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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 3992208, member: 5833&quot;]Cecilia was not dirty from handling; she had an applied coating meant to bring out the contrast.&nbsp; The coating was water soluble &amp; came off easily.&nbsp; I was a bit surprised that it only took one round to bring her to where I like my cameos to look (like the cutter just finished them.)&nbsp; Settings I generally leave with their natural signs of age.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have had many cameos that arrived so grungy that even after being left to soak overnight they still required one or more additional soakings with using the toothbrush in between.&nbsp; I do not understand how cameos get into that state.</p><p><br /></p><p>Be sure to allow a bathed cameo to dry out completely before putting into any kind of enclosed space like a jewellery box.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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