Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

Hi Ruben, I personally would let them, or at least some of them, uncleaned. Almost all of the Sikhotes of the great Russian years of the last decade were cleaned, many of them much too strongly, so that pieces with rusty patina are really an exception. And I would know a lot of collectors, who

[meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

Martin, It's been my experience on eBay at least, that people won't buy uncleaned meteorites. I had a group of Odessa irons, some cleaned, some not. Every single one of the cleaned ones sold, not a single one of the rusty ones sold. I did receive numerous emails about condition issues with the

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

Depending on the condition of the meteorites, you can put them into a rock tumbler with plastic beads or deburring media. It's the same stuff used to clean up castings and polish metal parts in a tumbler. I imagine this same treatment would also remove light to moderate surface oxidation on some

[meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

Hi all, I just bought some very nice SA's but they are not cleaned like the others we are used to seeing. Anyone know how they clean SA meteorites? I am quite sure it is not a wire brush as the other SA's are cleaned in all the cracks and crevasses. A wire brush couldn't do that. --

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

? - Original Message - From: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites Hi all, I just bought some very nice SA's

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

remain in my collection. I'd love to see the condition you are referring to. Dremmel tool? - Original Message - From: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites Hi all, I just bought some very nice SA's but they are not cleaned like the others we are used

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites Hi all, I just bought some very nice SA's but they are not cleaned like the others we are used to seeing. Anyone know how they clean SA meteorites

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

in my collection.  I'd love to see the condition you are referring to.  Dremmel tool? - Original Message - From: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

- From: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites Hi all, I just bought some very nice SA's but they are not cleaned like

[meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

/photophlow/m.html [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteoritesRuben Garcia mrmeteorite at gmail.com Thu Feb 10 19:58:49 EST 2011 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Test Next message: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject