#1583646 - 10/28/09 11:09 PM
Re: do it yourself European mount info
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I used your method Joey to whiten and it turned out great, thanks for the tip. That was probably the smoothest step. First time I've done one of these and I learned a lot, I'm sure next time will be much easier.
I decided I wanted to keep the natural color of the teeth, so I covered them with foil during the whitening. That worked pretty well.
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#1607559 - 11/09/09 09:31 PM
Re: do it yourself European mount info
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Done some myself...takes about half a day..take everything you can off the skull first..skin..meat..ect..ect. best thing is have a big stainless steel pan..and propane stove anything.that you can use to boil the heads..warning...best not do it on the wife's stove inside..outside is best because it WILL STINK!! but..I give the head a decent 2 or 3 hour boil...then I start extra cleaning of the skull..avoid anything wire type brush or brillo pad..scars the skull..just have to be patient and keep cleaning..be sure to remove as much brain as possible..ice pic does the trick pretty well..jab here and there and the brain begins to fall out in pieces..once you have almost everything fairly clean..here is the trick..wrap the base of the horns in aluminum foil...add a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and boil for about two hours..I promise it will turn the skull from a dull yellow to a bright white..hence the reason for the foil wrap to the base of the antlers...Let the skull air dry for 30 minutes or so...I use a clear paint spray..a water proof clear type sheen finish..now..here is what i do to give the antlers a dark wet look..this is a personal choice..but looks real good against the white skull...dark wood scratch remover will bring out every little crevice and detail of that rack..just polish the rack with it.DO NOT GET THAT ON THE SKULL!! and let dry..add a touch of the clear paint spray and believe me you have a skull that shines bright white and antlers that look wet like if the deer was standing in the rain...with a nice finish.This is just something that I messed with over the years and I have skulls that look better than alot I've seen a taxidermist do.
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#1664464 - 12/10/09 04:46 AM
Re: do it yourself European mount info
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