All owners of an S.D. Studios Attaché case, please read.

danjaq_0ff

You need to check your hidden coins, there is something inside the case that is eating the plating and causing corrosion on the coins, I have replaced the coins once, but it seems to be happening again, my advice would be not to store the coin strips in the hidden compartment, if you haven't got any corrosion, then I think you have been lucky, I know of 3 others than the 1 I have that have gone like it -{

minigeff

is the corrosion on top of the gold plating or actually through it mate?

ttdriver

So that means you are willing to part with the case for a song.....right???

danjaq_0ff

minigeff wrote:

is the corrosion on top of the gold plating or actually through it mate?

it seems to be on top

danjaq_0ff

ttdriver wrote:

So that means you are willing to part with the case for a song.....right???

Only if your Mrs is singing it :v

minigeff

only song that i can think of is 'dreamer' by ozzy

minigeff

if the gold can be wiped clean then this is most odd.

whats the corrosion look like?

danjaq_0ff

to start with it looks like copper sulphate, but if left long enough turns brown, it don't rub off, it leaves a mark on the gold

minigeff

really odd as gold should resist everything.

ics

have to agee with Jeff - sure about the gold !!!!!!!!! (this from a biochemist:)) )

danjaq_0ff

well something is eating at it, not sure what it is, it is something that only attacks it when they are stored in the compartment.

nutty professor

danjaq_0ff

Teppo just worked it out, it is cross contamination from the brass bullet tubes -{

ppw3o6r

danjaq_0ff wrote:

Teppo just worked it out, it is cross contamination from the brass bullet tubes -{

No I'd have to disagree on that surmise, sorry!

Come on Danjaq, own up you've been using the blasted leather coin strips as flexible friend butt plugs...anything would be corroded after that mystery journey...ewwwwwwww!

Higgins

ewwwwww


Now seriously, the question still remains how brass can "cross-contaminate" a gold surface.

My feeling is, that the goldplating is not really a complete protection and that the coper plating of the coins corrodes somehow.

MANDY1

Gold plating itself ain't a complete protection for sovereigns that contain copper.
To solve this problem there should be nickel, before gold plating.

Now we must also remember that those bullet tubes are made of brass which contains copper also.

Does this make any sense 8-)

Higgins

not 100%

I am asking myself, if the contaminated copper "grows" over the plating then as the plating should technically not tarnish.

Has someone tried to clean the sovereigns with a silver polishing cloth?

danjaq_0ff

ppw3o6r wrote:

danjaq_0ff wrote:

Teppo just worked it out, it is cross contamination from the brass bullet tubes -{

No I'd have to disagree on that surmise, sorry!

Come on Danjaq, own up you've been using the blasted leather coin strips as flexible friend butt plugs...anything would be corroded after that mystery journey...ewwwwwwww!

spanking strap :v I will show you when I visit Donk

danjaq_0ff

Bondtoys wrote:

not 100%

I am asking myself, if the contaminated copper "grows" over the plating then as the plating should technically not tarnish.

Has someone tried to clean the sovereigns with a silver polishing cloth?

NO, this has happened to two sets of mine, Im know that there are others out there having the same problem.

Higgins

man, am I happy, that I don't own one of these crappy cases.... :v

danjaq_0ff

Amazing toy though, I'm not one for playing with it, but stunning to look at

Higgins

I own 2

The goldplating has visibly tarnished, but it's still more goldish than brown on mine....

minigeff

personally i'm gonna throw this one into the mix.

how about its the leather? tanning leather can be done all sorts of ways, many involving some pretty harsh chemicals.

maybe some trace element of these chemicals remains in the leather, and over time is reacting with the base metals of the shillings?

from previous experience, gold plating brass is ideal done after plating in nickel, and i've heard gold can be soft to a point it's porous.

just a thought like

MG -{

danjaq_0ff

minigeff wrote:

personally i'm gonna throw this one into the mix.

how about its the leather? tanning leather can be done all sorts of ways, many involving some pretty harsh chemicals.

maybe some trace element of these chemicals remains in the leather, and over time is reacting with the base metals of the shillings?

from previous experience, gold plating brass is ideal done after plating in nickel, and i've heard gold can be soft to a point it's porous.

just a thought like

MG -{

I would go along with this Singe, but when they are stored in the tray they are ok, it is only when the are put in the hidden compartment and seems worse the end closest to the brass bullet tubes, plus there is no leather in the compartment.

Higgins

Sorry, mate, I can't cornifrm this. In my case, only one is really badly tarnished and it's very much in the middle.
I tend to follow MG on this, but Teppo, I still love you

danjaq_0ff

only 1 coin, you are lucky mate, mind you Leo maybe gave it a good polish

Higgins

sorry, mate, that's not the one from Leo.

danjaq_0ff

LMAO how many do you have

it would me a bit of a **** if it is the leather, how can we get around this, replaying shilling aint cheap

Higgins

danjaq_0ff wrote:

LMAO how many do you have

That will remain my shecret, Mishta Bond!

ics

Bondtoys wrote:

not 100%

I am asking myself, if the contaminated copper "grows" over the plating then as the plating should technically not tarnish.

Has someone tried to clean the sovereigns with a silver polishing cloth?

Teppo – I would have to agree… but Gold itself would not get the corrosion… a simple way to put it… use gold sovereigns and not plated….

Higgins

Hey, Ian. You agree with me?

How about Dalton? :v

ics

Markus – we are never ever going to agree on Dalton – but hey that is the charm about Bond right… But I agree on most other points with you Markus