[PhilTheThrill14]

Well I'll be - looks like I was wrong - here are the ingredients:

Ethyl Acetate , Alcohol , Water , Propylene Carbonate , Dimethyl Glutarate , Dimethyl Succinate , Dimethyl Adipate , Glycerin , Gelatin , Fragrance , Isopropyl Alcohol , Benzophenone-1 , Castor Oil , Denatonium Benzoate , D&C Red No. 17 , D&C Yellow No. 11

I'm gonna get me some Ethanol Alcohol for my next batch.

[2_hotty]

Originally Posted by Johnny5

I also started out with alcohol & Q-tips, but it was a pain. It takes a lot of time & effort, and can get leave black residue in the cracks on some chips. I tried the non acetone nail polish remover and it seemed to eat away at the chips making them all gummy. No one has mentioned this, so I assume its just the type I got, I don't know.

Hmm, I've only done my $5's so far with the nail polish remover. The 5's have a giant inlay, so maybe that's why I didn't have the gumming up issue. I have a chip that I snapped in half while I was cleaning it, I'll douse it with the polish remover and see what happens.

[PhilTheThrill14]

I'm tellin' ya - with the uncirculated 25's I had to scrub like heck. Even from the pictures (on Chiproom) you can see that the 25's I have, have a pretty bold hotstamp compared to the 5's, etc.

[palmimports]

ok- WHICH one of you outbid me for these on ebay!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Johnny5]

Originally Posted by palmimports

ok- WHICH one of you outbid me for these on ebay!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Umm, wrong thread?

If you want some, can't you still just buy these directly from Jim?

[PhilTheThrill14]

Beam me up Scotty.

[2_hotty]

Heh, I was outbid on 100 $25's night before last. Someone got me in the last minute, lol.

[EricWeinstein23]

[Note: There are 2 types of rubbing alcohol, Ethanol, and Isopropyl, make sure you use the Ethanol.


What is the difference? Does the isopropyl damage the chips?

[Krafty]

Originally Posted by EricWeinstein23

[Note: There are 2 types of rubbing alcohol, Ethanol, and Isopropyl, make sure you use the Ethanol.


What is the difference? Does the isopropyl damage the chips?

No, isopropyl doesn't damage the chips, it just doesn't remove the hot stamp. The ethyl alchol does remove the stamp quite easily, just let the chips soak for 1-2 minutes and then use your thumb to rub off the hot stamp while running the chips under the faucet. By far the easiest and most time effective method.

[EricWeinstein23]

great, thanks.