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I need advice- restoring antlers
adrenalinapursuit:
Hey guys, I got these moose antlers from a buddy that I want to restore a bit for their wedding present. They have been hung outside for a long time as you can see, but I'm looking for advice to at least make em look somewhat decent again. Don't have to be good as new but at least fox some cracks and coloring a bit. Any help or suggestions?? Thanks
Michelle_Nelson:
That right there is a LOT of work. Even just to make them look decent. That bone is so dry anything you put on it is just going to soak in like a dry sponge.
adrenalinapursuit:
Ok so is there anything I can do?
Hunting Cowboy:
I sent you a PM
Coasthunterjay:
Like what Michelle said that is a redicilulous amount of work. I can't go into exact detail as to what you will need to do but I'll give yah a start.
Your gonna need to seal your antlers so that they don't soak in anymore paint. I would use oil based paints because I think the translucent effects and blending look nicer, but a lightly tinted base color will work for the whole thing. and when it dries it will have that enamel sheen like real antler has. But others use all kind of things to get there colors. It will take a long time to get the oil based paint to dry between coats...remember that last. Coats is the trick to getting the best blended antler you can get. A project like this I think would take me upwards of 4-6months or more to even start seeing where the tones and colors are gonna go. Start super light and go from there.
Good hard project man! Have fun.