frozen_turkey Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Hay guys i got like 300 streight cepheopods from a creek debuque county that i collected and they smell like roting hay in a barn (realy wet roting hay). And it smells so bad it is smeeling up my prep room. So is there some magical sollution to this smelly problem? -Frozen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Try cleaning one with a 10% bleach-in-water solution and a soft scrub brush; rinse and air-dry. If this does the job without damaging the fossil, clean the rest likewise. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_turkey Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 thanks, i just hope it wont ruin the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Try it out on your worst single and evaluate results.--Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Somethings still growing on them. Try soaking them in a bucket with some Lysol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_turkey Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 I think i know why they smell bad. When i washed them i didnt let them dry propperly, and a few on the bottum never dried out. So im assuming that the water has some how gone bad. Here is the pic of them. and before they dried out i put another layer on top. That was a dumb mistake. -Frozen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Rewash with one of the above suggestions and let them dry in the sun a couple of days to dry thoroughly. Flip them over a few of times. That should take care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_turkey Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 thanks guys!! i just thought i sould figure out a way to wash them before i sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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