Meg Tooth Cleaning

[ironeagle0074]

I know soaking them in 50% white vinager will help clean them but chime in on your procedures on what you do? Does anyone apply something to the teeth to help "brighten" them afterward?

 

[SPEARIT]

Either a light coat of mineral oil or silicone spray will make them shine.

 

[ironeagle0074]

Thanks captain Tom.

 

[Fortunediver]

I was told to not use the white vinegar, but Apple Cider Vinegar, which I have and it works great. You may have to leave them soak over night, but it does do the trick. Also, Amourall works good for shining them up.

 

[AlGator]

cocktail sauce no joke try it with a small one

 

[Lee Taylor]

I have seen polished megalodon teeth. I am not sure but I think he said he polished them with a buffing wheel mounted on a common post grinder. It sounds about right.

Charleston SC Scuba Club

 

[lronhead]

You can polish them with a jewelers rouge. They sell it at Home D near the hand tools if Im not mistaken. You can also coat them with a mixture of polyvinyl acetate. Mix it very thin to be able to spray it on. You can also check out the Florida Paleontological Society and get what is called Butvar.

 

[Walter]

Why would anyone want to polish such a treasure?

 

[ironeagle0074]

Cause they look like crap if you don't spruce them up some.

 

[Walter]

No they don't. I have lots of megs, I've used vinegar on some of them to remove shell growth, but I've never polished any of them, yet they all look much better than the ones I've seen ruined by polishing.