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Something that has been a long time coming... As I have no air tools for prepping fossils, I got the bee in my bonnet to try using bits of wood and glue to break away bits of matrix partially covering leaves from McAbee specimens that I collected years ago (before the gov't ban on collecting there). It worked pretty well on these few pieces I tried. The only difficulty came when the matrix to be removed was too thick and integrated with the surrounding matrix. Then it would only peel the thinnest layer off the top. Another round or rounds could eventually accomplish the task in this case, as I
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Suspect Eldregeops on Matrix
A.C. posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hey all, I have a fossil in my collection that has a fossil on matrix. I am unsure as to if this fossil was placed there unnaturally or not. Under black light no obvious signs of glue (nothing glows) Though the suspect part to me is what appears to be holes or bubbles on the rock at the base of the specimen. I guess it’s possible that the specimen was completely removed cleaned and popped back on, or it is possible that the specimen was found and later placed on this matrix. What are the chances though that this fossil and matrix go tog -
Plant Material Found in Cochrane - How Do You Glue Together?
Nreekay posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hey Folks, Found this little piece in a construction area here in Cochrane. What is the best way to glue them together? Thanks Folks! -
I need some help. So I have a megalodon tooth that I accidentally dropped and the enamel started flaking off. I had applied some super glue and when I added some, it dripped down. I tried washing it off but it left a white crust and I was thinking about using some acetone but I think it might damage the enamel itself. What can I do.
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Spinosaurid tooth acetone soak: worth the risk...
BirdsAreDinosaurs posted a topic in Fossil Preparation
...or just a very bad idea? This is a partial Spinosaurid tooth. The other side of the tooth is completely missing. Areas of the tooth are covered with what I believe is glue mixed with sand or matrix. I really don't like the look of this Moroccon method to "improve" teeth. I already tried to rub the glue/sand mixture off with a acetone covered rag and the tooth looks a bit better than before (although the tip fell off and I had to reattach it with some superglue). Now I am thinking about soaking the tooth in acetone to remove all this glue/ sand mixture and then put it back together with just -
Usually dig in rivers, so very newbie to this. First time to badlands. Watched a youtube and the paleontologist is squirting some kind of glue on a tooth before they try to remove it from the earth to prevent it from breaking. What is that glue? -
I'm going to attempt to clean up and glue the stromatolite I posted about the other day (yes, its a stromatolite). This will be my first rock gluing adventure. I've read several threads here, and watched a bunch of youtube vids. None of them really focuses on the actual process of consolidating unbroken rocks that are starting to come apart with a network of baby cracks. Please help? I have paraloid pellets andsuperglue (liquid form). I assume one goes along the crack with a dropper or brush and the glue magically gets down into the crack by gravity or capillary action?
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I'm looking for suggestions and recommendations on how to repair this fossil I just found. It's got 4 crabs and an insect on the matrix, but it is cracking on top in several places, and it will fall apart easy if I'm not extremely careful. What is the best way to seal these cracks? Glue? What kind? Thanks in advance for help.
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Hi everyone, I went fossil hunting on the Yorkshire Coast a few days ago and picked up plenty of Dactylioceras ammos but not much else. Among them are these two which both cracked after an exploratory 'tap' with the hammer. I have never glued broken ammonites together for prep before but have seen it spoken about a lot. I have a few questions about how to approach this. Firstly, do you think these specimens are viable? The other issue is that I only have a Dremel to prep with so even if I glue them back together there will be an awful lot of matrix to remove..
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Hello, I have recently acquired three calymenes from Morocco, one of them was broken (or composited), and glued. To hide the glue, it was covered with mud, and after removing the glue I discovered an awful white glue. I tried to dissolve the glue by leaving the fossil in acetone for a whole day, then I left the it in alcohol for another whole day, and nothing happened. I finally soaked it in hot water but another time nothing happened. Does anyone know how to remove it? Thanks!
