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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: steve04 on October 10, 2011, 08:10:12 PM

Title: recoloring antler bases
Post by: steve04 on October 10, 2011, 08:10:12 PM: What is the best/easiest way to recolor deer antler bases? Mine turned white during the maceration process.opps
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 10, 2011, 09:37:41 PM: How did they turn white?
Title: Re: recoloring antler bases
Post by: steve04 on October 11, 2011, 06:16:10 AM: Im not sure. I did as instructed......skull in 5gallon bucket of water. the bases had to touch the water in order to get the skull completely submerged. They are not bad but you can tell that they need some touch-up.
Title: Re: recoloring antler bases
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 11, 2011, 12:08:09 PM: Can you post pictures?
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Post by: coyotehunter on October 11, 2011, 01:57:16 PM: I've used brown shoe polish in the past.
Title: Re: recoloring antler bases
Post by: steve04 on October 11, 2011, 06:11:21 PM: like i said they are not bad but they were dark before.
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Post by: Hyde on October 14, 2011, 09:19:28 PM: Did you get your issue resolved? If not, PM me.
Title: Re: recoloring antler bases
Post by: PolarBear on October 14, 2011, 09:28:16 PM: I use a walnut colored saddle/antler stain that I get from Van Dykes. It works really well. I mix a little red cedar minwax stain in it for touching up elk antlers.