Sealing fish fossils

[PwcExtreme]

Me and the family did a trip this summer to Wyoming and picked up some nice fish fossils. I want to use them on my new BBQ islands backsplash but I want them to last. What is a hardcore sealer I can use. It’s outside, no cover, I live in soCal so temp is 40s to 90s, but 70s 10 mths out of the year, no snow and little rain

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[RJB]

  Im assuming that you have fish from the 'split fish' layers?  If so, you may have a problem?   If you got your fish from the 18 inch layer, bottom cap layer or others that are much harder, then you are in business for sure.  @Ptychodus04 is the one who can most likely help you out if you have the softer rock fishes.   Good luck

 

RB

[PwcExtreme]

We went with Fossil Safari normal day trip butttt we scored, the guy pulled dwn a chuck for just me and my son and we did work! No sure how hard or where we were but it was dream for us to do.

[RJB]

  Yeah, tons of fun.  My family and I did that many many times.  Your in the split fish layers. 

 

RB

[Ptychodus04]

Thanks for the tag @RJB

 

@PwcExtreme, your best bet is to completely soak them in a commercial stone sealer. It should hold up to the weather. Eventually, it will all breakdown so I would suggest an annual application for maintenance.

 

You should be able to find this at your local big box hardware store. Since this is a construction application rather than the typical scientific applications we normally see, I don’t see any issue with using a commercial product rather than a conservation grade product.