Cleaning and restoration
There’s nothing quite like the thrill of metal detecting—stepping out into the world, uncovering ancient coins, forgotten artefacts, and treasures just waiting to be rediscovered. But what really brings me peace is the quiet, meditative process of cleaning and restoring these finds. It’s like a conversation across time. Lately, I’ve been using Aventor cleaning solution and it’s been a game changer. I’ve brought hammered coins, milled silvers, buckles, and even a 4,200-year-old flat copper axe head back to life. Below, you’ll find some of my favourite videos—so come along, enjoy the journey, and I hope you find as much joy in cleaning and restoring as I do.
Cleaning guide
Cleaning Milled Silvers
1. Wash the coin with distilled water, fit to coin clamp.
2. Shake the Aventor Gold and silver cleaning solution to activate its plant based formula. And cover the coin with a few droplets of the solution.
3. Using cotton wool buds, rub in the solution in a small circular manner, this will slowly lift the tarnish from the silver coin. keep doing this until you have your desired appearance.
Cleaning Crusty Roman/Gerogian coins
1. Wash coins with distilled water and fit to clamp.
2. Use the white nib of the composite pencil to slowly and carefully remove the crust off the coin, do not get to close to the patina with the white nib or it will scratch the coin.
3. When close to the patina change the nib to the dark nib. Shake the Copper and bronze Aventor solution, add it sparingly to the coins surface, then use the pencil in a circular motion to slowly and carefully remove debris and corrosion from the coin. Keep repeating this process until you have the desired look. Do not go into the coins patina, if in doubt stop sooner.
4. Add the Aventor preserver of your choice for the final shine and seal.
Cleaning Green Copper coins/ Artefacts
1. Clean with distilled water.
2. Only use the Aventor green preserver, the solution will strip the patina.
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Preservation Kit
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