Douglas Nolen Shelton wrote:
>
> I recently received a rare cone that has sat in a federal display cabinet
for
> years.  It has all the pertinent data, but someone thought it would look
> better with a coat of shellac.  Can anyone offer any suggestions for
removing
> such a coating without damaging the shell.
 
shellac is alcohol based and is removed with denaturered alcohol. if soaking
in alcohol doesn't work then you're not dealing with shellac.