Soaking a white Naval officer's tunic - what to do about the metal clasps and rust?

BigBrother

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Hi everyone! I've got a Palm Beach-material WWII Naval officer's tunic I'm going to attempt to whiten up via various soaks (plain water and then Retro Clean if necessary). The thing I'm concerned about is the metal clasps around the neckband, shown in the attached photos.

In my experience, soaking something like this for 2 days or so is a surefire recipe for rust stains.

I can have my tailor remove them and add them back on, but I'm concerned it won't look right/original anymore.

Any suggestions? Thank you so much!
 

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