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Title: Pelts with Mold? What to do?
Post by: Smossy on January 11, 2015, 08:10:35 PM: I had to put some of my pelts in some not so optimum conditions for awhile and durring this time two of my pelts on the stretchers developed mold. It can be wiped off kinda but Im wondering if there's anything I can do to clean it all off safely or are they pretty much trash?
The mold is on the flesh side.
Title: Re: Pelts with Mold? What to do?
Post by: pnwmtnmn on January 11, 2015, 08:55:01 PM: cotton balls and rubbing alcohol, DO NOT soak the pelt, just rub the alcohol on with the cotton balls. It will clean the mold off and be dry in less then a minute.
Title: Re: Pelts with Mold? What to do?
Post by: Smossy on January 11, 2015, 08:59:04 PM: Quote from: pnwmtnmn on January 11, 2015, 08:55:01 PM
cotton balls and rubbing alcohol, DO NOT soak the pelt, just rub the alcohol on with the cotton balls. It will clean the mold off and be dry in less then a minute.
Ok perfect, thanks for the help. Going to move everything inside, Even if its against the wishes of the other people in the house.
Title: Re: Pelts with Mold? What to do?
Post by: 3nails on January 11, 2015, 09:16:03 PM: Dude! Don't go against the wishes of the "other" people in the house! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Pelts with Mold? What to do?
Post by: Smossy on January 11, 2015, 09:18:31 PM: Quote from: 3nails on January 11, 2015, 09:16:03 PM
Dude! Don't go against the wishes of the "other" people in the house! :chuckle:
Ill do what needs to be done! Wish you would show me how the heck to find a muskrat though lol.
I can find mink, I can find beaver, But I cant seem to find the easiest fricken thing to catch!
Title: Re: Pelts with Mold? What to do?
Post by: Bigshooter on January 12, 2015, 03:20:42 PM: Quote from: Smossy on January 11, 2015, 08:59:04 PM
Quote from: pnwmtnmn on January 11, 2015, 08:55:01 PM
cotton balls and rubbing alcohol, DO NOT soak the pelt, just rub the alcohol on with the cotton balls. It will clean the mold off and be dry in less then a minute.
Ok perfect, thanks for the help. Going to move everything inside, Even if its against the wishes of the other people in the house.

Where there are mink there are rats.
Title: Re: Pelts with Mold? What to do?
Post by: trapper88 on January 12, 2015, 06:16:48 PM: I had the same problem with some muskrats. Talked to a fur buyer from NewYork and he said to take a rag and wipe them down using the cleaning agent 409.Not to worry about the pelts.
Title: Re: Pelts with Mold? What to do?
Post by: Smossy on January 12, 2015, 06:52:41 PM: Quote from: trapper88 on January 12, 2015, 06:16:48 PM
I had the same problem with some muskrats. Talked to a fur buyer from NewYork and he said to take a rag and wipe them down using the cleaning agent 409.Not to worry about the pelts.
Ok good to know :tup: ty