Upper Muschelkalk Crailsheim material, can I use acid for prepping?

[Fossilcollector88]

Hello, I have some bonebed material from:

Gr. Gröningen Crailsheim, Germany

Triassic, Ipper Muschelkalk.

 

its a Nothosaur bone sticking out, but a small part is in another stone (piece broke before I acquired it). I tried to scratch it out, but that will takes ages and doesnt seem to look too good. 
 

I heard about acid prepping, would that be a good idea with this? Its similar stuff as:

 http://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/111818-lets-talk-blezingeria/
 

if so, how to go at this? Anyone has experience with this?

[Fossilcollector88]

Its 2 pieces, first 2 pics. 
I want extract the bone and glue the two bone pieces.
3rd pic is a small piece that broke off, shows the material a bit more

Last 4 pics shows the rock with the small piece of bone. 
 

also note in the last 4 pics that shows two digits of a footprint, and its flaked off where the 3rd and 4th would be. Before acid prepping that I need to know about the footprint as well, any ichnofossil expert can shed some light on this?

[Ludwigia]

If you have no experience with acid prep, then I would opt out on the idea if I were you. I'm assuming that you don't have much in the way of preparation equipment, so your best bet in my opinion would be to find someone who could prep it well mechanically.

[Fossilcollector88]

Thanks, but I want to learn how to do it. Please tell me how you would go at it.

 

I have some picks (dentistry like stuff) and a dremel rotary tool with some diamond points. If it needs other equipment, also please tell me.

[Ludwigia]

If you want to learn in general about acid preparation, then I would suggest you peruse our Fossil Preparation section. In my opinion however, your find is not suitable for acid preparation, since the various solutions available would probably damage the fossil rather than enhance it. I therefore repeat, that in my opinion, a mechanical preparation with air pens and abraders is the best solution.

[Fossilcollector88]

Thank you, that is a very helpful answer, mechanical it is then. 

[Fossilcollector88]

Any thoughts on the footprint?

[Ludwigia]

1 hour ago, Fossilcollector88 said:

Any thoughts on the footprint?

I don't believe that it is one.

[Fossilcollector88]

Ok, follow up question, for air pens and abraders i see very expensive stuff from Paleotech. Is there some kind of low budget alternative?

[Ludwigia]

11 hours ago, Fossilcollector88 said:

Ok, follow up question, for air pens and abraders i see very expensive stuff from Paleotech. Is there some kind of low budget alternative?

Not really. You would also need a good compressor and other hardware, which is why I originally suggested to you that you try to find someone experienced to do the work for you.