Things You'll Need:
- Mardi Gras doubloons
- Lemon juice
- Pine-Sol
- Water
- Two pails
- Soft toothbrush
- Soft dry towel
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Step 1
Place all metal doubloons in a single pail. Stand them on end to clean as much of the surfaces as possible.
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Step 2
Put plastic doubloons in a second pail. The chemicals used in the cleansers do not work well on both types of doubloons, so they must be separated.
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Step 3
Pour lemon juice in the first pail and Pine-Sol in the second. Use just enough of each to cover the tops of the coins.
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Step 4
Add an equal amount of water to the Pine-Sol solution. Pine-Sol needs to be diluted or it may melt your doubloons.
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Step 5
Wait at least two hours for the solutions to take effect. It is usually safe to leave the doubloons overnight, but smaller doubloons should be pulled out after a few hours.
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Step 6
Scrub the doubloons with a soft toothbrush to remove remaining debris. Do not use a hard toothbrush as the bristles may scratch the doubloon.
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Step 7
Rinse and dry the doubloons. They should now shine with their original brilliance, despite any water or dirt damage that occurred from the flooding.
