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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: lewy on January 29, 2010, 06:50:06 AM

Title: bear and blacktail euro's
Post by: lewy on January 29, 2010, 06:50:06 AM: Whiskeydrinker and I finished a couple skulls over the weekend. The bear is his and the blackie is mine, both from 09....Question for the taxi's- even after a good scrub and soak in degreaseing soap, then peroxide the bear skulls we do always seem to eventually seep grease back through, esp. around the brain cavity...is there anything else that we can try to degrease them better? Thanks for any tips :)
Title: Re: bear and blacktail euro's
Post by: bucklucky on January 29, 2010, 08:41:15 AM: You'll just have to keep degreasing until it is gone. I take it you are using dawn and hot water to degrees with?? It takes a while to degreese a bear.
Title: Re: bear and blacktail euro's
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 29, 2010, 12:48:59 PM: I degrease in Dawn Dish soap and water with a fish tank heater for several weeks changing the water every 2 - 3 days. Than I put them in clean water over night with NO heater. Than I put them in Acetone for a month. Pull it out and let it dry. If it showes grease put it back in for another month. and repeat til no grease comes out.
Title: Re: bear and blacktail euro's
Post by: lewy on January 30, 2010, 08:05:46 PM: wow, that sounds like alot of work :chuckle:
Title: Re: bear and blacktail euro's
Post by: JoeVon on January 30, 2010, 08:34:32 PM: Those turned out real nice... How wide was your blacktail?
Title: Re: bear and blacktail euro's
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 30, 2010, 08:47:23 PM: they look great i am a skull freak.
Title: Re: bear and blacktail euro's
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 31, 2010, 11:21:35 AM: Quote from: lewy on January 30, 2010, 08:05:46 PM
wow, that sounds like alot of work :chuckle:

No, not a lot of work.

If you want a grease free skull than that is what you are going to have to do. If not than your only other option is to live with yellow spots.
Title: Re: bear and blacktail euro's
Post by: lewy on February 01, 2010, 06:21:38 AM: thanks....The buck was about 15"
Title: Re: bear and blacktail euro's
Post by: Pathfinder101 on February 01, 2010, 12:56:40 PM: Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on January 31, 2010, 11:21:35 AM
Quote from: lewy on January 30, 2010, 08:05:46 PM
wow, that sounds like alot of work :chuckle:

No, not a lot of work.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.....

Don't let Michelle fool you. She's the Skull Doctor. I have never seen anyone so exacting when it comes to european mounts...