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recoloring antler bases
« 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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Re: recoloring antler bases
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2011, 09:37:41 PM »
How did they turn white?

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Re: recoloring antler bases
« Reply #2 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.

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Re: recoloring antler bases
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2011, 12:08:09 PM »
Can you post pictures?
 

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Re: recoloring antler bases
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2011, 01:57:16 PM »
I've used brown shoe polish in the past.

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Re: recoloring antler bases
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2011, 06:11:21 PM »
like i said they are not bad but they were dark before.


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Re: recoloring antler bases
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2011, 09:19:28 PM »
Did you get your issue resolved?  If not, PM me. 
Nothing witty here.... move along.

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Re: recoloring antler bases
« Reply #7 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. 

 


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