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Hello, I heard you can use "all purpose glue" that's apparently used in schools, mixed with acetone to make a cheap consolidant. I need a lot of the stuff for a pretty "far gone" fossil. I think I managed to find something, but I am still unsure whether or not I could use it (if it's the right type of glue). (What I need) (What I found)
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This may be familiar to most people who use paraloid dissolved in acetone. It is now familiar to me. Acetone trumps crazy glue. If you take a specimen held together in one place by crazy glue and submerge it in paraloid/acetone to consolidate it, the pieces that were held together by crazy glue will no longer be so. When you take your specimen out of the solution, the paraloid won’t have dried yet, and so you can’t count on paraloid’s adhesive qualities to compensate for the now-missing crazy glue. No big harm done, luckily. And now I know. I may have read this somewhere already on t
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I have a few pleistocene bones and large shell fragments that are fractured, and I'm unclear on the best way to repair them. I've read many topics on the forum about the importance of consolidation and materials to use, and I have materials on order, so I should be able to get started soon. But I'm a little unclear on the process if the bone is in two or three pieces. If you have a completely broken bone, should you consolidate the broken pieces separately first (i.e. in an acetone/butvar mix), then glue them back together with something like CA glue? Or would the cons
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Over the years ive seen or heard of all kinds of glues used to fix/stabilize/repair fossils. One of the best ive found over the years is Cyanoacrylate. This glue comes in different viscosities. Its the thin viscosity that can be rather difficult at times. Ive seen guys use this glue for fish slabs that are starting to delaminate and it goes through the slab and onto their pant leg and glues everything together. Can be quite funny. Ive done the very same thing. What many people dont realize is that this glue can BURN! This last winter with -35 degree temperatures one of my bottles of gl
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Hello everyone! I managed to bring home this crazy guy, the problem is that it was so big it broke in pieces when extracting it. I've been using "Loctite Super Glue 3" (ethyl cyanoacrylate) for repairing my fossils until now and it worked pretty well. However, this one might be too heavy I'm afraid it wont be enough to keep the pieces together and it can be dangerous (since the whole fossil probably weights over 70 lbs). There are also some cracks I would like to fill, I heard a technique where you ground some matrix rock to dust and then use that powder to make a glue that has the e
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I know that a trilobite in limestone is found by breaking the rock, seeing its cross section in the pieces, and noting where it is. Then it is prepared by gluing the rocks back together and using jacks and air abrasion tools to remove the rock. My question: What sort of glue is used when gluing the rock back together? What set time does it have?
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So i put some cyanoacrylate on a trilobite and somehow water got on it. No idea how but it turned white. How do i fix this? Should i remove all the glue or just the White parts. Should i use acetone or a pin vise? If i use a pinvise how do i not damage the fossil?
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So i prep with dental picks. Do i need a dust mask for it? Also i was putting small drops of glue cyanoacrylate i think its called. What happens if u breath in a little bit of glue? Is it dangerous?
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I have used this glue a few times before but on one of my finds its came out of the crack can i remove all glue and try again and Will it preserve fossils in the long run?
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Hi Does anyone know what is the best glue to use for glueing paper labels to fossils. Just like the victorians used to do. Thanks Nick
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Hello everybody! I have a fossil in a matrix and I want to keep and not to clean free. Does anybody know what to spray on a limestone matrix to consolidate it? Thanks!
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Im looking for some advice on alternative methods of removing excess super glue. This is a piece i have been prepping that has a lot of cracks running through it. I have been applying super glue In the crack on the outside of the concretion, then prepping down and exposing the desired area. The glue holds the cracked bone in place but its hard to judge from the outside how much glue to apply. This often results in excess build up on the bone. Typically i would use acetone to dissolve unwanted preservative or small amounts of glue but some of these build ups are rather thick. It was suggested t
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Hi all. I was hoping to find a pinned set of notes on when and how to use the various glues available for strengthening weak pieces, or repairing fractured ones; but there doesn't seem to be one. Can anyone point out a great thread, or chime in here on what you use and why you choose it in a given situation? Thanks.
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Hello all, Some friends of ours recently gave me this elephant tooth. I'm not sure if it fossilized, probably not. It is very delicate and full of cracks, is there any type of glue I can use to pour into the cracks to make the tooth stronger?
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Hello, Just got back from Kemmerer Wyoming with 63 fish fossils. I was told by my dad's co-worker that using a 50/50 mixture of Elmer's glue, and water would make the fossils more durable and seal them. I'm curious about the process. How long do you let them soak in this mixture? Is it a good technique to use for my kinds of fossils? Any help will be appreciated, Jared
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