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A pottery expert told me I was cleaning artifacts wrong for years
Joined a dig near Santa Fe last summer. Found some nice sherds. Guy named Dennis who does restorations saw me scrubbing one under a tap. He said stop. Apparently tap water has minerals that eat the clay over time. Now I use distilled water and a soft brush. Only changed last month. Anyone else get told their cleaning method was damaging stuff?
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ben4363d ago
Tap water's been fine for decades, think Dennis is just being picky.
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evan1512d ago
Man, people keep lowering the bar for everything. @ben436 you're right that it's usually safe but that's not the point. We accept "good enough" way too much now. Tap water is fine but restaurants charge $4 for the same stuff in a bottle. It's the whole culture of settling for less while paying more. Same with food ingredients getting watered down or clothes falling apart after three washes. The water thing is just one small piece of a bigger puzzle. Nobody pushes back anymore so companies keep taking away quality.
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