Guy Macdonald Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Hi guys, this is a pic of my unfinished prep. I found this ammonite in a woodlands not far from where I live. Along with many other fossils, at first it was so dirty and clumped with hard mud. I've been working about 2 hrs on this now, I'm using a sharp scalpel attached to a pen designed for it, gently etching away any loose material to reveal more of the ammonite, there are some scratch marks left, any ideas how to get them off? How does it look also, don't think I'm finished yet any advice on how else to clean this, bearing in mind it's my first ever prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ptychodus04 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Very nice for your first effort. There's not a lot you can do to remove scratches with hand tools. You could try scraping your scalpel across the scratches to knock them down a bit as long as the scratches are in the matrix not the fossil. If they are on the fossil, then you're better off just leaving them. 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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