Preparation and Conservation Supplies and Equipment

Sometimes it is difficult to find the appropriate supplies for the care and feeding of your fossils. Below is a list of businesses and vendors that can provide you with the supplies you will need.

This list is shown here only for the convenience of fossil collectors and preparators, and is in no way an endorsement by the Florida Museum of Natural History or the University of Florida of any vendor on the list.

Here are the general categories:

Adhesives and Consolidants
Conservation Materials, Ltd.
1165 Marietta Way
Sparks, NV 89431
(702) 311-0582 		Chemicals
Butvar
Florida Paleontological Society
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32607
(352) 392-8337 		JOIN!!!!
Butvar
Read Plastics, Inc.
12331 Wilking Avenue
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 881-7900

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2432 Ingleside Road
Norfolk, VA 23513
(703) 853-7404

 Epoxy Resins
Satellite City
P.O. Box 836
Dept. IOF
Simi Valley, CA 93062
(805) 552-0062
(800) 786-
 Cyanoacrylates
Paleo-Bond
Uncommon Conglomerates, Inc.
400 Western Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55103
(612) 227-7000
(800) 323-4545-
 Cyanoacrylates
WASCO
Wildlife Artists Supply Company
1306 West Spring Street
P.O. Box 967
Munroe, GA 30655
(800) 334-8012 		Magic Sculp
Paper Mache'
Adhesives

Art Supplies
Central Florida Office Supply
10 NW 6th Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 378-2577
(800) 330-2367 		Rapidograph
Soft Brushes
Paint Brushes
Acrylic Paint
Latex
WASCO
Wildlife Artists Supply Company
1306 West Spring Street
P.O. Box 967
Munroe, GA 30655
(800) 334-8012 		Magic Sculp
Paper Mache'
Adhesives

Casting and Mold Making
Art Chemical Products, Inc.
P.O. Box 678
1019 Salamonie Ave.
Huntington, IN 46750
(219) 356-2328 		Sulfur-free Clay
Smooth-On, Inc.
1000 Valley Road
Gillette, NJ 07833
(800) 762-0744
http://smooth-on.com 		Molding Rubbers
Resins
Release Agents
Adhesives
Silicones, Inc.
P.O. Box 363
211 Woodbine Street
High Point, NC 27260
(910) 886-5018 		Molding Rubbers
Synair Corporation
P.O. Box 5269
Chattanooga, TN 37406
(615) 698-8801
(800) 251-7642
http://www.synair.com 		Urethane Resins
PTS
1339 Bennett Dr., Suite 155
Longwood, FL 32750
(800) 328-8786 		Molding Rubbers
Epoxy Resins
Urethane Resins
Adhesives
Fiberglass Coatings, Inc.
P.O. Box 60457
3201 28th St. N. St. Petersburg, FL 33784
(800) 272-7890 		Epoxy Resin
Polyester Resin
Foams
Fiberglass

Conservation Chemicals
Conservation Materials, Ltd.
1165 Marietta Way
Sparks, NV 89431
(702) 311-0582 		Conservation chemicals
Butvar
Rhoplex
Acryloid B72

Educational Materials
Carolina Biological Supply Co.
2700 York Road
Burlington, NC 27215
(800) 344-5551 		Educational Materials
Casts of Fossils
Florida Paleontological Society
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32607
(352) 392-8337
 JOIN!!!!
Butvar

Field Supplies
Forestry Suppliers, Inc.
205 West Rankin Street
P.O. Box 8397
Jackson, MS 39284
(800) 647-5368
(800) 752-8460
 Field Equipment
EBI Medical Systems
P.O. Box 388
Marlow, OK 73055
(800) 657-6003
fax: (405) 658-6986 		Plaster bandages
Wards
P.O. Box 92912
Rochester, NY 14692
(800) 962-2660 		Field Supplies

Filler Materials
Jonas Brothers, Inc.
1901 South Bannock
Denver, CO 80223
(303) 777-3377 		Paper Mache'
WASCO
Wildlife Artists Supply Company
1306 West Spring Street
P.O. Box 967
Munroe, GA 30655
(800) 334-8012 		Magic Sculp
Paper Mache'
Adhesives

Hand Preparation Tools
Kingsley North, Inc
910 Brown Street
Norway, MI 49870
(800) 338-9280 		Rotary Grinders, Saws
Assorted Preparation Tools
Patterson Dental Supply
Jacksonville, FL
(800) 226-2527
 Dental Tools
Henry Schein, Inc.
1800 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
(352) 378-5750 		Dental Tools
Thompson Dental Company, Inc.
1535 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
(352) 375-0084
 Dental Tools

Mechanical Preparation Tools
Chicago Pneumatic Air Tools
2200 Bleeker Street
Utica, NY 13503
http://www.chicagopneumatic.com

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Cameron & Barkley Co.
P. O. Box 26789
Jacksonville, FL 32218
(904) 757-0211

Pneumatic AIRSCRIBE
Crystal Mark, Inc.
613 Justin Ave.
Glendale, CA 91201
(800) 338-9280 		Pneumatic AIRBRASIVE
Kingsley North, Inc
910 Brown Street
Norway, MI 49870
(800) 338-9280 		Rotary Grinders, Saws
Assorted Preparation Tools
Starlite Industries, Inc.
1111 Lancaster Ave.
Rosemont, PA 19010
(215) 527-1300 		Rotary grinders

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