Hi Pat:

The white stuff or lime deposits can be removed with a little scraping with
a dental pick or an exacto knife after you have bleached it.   Just
patiently pick it off.

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Subject: cleaning and shell differences


Hi -
I recently returned from the Carribean where I found 2 nice conch shells. I
have soaked them both in bleach which removed a lot stuff and made them much
more colorful - shades of pink. One of them has a lot of porus white
material around the top (spine?) and elsewhere, more than the other and is
not as colorful.  Is this just the difference in the shell itself or can I
remove this white stuff? if so how? or,  is this related to the age of the
conch? or, did I bleach it too long? (both were bleached the
same)
Many! thanks!
Pat

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