[meteorite-list] Stange Happenings in the Shop
From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:45 2004 Message-ID: <20031108062654.70627.qmail_at_web12701.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1081757647-1068272814=:70248 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii WOW ! What kind of "magic cleaing potion" was that? >From the photos of these Taza's it looks like it really deep etched the meteorite. I mean it has brought out the structure in 3D! That is amazing! Steve Schoner/ams Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_comcast.net> wrote: Dear List Members, We had a pretty strange thing happen in our shop today. We purchased some so-called "magic cleaning potion" at the Denver show from a hippie that had beautiful mineral specimens for sale. He told us the stuff works great for removing calcite from minerals. We asked about meteorites and he said it would be safe because it is natural, does not pollute and is a "green product". We mixed up a batch with some distilled water as he directed and threw a handful of Taza irons into the solution. What happened next was pretty scary. The bucket started to bubble (or boil, we are not sure) and a noxious brown cloud that smelt like rotten eggs permeated our shop gagging everybody present. We were tempted to call a hazmat team but decided to deal with the problem ourselves. We didn't have gas masks so we had to reenter the shop with wet towels over our faces, put the bucket outside and open the windows. Once we felt it was safe to go near the bucket we dumped out the contents on the driveway and hosed everything down. What we found was that this stuff not only removed the calcite but also etched the meteorites from the outside and ate a large hole in the driveway. If we would have soaked them overnight like the hippie advised there probably would have been nothing left including the bucket. Needless to say, this will be a limited addition item as we are going back to the air-abrasion tool method to clean irons. Assuming this stuff was some kind of very powerful acid we neutralized the irons using baking soda, washed them with pure ethyl alcohol and heat treated them. Although it was a bad experience, the end product looks pretty cool. If you are interested in seeing what they look like check out this link: http://www.lunarrock.com/11-7/taza1.jpg To help offset the costs of repairing the driveway, we are making this limited addition run available on eBay. If you are interested, here is the link: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meteoritelab/ Wishing everybody well, Adam and Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection IMCA 2185 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard --0-1081757647-1068272814=:70248 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <DIV>WOW !</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What kind of "magic cleaing potion" was that?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>From the photos of these Taza's it looks like it really deep etched the meteorite. I mean it has brought out the structure in 3D!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That is amazing!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve Schoner/ams</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_comcast.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Dear List Members,<BR><BR>We had a pretty strange thing happen in our shop today. We purchased some<BR>so-called "magic cleaning potion" at the Denver show from a hippie that had<BR>beautiful mineral specimens for sale. He told us the stuff works great for<BR>removing calcite from minerals. We asked about meteorites and he said it<BR>would be safe because it is natural, does not pollute and is a "green<BR>product". We mixed up a batch with some distilled water as he directed and<BR>threw a handful of Taza irons into the solution. What happened next was<BR>pretty scary. The bucket started to bubble (or boil, we are not sure) and a<BR>noxious brown cloud that smelt like rotten eggs permeated our shop gagging<BR>everybody present. We were tempted to call a hazmat team but decided to<BR>deal with the problem ourselves. We didn't have gas masks so we had to<BR>reenter the shop with wet towels over our faces, put the bucket outside and<BR>open the windows. Once we felt it was safe to go near the bucket we dumped<BR>out the contents on the driveway and hosed everything down. What we found<BR>was that this stuff not only removed the calcite but also etched the<BR>meteorites from the outside and ate a large hole in the driveway. If we<BR>would have soaked them overnight like the hippie advised there probably<BR>would have been nothing left including the bucket. Needless to say, this<BR>will be a limited addition item as we are going back to the air-abrasion<BR>tool method to clean irons. Assuming this stuff was some kind of very<BR>powerful acid we neutralized the irons using baking soda, washed them with<BR>pure ethyl alcohol and heat treated them. Although it was a bad experience,<BR>the end product looks pretty cool. If you are interested in seeing what<BR>they look like check out this link:<BR><BR>http://www.lunarrock.com/11-7/taza1.jpg<BR><BR>To help offset the costs of repairing the driveway, we are making this<BR>limited addition run available on eBay. If you are interested, here is the<BR>link:<BR><BR>http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meteoritelab/<BR><BR><BR>Wishing everybody well,<BR><BR>Adam and Greg Hupe<BR>The Hupe Collection<BR>IMCA 2185<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>______________________________________________<BR>Meteorite-list mailing list<BR>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com<BR>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</BLOCKQUOTE><p><hr SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree">Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard</a> --0-1081757647-1068272814=:70248-- Received on Sat 08 Nov 2003 01:26:54 AM PST |
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