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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 8, 2009 2:44:41 GMT -5
Last year I tried to do a Euro mount for the first time. It turned out really good, except that some of the peroxide got on the back of the bases and turned them white. I had the peroxide level below the base of the antler. I mixed baby powder with some peroxide to make a jelly that I painted on the top of the skull that wasn't submerged and around the bases. Am I doing something wrong, or did the antler soak up some of the liquid? I have my rack and my brother-in-law's to do this week. Thanks for any advice.
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Post by bsutravis on Nov 8, 2009 2:55:58 GMT -5
I've never had any issues with antlers "soaking" or any of the peroxide leaching into the antler bases at all. My guess is somehow the bases came in contact with the product and it bleached them.
I use Salon Care 40 Volume Clear that I get from the beauty supply place and have never had an issue with it harming the antlers.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 8, 2009 4:28:05 GMT -5
I was using 50% strength. I watered it down a little, but the jelly I brushed around the bases was full strength. I might have time to put one rack in to soak today.
Thanks for replying, you helped me out a lot with the one I did last year.
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Post by UrbanArcher82 on Nov 8, 2009 19:45:50 GMT -5
go to a good taxidermist theyll do a good job and youll get a plack
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 8, 2009 21:35:23 GMT -5
I had time to put my rack in to soak today. I was real carefull to not let the back of the bases touch any of the peroxide. Here is a couple of pictures of how I am doing it. The jelly has already started to run off a little.   |
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 8, 2009 21:44:29 GMT -5
go to a good taxidermist theyll do a good job and youll get a plack I put last years buck on a plaque, and saved a lot of money. It turned out really good for a first attempt. I like to learn to do things myself. I wanted a longbow this year. After looking at prices, I decided to learn how to make them. Since March, I have made 3 of them. That's just how I am, I would rather do something myself than pay someone else to do it. |
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Post by bsutravis on Nov 15, 2009 2:32:35 GMT -5
Looks good. When I do mine I don't even fool with the paste around the bases. I take a turkey basting syringe and just gently squirt peroxide up to the antler bases every so often just to get them wet now and then. That set of antlers is looking good!
Way to do it yourself!
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Post by ridgerunner on Nov 15, 2009 19:21:37 GMT -5
I got two soaking in a bath of yeast and water with a cow tank heater in a big trough outside....they were pretty rank...I didn't skin them for a few weeks and the flys got to em..and etc....now they're soaking....next time Ill save myself alot of work and skin the head out imediately after I skin the deer..warm weather didn't help matters with flys and such.
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Post by bsutravis on Nov 16, 2009 20:18:18 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 18, 2009 1:20:04 GMT -5
Good news / Bad news about Euro mounts:
Good news is I am starting to get the hang of these and they are looking good.
Bad news is a lot of friends and family are wanting me to do there heads like this. I am working on my 3rd one so far this year, and still have at least 3 more to do. Normally I wouldn't mind, but I am working like crazy trying to get our house finished and moved in. I just don't have the time to mess with them.
Next year I am going to start charging a little $ to do them.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 18, 2009 1:22:37 GMT -5
In case you didn't see my thread in the deer hunting section, here is how it turned out.   |
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Post by grey squirrel on Nov 18, 2009 1:50:05 GMT -5
Good news / Bad news about Euro mounts: Good news is I am starting to get the hang of these and they are looking good. Bad news is a lot of friends and family are wanting me to do there heads like this. I am working on my 3rd one so far this year, and still have at least 3 more to do. Normally I wouldn't mind, but I am working like crazy trying to get our house finished and moved in. I just don't have the time to mess with them. Next year I am going to start charging a little $ to do them. He, hehe, hehe......... After your help the other day with the buck, I am gonna attempt to do the euro myself. I don't want to get your wife all fired up again. LOL.... Scott |
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 18, 2009 6:21:13 GMT -5
Good news / Bad news about Euro mounts: Good news is I am starting to get the hang of these and they are looking good. Bad news is a lot of friends and family are wanting me to do there heads like this. I am working on my 3rd one so far this year, and still have at least 3 more to do. Normally I wouldn't mind, but I am working like crazy trying to get our house finished and moved in. I just don't have the time to mess with them. Next year I am going to start charging a little $ to do them. He, hehe, hehe......... After your help the other day with the buck, I am gonna attempt to do the euro myself. I don't want to get your wife all fired up again. LOL.... Scott It's all bad timing. I still owe you one for the tracking job a few years ago. Just let me know if you need any help. You can borrow my large deer head cooking pot if you need to. I am going to finish another one today, I cooked it yesterday. |
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Post by bsutravis on Nov 19, 2009 7:50:33 GMT -5
Looking great Scrub!!!!!
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