Preserving fish teeth and skulls - #5

It's been about a week since I soaked the bones in acetone. The acetone is supposed to remove the grease from the bones. The bones turned yellow, which is normal. 

I then placed all the bones in a shallow painting tray and filled it with water.

I'm going to do the final removal of any remaining flesh on the bones, picking them out from all the nooks and crannies of the bones. The remaining flesh is quite easily noticeable as they appear as white specks.

Then a final rinse in water again. If you have those jet-spray type of kitchen tap, that'll help in getting the flesh out too!

Once you're satisfied with the 'cleanliness' of the bones, can put them out to dry again. I'm going to dry them for 1 day.

Next step is the whitening process. Check back frequently to see the progress!