pabearhunter
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Has anyone sprayed the skull on a european mount with clear lacquer and if yes was it to shiny. Thank you in advance.
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I've seen them with lacquer or even painted white and never cared for it. I would suggest just leaving it white. looks more natural in my opinion. but to each his own. I have mine done with the flesh eating beetles and bleached with peroxide View attachment 77920
Use a matte clear finish. You'll like the sheen much better. It can yellow over time though especially if it gets much uv exposure.
I have a custom made rectangular stainless steel pot that perfectly fits on a double cast iron propane burner. I turn it down as low as it'll go and it will keep the water below a boil. I rarely have bones separate, unless you count the two nasal bones. Especially on very young deer/antelope, I have to often epoxy those back on after whitening. I did recently have a 2 year old deer completely fall apart on me, the hunter had it soaking in water for over 6 weeks before bringing it by. 2 hours in the heated water, after that, left it to where it had to be skull plated. Bummer deal. I frequently remove the heads from the water and scrape off what I can, but rarely will anything but the nasal bones come off. I have 3 coyotes I'll be finishing up and will put a pic up when they are done. I degreased them for 2 months in TSP.
I used oxiclean at a simmer for 1 hour clean skull and then back into tub for 1 hour clean skull and change water oxiclean and dish soap. 1 hour clean skull back into tub for 1 hour and finish cleaning. I think the main think is to make sure you get all the brains out . Done
I have a custom made rectangular stainless steel pot that perfectly fits on a double cast iron propane burner. I turn it down as low as it'll go and it will keep the water below a boil. I rarely have bones separate, unless you count the two nasal bones. Especially on very young deer/antelope, I have to often epoxy those back on after whitening. I did recently have a 2 year old deer completely fall apart on me, the hunter had it soaking in water for over 6 weeks before bringing it by. 2 hours in the heated water, after that, left it to where it had to be skull plated. Bummer deal. I frequently remove the heads from the water and scrape off what I can, but rarely will anything but the nasal bones come off. I have 3 coyotes I'll be finishing up and will put a pic up when they are done. I degreased them for 2 months in TSP.
I probably just have a crappy burner.
I may still try the heating element deal. Kind of like a sous-vide for skull cleaning.