polishing old dull tortoise shell
i have some very old tortoise shell that has gone a gray dull color, maybe due to dryness and exposure to alcohol/ammonia based metal polishes, like 'silvo'..
i have read that 24 hour 'soaking' in, say, corn oil will bring it back to it's dark toned translucent self.
also polishing with say 1000 paper..
does anybody have any other / better suggestions?
thanks
Tony Hannock
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