Post by: ducksdoom12 on February 09, 2010, 05:08:20 PM
what is the best way to clean the feathers on a duck skin?
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on February 09, 2010, 05:34:21 PM
Post by: Kuduman on February 09, 2010, 06:39:04 PM
I'll draw some critiques with this but I'll wash in gasoline (outside the shop) before tumbling I like the job gasoline does in displacing water and acting as a grease cutter. Some will say that gasoline is dangerous and I would agree that in the hands of a moron anything is dangerous. That's why all gasoline work is done outside in an open air environment NEVER inside.
Tumble and your all set.
Good luck.
Jeff
A.K.A Kuduman
These are my techniques and are not for everyone.
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on February 10, 2010, 02:04:34 PM
I normally clean bird skins 3-4 times in Dawn Deergent. If there is blood on white feathers like a snow goose make sure there clean before tumbling. Wash rinse and repeat until clean. You can also do a final wash with a fabric softener to shine the feathers before finishing with white gas or regular gas
I'll draw some critiques with this but I'll wash in gasoline (outside the shop) before tumbling I like the job gasoline does in displacing water and acting as a grease cutter. Some will say that gasoline is dangerous and I would agree that in the hands of a moron anything is dangerous. That's why all gasoline work is done outside in an open air environment NEVER inside.
Tumble and your all set.
Good luck.
Jeff
A.K.A Kuduman
These are my techniques and are not for everyone.
OH MY GOD YOU USE GASOLINE????? SHAME SHAME!!!!!!!! White gas is so much better :P :P :chuckle:
Post by: ducksdoom12 on February 10, 2010, 09:40:53 PM
the first pic is before i cleaned it. you can see the huge blood stain under the wing that i was worried about.
and the second pic is afer i cleaned and dryed it. i think it turned out pretty good so far, especially for my first attempt at a mount:IBCOOL:
Post by: Kuduman on February 11, 2010, 12:17:04 AM
Holy Crap you didn't say it was a merganser. I would have told you to soak it in Gas then throw a lit match on it :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
You do realize that a merganser is not a duck....... It's a rat with wings :chuckle:
Glad it worked out if you need anything else just post it up
Good luck
Jeff
A.K.A Kuduman
Post by: ducksdoom12 on February 11, 2010, 07:51:28 AM
Ducksdoom:lol ya and fatty SOB's too. took me 2 hours to get all the fat off of it and then i had to wash it like 12 times before it water stayed clean! i figured it would be a good bird to start with though cuz if i screw it up i really dont care :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Holy Crap you didn't say it was a merganser. I would have told you to soak it in Gas then throw a lit match on it :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
You do realize that a merganser is not a duck....... It's a rat with wings :chuckle:
Glad it worked out if you need anything else just post it up
Good luck
Jeff
A.K.A Kuduman
Post by: elkaholic on February 13, 2010, 10:27:56 PM
Post by: ducksdoom12 on February 14, 2010, 06:26:17 PM