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Coloring bleached antlers
« on: December 24, 2013, 11:19:54 AM »
I have a few deer sheds and a 7 pt elk shed I want to take on and color. I have a couple different colors of minwax stain I will be using. I would appreciate any tips on techniques how the process should go. Not knowing anything else I would just simply rub on with a rag and wipe off. Thanks for any advise.
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2013, 11:28:20 AM »
Yep wipe it on. You can also use brown shoe polish.
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2013, 11:53:52 AM »
I have always wanted to try the Wild Antler Magic but have yet to buy it.  Looks like it would work well.

https://tinesupstore.com/shop/wild-antler-magic/
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2013, 12:05:33 PM »
There are a couple threads on here about it, but I think its the minwax gel, mix it with mud(put it on, and pack it with mud before drying), let dry then steel wool off.  Its about as natural as you will get.  If done right, you cant tell they were stained.
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2013, 07:10:02 AM »
Order some deer antler magic off eBay, best stuff I've found
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2014, 09:19:00 PM »
Here we go, just painted my first antlers, the ones on the left areall natural and the ones on the right are painted.
« Last Edit: January 10, 2014, 09:24:44 PM by blindluck »
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2014, 01:23:19 PM »
Looks good what did you wind up using? I've always had good results with W.A.M ( wild antler magic).
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2014, 01:30:33 PM »
This mount was starting to fade. I used Old English on it.
Just rub it on and wipe it off.
« Last Edit: January 11, 2014, 01:41:24 PM by scout/sniper »
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2014, 02:32:45 PM »
in the end I used acrylic paint, I am excited about the results I have let people hold them and not be able to guess which ones are real vs painted.
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2014, 05:33:18 PM »
They turned out nice.
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2014, 02:36:15 PM »
acrylic look good  :tup:
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2014, 03:11:07 PM »
I am going to try some oil based paints diluted by a thinner real soon and will let you al know how it goes.
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2014, 08:21:13 AM »
Problem I had with the oil based and lacquer thinner is when I restore the antler then paint the white base coat with spray paint, then start the color process with the thinned oil paints the thinner would eat away the base paint. Now I'm using acrylic. I guess I could have tried the oil based white base coat.
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2014, 09:37:35 AM »
Here is another shed I just re colored.
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Re: Coloring bleached antlers
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2014, 01:58:29 PM »
Nice work, man.  8)
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