This is an australian abalone shell, very difficult to clean, today I will try to wash and polish it, when it is polished, it is as beautiful as stained glass, it is incredible.
Word to the wise. The dust created from sanding Abalone shell is extremely toxic if inhaled. The pores of your skin can absorb the toxins from the dust making you extremely sick as well. Proper ventilation and respirator are most definitely required and recommended.
Correction: Abalone dust IS NOT TOXIC, it's the calcium carbonate (crystalline) that is the irritant, again NOT TOXIC... Wow many of you are just plain stupid.
There is a reason you have not seen anyone do this before. That is because it is highly, highly, highly toxic and dangerous, not only to breathe that particulate matter, but also for it to be absorbed through your skin. It is a grave mistake for this individual to post this video like it is a simple DIY project without posting a single warning!
@@bpharaoh2884 dramatic much? Sea shells are calcium carbonate. He probably dissolved it with acetic acid - that's vinegar. He really didn't polish the shell, he dissolved all the calcium carbonate and is left with just the nacre (the shiny stuff you see on the inside only if the shell is intact)
Well professor, I can guarantee you that fermented juice will not dissolve the shell material above the mother of pearl. I also watched him use abrasives to get off whatever was left after he bathed it in whatever nondescript acid he used. My concern is that he did not describe any necessary precautions, PPE or products he employed in the process, but don’t let experience or common sense stand in your way, knock yourself out and have a go at it, and please don’t let me know how it turns out or try to inform others with ignorance if you can help it. ✌️
Every single souvenir shop in New Zealand has at least a dozen for sale. Abalone in NZ is named Paua pronounced PA WAH, however, the meat is black in colour but absolutely beautiful to eat.
Video needs a warning, careless handling of acid (that ate the crome in their sink), I really hope they wore proper PPE when sanding. The shell turned out beautiful but beauty isn't worth the health danger of improper handling of acid and inhaling shell dust that is toxic.
jleverheart somehow, I missed what kind of acid they used, and it wasn't in the description. I looked twice and just figured the liquid was hydrogen peroxide? Do you know and if so, would you please let me know?
Очень качественная работа 👍. Здорово получилось, вы молодец! Красивое морское ушко, такое огромное Ухо!!! Я очень люблю морские украшения, у меня есть гарнитур из морских ушек, колье и браслет, я ношу это много лет. Но даже не представляю, какое украшение можно сделать из такого большого уха! 😀
Shelfish can bioaccumulate lead and mercury from their environment and deposit it in their shells to keep it out of their biogically sensitive parts. Hence the warning below may be valid, depending on the local pollutants.
Stunning! It is gorgeous, I love the colors. I have a big one and it's heavy. Now I could only imagine what it would look like if it was polished like this one. Beautiful! Great job 🎉
It's funny to think that in NZ we use them as ashtrays, for jewellery etc, like it's super common here, I've got one on my front deck for an ashtray, actually 2 I think plus a huge pipi/tuatua shell with a partial pearl in it somewhere that we found at the local beach
@@hans_Polishing That would be so cool to do but I'll never get there You're very welcome and I have to go back and give the thumbs up I seen I didn't as I closed the tab
I'm no expert in shell polishing but I think a power tool like and angle grinder with a flap wheel on it would be a better option for removing the outside layer of crud. Certainly faster and less effort than a file.
@@trashpanda8437 He said in another comment that it was rust removing acid. FYI Vinegar doesn't strip the chrome off of plumbing fittings like the acid he used.
Are there shells where the holes group the right side? Or do all of the species have them up the left side? What does the other half of the shell look like?
@@hans_Polishing had you said 5 days I wouldn't have been surprised. That was a lot to do by hand. A dremel in the early stages would save a lot of work.
Oy.. Acid in the sink. I hope it didn't ruin the metal and if you have copper piping. So fyi to anyone thinking of doing this. Use a plastic bucket outside.
I dont think that was a New Zealand Paua (abalone) but you should see if you can get one I dont know if they can be exported out of NZ but if you could see one you would see the difference
it's known as a paua shell in new zealand and they get polished up and manly used for ash trays, nearly any smokers household will have a couple laying around the house fill of butts 😂😂
Let's use Hydrochloric acid on the shell...nah dont worry about gloves. Ok time to use some sand paper...better put on some nitrile gloves.🤔🤔🤔. Nice job though.
Phosphoric acid is what "Naval Jelly" is made of. A lot of people use that for de-rusting tools and stuff. Muriatic acid (they use it in swimming pools) will also de-rust steel. I did look up cleaning shells and they're using muriatic acid.
