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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 299140, member: 37"]Are you talking about those areas that appear to be encrusted? I would see no harm in scraping them off with a wood or plastic scraper. Once off, you could wash with mild soap and water with out doing harm. Just would not want to completely soak it. A coat of paste wax afterward would complete the process once completely dry.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose that there is some danger of this but those spots already look different than the rest. I don't see how removing encrusted mud can do anything but improve the piece. Mud is not patina IMHO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 299140, member: 37"]Are you talking about those areas that appear to be encrusted? I would see no harm in scraping them off with a wood or plastic scraper. Once off, you could wash with mild soap and water with out doing harm. Just would not want to completely soak it. A coat of paste wax afterward would complete the process once completely dry. I suppose that there is some danger of this but those spots already look different than the rest. I don't see how removing encrusted mud can do anything but improve the piece. Mud is not patina IMHO.[/QUOTE]
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