Adjam5 Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 I'm looking to bleach some skulls. I know about the meat removal, scraping. What kind of powder is used to mix with the 40peroxide to make the paste to coat the skull with ? Where can I get that powder? Any info appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NS_HUNTER Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Re: skull bleaching I think it,s called Basic White Powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Re: skull bleaching It's called washing soda (sal soda) Located in the laundry detergent isle . Armor Hammer puts it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted July 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Re: skull bleaching Thank you...thank you very much. (in my best Elvis) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Re: skull bleaching [ QUOTE ] I'm looking to bleach some skulls. I know about the meat removal, scraping. What kind of powder is used to mix with the 40peroxide to make the paste to coat the skull with ? Where can I get that powder? Any info appreciated. [/ QUOTE ] You say that you know about the meat removal. Care to share? I still have a doe skull in my freeze that I wouldn't mind working on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted July 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Re: skull bleaching Ok... Ya gotta have, latex gloves, a big pot to fit the whole skull in and to boil the skull in, liquid soap in the boil to break grease and fat(DAWN,works good), a sharp knife, sharp scraper 1"putty knife I use. Saran wrap to wrap the antlers and seal out the bleaching stuff. The boiling will discolor the horns. Boil, hack, scrape. Use a wire hanger to scramble the brains out. Be careful with the water, just before the water gets to boil is OK, simmer it, boiling splashes. Depending on the state of the de composition of your skull,(well not your skull, the skull your boiling ) you may have to boil it 4 hours or more. Every hour or so, take it out and scrape some meat loose. Keep doing this. If the water smell is too much to take, dump the water and make a new boil and start over. The nasal cavity is very delicate, so if you want to preserve that part, be careful around there. After the skull is clean and dry, you paint it with 40% peroxide and this powder I have been asking about. Let it dry and you have a european mount. Thats what I know. Hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisticwhitetails Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Re: skull bleaching Adjam5, save yourself some money and skip the Basic White and just use plain ole regular talc powder to mix your peroxide with. The 40 volume peroxide does the work {whiten}, the Basic White only holds it in place. Talc will do the same, smell better and cost alot less. Good luck, AW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Re: skull bleaching AHAAAA!!!! Gonna try it tomorrow. Thanks AW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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