Hello Mr. White,
It is nice for you to have subscribed to the list, very interesting to
follow the list
to gain knowledge on sea shells.
Cleaning shells, depend on what the shell is.  I specialise in MUREX
palmarosea and other mureses
endimic to Sri Lanka. For more than 40 years I have a good experience in
cleaning murexes.I cleqn them
with fresh water only, it takes a very long time to do it, very carefully
you have to remove the
barnacles and cement like deposits with a fine tool without damaging the
fonds, the most difficult is MUREX brunnes.I can do this because I am
jewellery craftsman and I improvise all types of precision tools for the
purpose.
If you need any detail explanation, please come with your questions,
privately even so problam.
Regards and Good Luck to you.
Gunasena de Silva.
Colombo / SRI LANKA
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At 07:53 AM 12/11/99 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi Everybody !
>
>I'm new to this list.
>I leave in France and I'm just returning from Seychelles islands.
>
>As you guess I found big and beautifull shells there.
>Is some people are interested I can put pictures in your email or
>on web pages (I have a digital camera).
>
>Well, I had no problem to clean the inside (local people did it for me)
>but now I must clean the outside.
>Can you tell me a *simple* method using *simple* cleaning products
>without
>damaging my shells.
>
>If you know websites talking about it, it could help too.
>
>Thanks
>
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