DanJeavs Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I bagged a couple of Nautilus while down at Lyme Regis recently. The one on the left will be a reverse prepper and still has its shell on which is a joy to see. The other is a polish job, I have a vague idea at how to do it, although I’d appreciate if anybody could give me a rundown or step by step guide on how to get it gleeming, as it’s not something I want to go in blind like I usually do. I’d appreciate any advice. Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Start by sanding, sanding, and sanding. I have never polished something so large but you basically want to wet sand it completely smooth with progressively finer grits down to around 600 grit. Then, you can polish it to a shine with polishing compound and a buffing wheel on a bench grinder. 5 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Lovely finds! 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Ptychodus04 said: Start by sanding, sanding, and sanding. I have never polished something so large but you basically want to wet sand it completely smooth with progressively finer grits down to around 600 grit. Then, you can polish it to a shine with polishing compound and a buffing wheel on a bench grinder. Thankyou. That was my presumption. Pretty certain there is a few sneaky other methods I’m not aware of, but it’s hard getting it out of some other collectors/preppers who just won’t give up their secrets haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 30 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Lovely finds! Cheers was one/two to scratch off the bucket list 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Just now, DanJeavs said: Cheers was one/two to scratch off the bucket list Absolutely! I have collected at Lyme and Charmouth many times, found some wonderful things, but never found a nautiloid as nice as those. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Absolutely! I have collected at Lyme and Charmouth many times, found some wonderful things, but never found a nautiloid as nice as those. They certainly could be better, but I’ll take what I got for now haha. Got some other really nice bits that are in the waiting pile haha. It seems to keep growing bigger every week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 @DanJeavs can't wait to see them sanded! 2 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Just now, DanJeavs said: They certainly could be better, but I’ll take what I got for now haha. Got some other really nice bits that are in the waiting pile haha. It seems to keep growing bigger every week Mine too! Which is always good news. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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