Bev
Buy some "Iron Out" sold at Walmart, mix with warm water and soak the shells
for a few hours.
The rust stain will turn black and fall off of the shell, this dries out the
shell but a light coating of oil will refresh the color.
Cheers
Rick
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Bev Dolezal
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:53 PM
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Subject: Cleaning Angel Wings
Just got back from a shelling trip to Cedar Key, Florida where a number of
us dug for angel wings. The specimens we brought back seem to have a rust
color on their exteriors and even after days of bleaching (and with
changing the solution each day) none among the 6 collectors can get a pure
white exterior. Any ideas on how to get rid of this rust coloration?
Bev - Clearwater
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