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Other Activities => Shed Hunting => Topic started by: Arteman on January 19, 2012, 03:07:56 PM

Title: Cleaning a Antler?
Post by: Arteman on January 19, 2012, 03:07:56 PM: I pile my sheds indoors so ill usually get a bucket of soapy water and a scrub brush and clean them first. My question is on the part that was attached even on fresh drops there is a ring of red, can't seem to scrub it off and get it pure white. Is there any tips to this? I was told bleach works but idk. Was wondering in case i do decide to cut them up and use for drawer knobs. Also wondering a good way to polish the antler without taking to much color off? Thanks in advance for any help.
Title: Re: Cleaning a Antler?
Post by: elkslayer069 on January 19, 2012, 03:34:25 PM: Dont use bleach on the bases it will turn them yellow iver time.
Title: Re: Cleaning a Antler?
Post by: boneaddict on January 19, 2012, 03:37:44 PM: natural is natural.

Peroxide paste maybe. :dunno:

I wouldn't dare scrub. I like the wood/bark and naturalness of it.
Title: Re: Cleaning a Antler?
Post by: boonerboy on January 19, 2012, 03:47:34 PM: I used a dremmel tool with a buffing wheel to polish the base on a hunting knife I made for my dad and it worked good. I would think you could polish the antler with about anything and not worry about taking too much color off. :dunno:
Title: Re: Cleaning a Antler?
Post by: Shed Stud on January 19, 2012, 03:48:41 PM: I pick em up and brush the dirt or snow off thats about as far as I take it. If you want to make drawer pulls a grinder with a 80 or 120 wood disc cleans up the pedicle real nice, it also smooths it out and makes it look a bit polished.
Title: Re: Cleaning a Antler?
Post by: MtnMuley on January 19, 2012, 04:06:45 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on January 19, 2012, 03:37:44 PM

I wouldn't dare scrub. I like the wood/bark and naturalness of it.

:yeah:

I never wash any horns, but have experimented whitening a peticle. Bleach works good, but do NOT get any on the burr. :twocents:
Title: Re: Cleaning a Antler?
Post by: Arteman on January 19, 2012, 05:41:03 PM: Thanks guys for the info, I didn't want to experiment and ruin any of them, like with bleach and stuff. I did notice the first time I washed one how much brown came off when i dried it with a light colored rag, now i do it lightly. I mainly wash the dirt and stuff off lightly and used a scrub brush on the peticle and burr to try and get them white and the bark out of the burr.
Title: Re: Cleaning a Antler?
Post by: GHETTO GUIDE on January 27, 2012, 09:23:47 PM: I clean them up with water and a soft bristle brush or tooth brush. Linseed oil for the mounts every couple years to keep the luster. It wont damage the color and adds luster for a while.