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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 320881, member: 147"]This is what I have done for cleaning a shell cameo:</p><p>- Clean with warm water with mild dish soap and a soft toothbrush. </p><p>- Dry it thoroughly. </p><p>- Using a Q-tip apply baby oil, let it sit a few hours. The soap and water can dry the shell cameo out, the baby oil helps stop that.</p><p>- Wipe the excess off with a soft cloth like an old t-shirt. Do not use paper towels, some of them have fibers imbedded in them to give them strength and they can scratch delicate things like shell.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>BUT - wait to see what Bronwen says,</i></b> she will know if this is the right thing to do or not![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 320881, member: 147"]This is what I have done for cleaning a shell cameo: - Clean with warm water with mild dish soap and a soft toothbrush. - Dry it thoroughly. - Using a Q-tip apply baby oil, let it sit a few hours. The soap and water can dry the shell cameo out, the baby oil helps stop that. - Wipe the excess off with a soft cloth like an old t-shirt. Do not use paper towels, some of them have fibers imbedded in them to give them strength and they can scratch delicate things like shell. [B][I]BUT - wait to see what Bronwen says,[/I][/B] she will know if this is the right thing to do or not![/QUOTE]
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