Gerradtgrant Posted June 11, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 11, 2021 As the title states, I recently bought a historically significant medal group, and most of the medals have a velcro strip on the back. Need ideas on how to safely remove the Velcro without damaging the medels. My biggest concern is the painted Purple Heart. I would assume some of you medal collectors have encountered this before, and hopefully successfully! My first thought was low heat and very slowly pulling it off, then I have to tackle the adhesive! Please advise!!! Sent from my motorola edge plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 11, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 11, 2021 The reverse of the Purple Heart shouldn't be painted, so you really don't have anything to worry about there. :) Velcro is actually quite easy to remove. Typically, I'd just carefully take it off with a fingernail and "roll" the adhesive off, but it can also be easily removed with a hairdryer on a low setting, which will cause the adhesive to loosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerradtgrant Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted June 11, 2021 The reverse of the Purple Heart shouldn't be painted, so you really don't have anything to worry about there. Velcro is actually quite easy to remove. Typically, I'd just carefully take it off with a fingernail and "roll" the adhesive off, but it can also be easily removed with a hairdryer on a low setting, which will cause the adhesive to loosen. Awesome, thank you for the quick response. Right in line with what I was thinking. Sounds like it should not be to hard of an endeavor, I was dreading potentially harming the medals. Sent from my motorola edge plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerradtgrant Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted June 11, 2021 Came off with ease, barely any residue if any left on most of the medals. Seems to have stained the WWII victory medal, I will just leave it as is. Sent from my motorola edge plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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