✨LIVE ✨cleaning shells with Rob from Florida Shelling Fanatics!

Описание: ✨LIVE ✨cleaning shells with Rob from Florida Shelling Fanatics! In this video I’m livestreaming from my home in Florida cleaning some beautiful large Queen Conchs found in the Florida Keys! Kick back and chill with me while I show you how we clean our shells.

Continue reading for more info on how we clean our shells…

Cleaning Queen Conch shells and other large shells like Horse Conchs with 100% bleach. 📝 This is also a great method for cleaning those nasty King Crown shells that are loaded with barnacles and lagoon mud.

We start by rinsing the shells in freshwater and get as much off of them as possible. We then soak them in a container overnight with 100% bleach. Half cheap bleach and half Clorox. We find that the cheap stuff doesn’t cut it. Use all Clorox for even better results. After 12-24hrs rinse in freshwater and scrape the barnacles and other calcium buildup with dental picks.

Note: use containers with lids to prevent evaporation and help your bleach last longer.

If the shells need more work - repeat the process and give it another bleach bath. 💪 🧼 🧽 🪥 ✨ 🐚

This is also how we clean our Sea Biscuits!

Our final step is to polish the shells with mineral oil - this helps restore the shell to it’s original beauty. 🖌️ ✨

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🎥 Welcome to the family friendly “Florida Shelling Fanatics” YouTube channel! 🐚 🤙 🏝️ 🌊

Join our family and learn about the best places to shell in Florida, shell identification and shelling tips!

➡️ We hope you’ll join us and share your shelling finds in our Facebook group Florida Shelling Fanatics:   / floridashellingfanatics  

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Thanks for subscribing and happy shelling! 💫
-Rob and Raquel 👊🏼🤙🏼
Florida Shelling Fanatics

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SPONSORS AND LINKS:
(some links may earn a commission to support the channel)

For those interested in shelling tours and other shell related businesses - here are our reputable group sponsors:

⭐️ ⛺️ Shell Camp Florida (10k Islands & FL Keys) Website: https://www.shellcampflorida.com/
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⭐️ 🏴‍☠️ Everwater Charters & Tours (SWFL & FL Keys) Website: http://Everwatercharters.com
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Non-tour group sponsors:
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