Cyrus
09-24-2019, 09:37 PM
On the weekend my wife shot a nice 4 pt mule deer. I decided to euro mount it and this being my 5th attempt at one realized some improvements and some reoccurring issues.
The good
Getting on the skinning of the skull and picking away at the meat as soon as possible and as much as possible really saved me a ton of time picking away after the simmer. I also got most of the brain out as well. I literally only had to pick at the skull for about an hour to get the rest of the meat and goo off.
I used 40 volume peroxide cream again. I had mixed results this time as parts of the skull did not bleach as white as other spots.
The need advice on
I simmered the skull for about 2hrs on the first go around. I think it was an hour too long. I should of taken out after an hour picked and changed the water and simmered again.
I used oxi clean and although it seemed like a good degreaser it bleached out areas of skulls better than others. Also it really seemed to dry out the skull. My skull seemed a bit more fragile than others.
So question is how long do you boil your skulls?
Is there a better option than oxi clean or dish soap?
Is there a better bleaching agent that is more consistent than 40 vol peroxide?
What do you guys for a final coating to help keeping the integrity of the skull and fine bones in tact? I've used Elmer's white glue in the past.
The good
Getting on the skinning of the skull and picking away at the meat as soon as possible and as much as possible really saved me a ton of time picking away after the simmer. I also got most of the brain out as well. I literally only had to pick at the skull for about an hour to get the rest of the meat and goo off.
I used 40 volume peroxide cream again. I had mixed results this time as parts of the skull did not bleach as white as other spots.
The need advice on
I simmered the skull for about 2hrs on the first go around. I think it was an hour too long. I should of taken out after an hour picked and changed the water and simmered again.
I used oxi clean and although it seemed like a good degreaser it bleached out areas of skulls better than others. Also it really seemed to dry out the skull. My skull seemed a bit more fragile than others.
So question is how long do you boil your skulls?
Is there a better option than oxi clean or dish soap?
Is there a better bleaching agent that is more consistent than 40 vol peroxide?
What do you guys for a final coating to help keeping the integrity of the skull and fine bones in tact? I've used Elmer's white glue in the past.