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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2019, 05:33:50 AM »
 I will be very surprised if it works for you, just in water  alone probably won't work very well . With consistent 95 to 100° water that thing would be Clean in one week.  The smell is terrible and make sure you wear rubber gloves when handling the water .

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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2019, 05:38:49 AM »
 One more note it's best to use water from a well or a creek, rainwater etc. rather than treated water from a faucet. Chlorinated and other water treatments will actually kill bacteria which is needed for the maceration process.

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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2019, 06:04:40 AM »
You need to get a fish tank heater  :tup: I’ve macerated over 100 skulls and it is my absolute favorite way. Most of them are clean within a week. As for the water, my raised garden beds have never grown vegetables so good lol. It’s fenced off and the dogs can’t get in. Great fertilizer. After that bear is clean you’ll need to degreased it, it’s going to take a very long time. I recommend buying a few gallons of acetone and an appropriate plastic bucket with lid. Put the skull in completely submerged and leave it for 4 months. Rinse off, let dry for a few days to see if there is anymore grease then whiten.

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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #18 on: August 15, 2019, 08:09:58 AM »
Fish tank heater, or a stock tank heater is what I have. Works very well.
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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2019, 11:53:57 AM »
Well two more days and I crack the lid to change water and rinse off than back it goes. Been in the 70s here all week.
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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2019, 12:13:39 PM »
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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2019, 12:28:44 PM »
That guy is an idiot. His skulls don’t get degreased at all. Peroxide itself is not a degreased whatsoever.

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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2019, 12:47:40 PM »
I read a couple things about the heat. Seemed they said it caused the nasal passages to crack or split.  :dunno:

For me and my busy life. This method fits. The stink wont bother me too much. I have cleaned a few grease traps at work in my life.

My biggest issue is finding a place to dump the water in a hole where the dogs wont dig it up.

Do you have a footing drain for your house that leads to the storm drain? That's where mine go.

No ,But I do have a city sewer lid in the ally ;)

You want to talk about bad smells lol just make sure you do your best cousin Eddie impression should a neighbor or family member see you.  :chuckle:

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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2019, 01:07:26 PM »
I've done a few.  Fish tank heaters works great for me.  Covering the top with aluminum foil (seals around antlers) reduces or eliminates the need to add water.  Make sure you can dispose of the water where the smell doesn't bother wife, neighbors, etc.  Then the Salon Care 40 volume.   :tup:
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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #24 on: August 16, 2019, 01:33:59 PM »
Acetone for degreaser and soft swim clarifier from your pool store to whiten. It is 27% pure peroxide which is much stronger and gets things WHITE! Your salon 40 volumes peroxide is only 12% and it’s more expensive. My trick is to submerge in a bucket and set in the sunlight for roughly 8hrs. Take skull out, rinse, and leave to dry in the sun. Talk about white if it’s properly degreased!

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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #25 on: August 16, 2019, 01:37:18 PM »
These were done with the acetone method and 27% clarifier from pool store

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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #26 on: August 16, 2019, 02:02:29 PM »
I used clear dawn to degrease, and didn't care the whiten.  I prefer the natural bone look  :tup:

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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #27 on: August 17, 2019, 02:57:06 PM »
Well day six, I cracked the lid. Whew, not as bad as expected.

I dug a hole in a dirt area we had and figured to bury the water. Didn’t notice my wife had opened the upstairs window because the grand daughters had just come over.
Ages 3 and Six.
I heard grandma ask who dirtied their pants. Both girl taking the 5 th. Before grand sticks her head out the window and gives me “well talk later scow”

Not much change with the head. But it was frozen when I put it in there.
Rinse, clean water and a brick to hold it down.

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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #28 on: August 17, 2019, 05:21:17 PM »
Nice teeth on that bugger
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Re: Maceration of my 2017 bear skull, week by week
« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2019, 09:27:14 AM »
Now those kids have an awesome story with their grandpa for the rest of their life, nothing wrong with that.

 


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