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Subject:  Re: Mineral oil?
Date:  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:49:46 -0400
>O.K., I'll try.
>       Cleaning shells is easy. You dump 'em into a bucket of bleach. Let 'em sit a while. I've NEVER ruined a shall of any persuasion by this meathod. Then rince well and pick the encrusted stuff off with a dental pick. Sometimes a fingernail will do. Oil!! I use a light rubbing oil. Available at Army-Navy stores. A quart of the stuff will last until Armagedon. It shines shell up nice, any shells.
>       Now about Museum quality:  Perfect is nice---but it's not always necessary. You've seen statues in musems without arms and without noses. If a shell is a bit damaged---but is one of a kind---it is "Museum Quality".
>      Thas all what I know.
>          Art
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>---- Matt Blaine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I have been doing a lot of reading regarding cleaning shells. Some sources
> > recommend a light application of mineral oil on shells. I was wondering if
> > anyone had any advice on the use of mineral oil  or updated information on
> > its use that they would be willing to share? I am new at this and I do not
> > want to damage my specimens by doing something inappropriate.
> >
> > Matt
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