Oooops, too early in the morning... I should have said quotation marks, rather than parenthesis. What can I say, I am old and I am a veteran (smile). Wayne Smith J Ad <montanan2@worldnet.att.net> wrote: Hi All, I have nothing scientific as to this remedy, but i've been told: "regular aerosol mens shaving cream is the item to use for clearing the inscriptions to make them readable". It has been several years since I received this advice and cannot vouch for it, as i've not tried it. Instructions were to spray it on the inscriptions and wait a few minutes, then wipe off with clean cloth. I was assured it wouldn't harm the stones. Anyone know of this method? If this is true, I imagine the whole stone could be cleaned, at least on the smooth services. Jim A ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOPOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message