JarrodB Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) I normally clean my North Sulphur River fossils with a little Simple Green and warm water but it doesn't seem to work on the freshly exposed fossils with the hard grey shale on them. What is something safe that I can try without damaging my finds? All feedback is appreciated. Edited January 28, 2016 by JarrodB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 maybe a short bath in hydrogen peroxide, then brush and repeat 1 "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 What he said..... Works great for material in our area. I have some 50% solution that I dilute but it is hard to find and dangerous. The normal 3% will work too. May take a little scrubbing but the bath in that will soften it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Anything chemical like h2o2, try it on a piece of snarge first. If that shale penetrates into the bone, the treatment could bust it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I've found a nice long soaking in soapy water does well for loosening up the shale. But, I don't usually want to wait that long so I go after it with my Aro. It's much faster! Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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