this medal

[Paul R]

I am a purist, yet I can honestly say that you did a great job!!

[Stogieman]

Hi Paul, I see no issue with conservation, preservation and even restorative work as long as things are kept 100% original in everything. Appearance, materials, etc. It should be our duty while we are the caretakers of these pieces to prevent deterioration from occurring

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

Nothing wrong with restoration. Items kept intact. That's a good thing. Dirty was NOT the look originally or even later as worn.

[joe campbell]

AMEN!

dirty and tarnished is not necesarily good.

joe

[notned]

Thanks Gents,

I felt that it was good to do in this particular case. It was really dirty in hand...

Cheers,

Paul