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2. Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects - Wikipedia

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   [contradictory] This type of clay is water-soluble and unstable. Earthenware is clay that has been fired between 1000–1200°C or 1832°–2192°F. The firing makes the clay water insoluble but does not allow the formation of an extensive glassy or vitreous within the body. Although water-insoluble, the porous body of earthenware allows water ...

3. Conservation and restoration of ancient Greek pottery

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   Cleaning solvents and water can also be used to remove dirt, varnish, wax, in-painting, or adhesives. Acids should be used with caution. Desalination is a cleaning method that removes as much soluble salt from the porous fired clay as possible. Fragments are soaked in highly purified water for multiple days.

4. Fire-cracked rock - Wikipedia

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   In other cases, fire-cracked rock results from stone being used to heat or boil water. The stones were heated and dropped directly into water held in containers made of skin or baskets and pottery . This use has led fire-cracked rocks to be called "pot-boilers" in Britain.

5. How Often to Water an Aloe Vera Plant to Keep It Hydrated ...

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   Let any remaining water out of the sink, allow the pot to drain a little, and then put your aloe back in its regular spot. A deep watering like this will likely last your plant several weeks ...

6. Pot boiler - Wikipedia

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   Surface "crazing" is not restricted to pot boilers - hearth stones and the surrounds of fireplaces may also show the same structure. However, since a pot boiler needs to be manipulated into and out of the fire (typically in anthropological observations, using sticks of green wood) at arm's length, they start off weighing up to several kilogrammes, and shrink by fragmentation ; hearth stones ...

7. State to probe why Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline ...

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   A reservoir in the Palisades that holds 117 million gallons of water was offline this month for previously scheduled maintenance. ... condemned the months-long wait to restore the reservoir ...

8. How to help victims of Southern California wildfires - AOL

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   Wildfires in the Los Angeles area have burned more than 29,000 acres, damaged or destroyed thousands of structures and forced over 100,000 people to evacuate. ... restore lost belongings and ...

9. Conservation and restoration of outdoor bronze objects

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   Protective elements for bronze fountains are particularly important, since water is one of the leading causes for alterations or corrosion in a bronze. [2] Bronze sculptures incorporated in fountains will need more layers of wax, because the spray of water will cause deterioration of the wax at a faster pace than would normally happen.