I am looking to do my own Euro mounts and I am going to pressure wash them, just curious how many psi i'm going to need to get the job done from people who have done it this way in the past...
I tried tying my hog skull to some wire and putting it in the canal behind my house to let the fish do the cleaning for me...wire broke when I tossed it in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ive done a couple, i cut away as much as i could with a knife Then ill simmer it in water for a while Then i just go to the local car wash and hose it down with whatever their powerwasher is I plan on taking mine to the car wash after work today, this is the deer i just shot
To add onto what NebMo hunter said; boil/simmer for about 2 hours. I use a degreasing agent with my water, something relatively mild like dawn dish soap works well. Make sure you wrap the bases of your antlers in tin foil and some electric tape. This ensures that the bases of your antlers dont discolor from the boil.
The degreaser is good idea, ive never gotteb any discoloration from boil, maybe im lucky, but i guess better safe than sorry moving forward for me
I've never tried pressure washing one, plus I like keeping the natural color of the horns intact. And by boiling, I can control what needs to be cleaned and what doesn't. But that's just me. Here's how I do my European skull mounts. I put a brown paper over my horns to prevent sun bleaching them, and hang the head in a dark shady area. After about a week, maybe 2 weeks (replacing bag if necessary), I boil it just long enough to soften the dried skin/hide. Sometimes I use a knife blade to lightly "peel" the hide off, being careful not to scrape the bone. Drill a hole thru bottom base of the skull, from the inside (out of visual sight) into the brain cavity. Lightly boil again, remove, and try slinging the brain matter out. Using a blow nozzle from your air compressor to blow it out works better. If not removed, the stench will linger for quite a while. Try not to over boil it, if you do, sometimes the teeth will fall out. Don't fret, just glue them back in with some clear epoxy. I heard some people use those flesh eating beetles to clean a skull, said they do a fast and excellent job cleaning one. Anyway, after I've boiled and cleaned the meat off, sometimes even using an old toothbrush to get the finer pieces off. Then I make a paste using Clairol Professional BW 2 Powder Lightener and Salon Care Professional 40 Volume Creme, which I buy from Sally's Beauty Supplies. If there's not one near you, order it on-line, if not from Sally's, try Amazon. Anyway, this stuff will get you the longest lasting snowy white skull. Wear latex type gloves or use a Popsicle stick, smear the paste on the skull (careful not to get it on the horn bases), let set for a spell and rinse off. Usually only takes 2 times, maybe 3. Leave it till it dries, then add a little more Creme on it and work it back over the skull, let dry, then rinse thoroughly with warm water. Repeat until desired whiteness is achieved. I've read where lots of people use common household bleach to bleach their skulls, but I do not suggest you do. I've done it before and after a few years, the bone started to deteriorate, turning it powdery. I've never had this problem using chemicals above, been over 5 years and they still look super great. But it's up to you, your call. g/l and I hope this helps.
I am 0 for 2, broke the nose Both times i tried, ended up with antler mounts Sent from my SM-G930P using Bowhunting.com Forums mobile app
Ive broken nose once. DO NOT forget the brain! Use a stick or screw driver shove it up there and mix around if you have garden hose attachment shoot a solid stream in there to wash out brains
Ise a local coin op car wash after hours. Find all the "ports" usually where a tendon attaches and put the nozzle to it and blast through. When you boil/steep them make sure not to submerge the bases as it will bleach them Here's the first one I ever did. I followed a ****** bag that used to post on many sites instructions and they worked well. Think it was rancid crabtree or something like that.
