Which stablizers/consolidants should I use on white river tortoise.

[trilobites_are_awesome]

I'm asking which types of stabilizers people use for white river tortoises?

Thanks!

James

[Fossildude19]

@Randyw  @jpc   @hadrosauridae

[Randyw]

I’d like to see a picture before I recomend anything…

I use paraloid for a lot of my stabilizing but if the piece is heavily fractured etc then I use different ways of using it… if fractured then I’ll use thin super glue into the cracks and only surface apply the paraloid. Either heavily or lightly brush on or only dip the outside becuase the acetone can dissolve super glue.

[trilobites_are_awesome]

15 hours ago, Randyw said:

I’d like to see a picture before I recomend anything…

I use paraloid for a lot of my stabilizing but if the piece is heavily fractured etc then I use different ways of using it… if fractured then I’ll use thin super glue into the cracks and only surface apply the paraloid. Either heavily or lightly brush on or only dip the outside becuase the acetone can dissolve super glue.

Thank you! I will post a picture later!

[hadrosauridae]

I agree with Randy, CA or Butvar (or paraloid) depending on the initial state of the fossil.

[jpc]

I agree... a picture is worth a thousand words.