Post by: 7mmfan on December 30, 2017, 08:16:11 AM
Post by: JWEBB on December 30, 2017, 11:50:37 AM
Post by: buglebuster on December 30, 2017, 12:24:25 PM
Post by: 7mmfan on December 30, 2017, 12:52:52 PM
I just coated 3 "test" skulls and wrapped them in seran wrap out in the garage. We'll see how it goes.
About 24 hour's and then brush it off right?
Post by: NRA4LIFE on December 30, 2017, 01:08:43 PM
Post by: buglebuster on December 30, 2017, 01:16:57 PM
Last time I did one in the bathtub, I forgot about the cleaning lady was coming over. She got quite the surprise when she went in to clean the bathroom!Ya 24 is good, if you have a little heater set it next to them :tup:
I just coated 3 "test" skulls and wrapped them in seran wrap out in the garage. We'll see how it goes.
About 24 hour's and then brush it off right?
Post by: blindluck on December 30, 2017, 08:41:34 PM
Post by: Ballance1 on December 31, 2017, 03:01:28 PM
Post by: BlackRiverTaxidermy on January 01, 2018, 07:58:25 AM
Most peroxide you use starts to lose its effectiveness (quickly) at 45 degrees or less. With the cold weather it sometimes can definetly affect it. After a peroxide bath following degreasing I paint on the mixture of whitener and peroxide and let the skulls sit with the cream on them for at least 5 hours, better is longer but depending on what type of chemical your using in conjuncture with the peroxide can dictate how long it will last before it starts to dry on the skulls. It won't hurt it to dry to the skulls..it just makes it kind of a pain to get off all the way.
Here's the trick I found with cold weather.....as long as its not freezing out, the application of the whitening cream is fine to do outside, BUT when you rinse the skull off of the cream rinse it with HOT water! The hot water re-activates the peroxide. Then I put the skulls under a heat lamp for at least 12 hours, use an actual bright/hot heat lamp, not one of those red infrared ones. The heat also keeps the residual peroxide going/working on the skulls. The only thing better than a heat lamp is a good hot outside sun...but we live in Washington :bash:
Best of luck!
Joel/BRT
Post by: 2MANY on January 02, 2018, 02:34:51 PM
:tup:
Post by: blindluck on January 02, 2018, 04:37:02 PM
Post by: BlackRiverTaxidermy on January 02, 2018, 05:48:56 PM
I've added some Brown bottle peroxide 3% to my degreaser for a few hours, worked awesome but be careful it can be very harsh on the bone if you let it soak to long, bone may flake. I would practice on a skull or two to find what works best for you.yeah, be careful doing that!!! It swells teeth, flakes bone, whitens antlers if they are touching the water, and destroys the filament bones....all in short order. I keep that peroxide away from any kind of heated water when Im degreasing.
Post by: blindluck on January 02, 2018, 05:57:01 PM
Post by: 7mmfan on January 03, 2018, 08:32:10 AM
Thanks for the input from everyone, I appreciate it. I have a few "test skulls" laying around that I can play with to get my process dialed in before I do the ones that I want to turn out nice.
Post by: Ballance1 on January 03, 2018, 10:18:33 AM
Post by: cougforester on January 03, 2018, 10:30:42 AM
Post by: Calvin Rayborn on February 21, 2018, 09:17:55 PM
I'm no expert but I've done many myself outside in the cold and have always had great results.
:yeah: