Painted shells

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Re: Painted shells

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I'm not sure if cleaning alcohol can get rid of the gloss.
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I may get some then thanks!
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if they're marketed as "polished" shells does that mean glossed, or does that mean buffed usually?
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I don't know to be honest...
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Merideth wrote:if they're marketed as "polished" shells does that mean glossed, or does that mean buffed usually?
I dont know what "polished" realy is but i always stayied away from buying them because they do look like they put some kind of polish on them.
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Re: Painted shells

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that's helpful thank you! I'll just stick with the ones with 'natural' right on their description.
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