Watch the prior repair video. He addresses this.

The two sections of tablet were previously epoxied together.

He said it can be cleaned after the repair cured completely. The top part was in the ground for a while, so the two pieces will never match exactly. He did a great job though.

The headstone was cleaned before the epoxy, but the upper part is stained from being in the ground for many years. It will lighten up a little but will never go away completely.

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Could you explain further what is wrong in the video. I have recently become the next generation to maintain our old family grave yard and am looking for solid information.

In the world of conservation and preservation, the first rule is: do no harm. The most gentle methods are used in cemetery conservation. Acids are very damaging, and should never be used on old stones in cemeteries.

@@fh1209 I'm not so sure about that? I mean like coin collectors for example freak even if a coin is washed in water with a tooth brush. Grave stones are grave stones. the only thing that has changed from being new is time & biological accumulation. Mild acid washing, even caustic soda (lye) or contained soda blasting to remove lichens and algae growth over decades of build up. What's the point of doing any of it other than a clean as possible restoration that will last another 200yrs.? My perspective is coming from body & fender repair/ boat work. Why even bother calling it conservation or preservation if the work does not call for a complete restoration as possible other than just being left in a state of static decay. It certainly is not archaeology. Given your description of "Sugaring" seems to me a conservator would do everything that is reasonable to stop and contain it indefinitely with modern chemical resins just as submerged wood fiber is stabilized with glycols. Just my P.O.V., it's very interesting work. I have this thing about restoring things for the best Intrinsic condition of an object no matter what it is, save coins and antiques per se. I suppose i don't fit that ideological mindset of small paint brushes and mist bottles and mass hours with very little to show for it. I witnessed once where a racoon had gotten himself placed between the hot side and earth (ground) of a 10KVA transformer. Vaporized the poor mammal. All that was left was a permanent grease stain embedded in the surfaces dielectric paint . The entire transformer had to be replaced . I guess my analogy is if anything is worth the time and man hours it needs to be done correctly. It took a massive crane to remove that transformer from the substation and replace it with a new one. Just because of that grease stain. A lot of heavy mass copper coil windings inside.

Stu R- Using muriatic acid is is a horrible idea. You watched the 1st video where he bonded the pieces. Once the stone is stable and cured, he will clean the entire stone using D-2 cleaner. I'm hoping your comment was being sarcastic, and while I agree he talks a little too much during the process, he is repairing the stone in the best possible manner using the least invasive technique.

Didn’t I already tell you on another video to not be rude? Don’t comment if you gonna be negative. It’s his video and he can talk through the steps he knows if he wants. Take your attitude elsewhere

@@AtomizedSound it's his video made public for public comment. Archeology at it's finer moments of control. Let me guess; Democrat