IowaDeerHunter Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I am mounting my doe for fun from this past season and my brother is doing his buck. we mounted a doe alst year and used the bondo in a syrige method for the ears. I have thought about trying the earliners this year. What are the pros and cons of using them? I think it would be easier than the bondo, but that is my opinion. When you use them what do you put on them to stick to the ear, hide paste? Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: Ear liners. You will have to trim and test fit those ear liners for the perfect fit. Your ears must be turned out all the way and be sure to go all the way to the tip. The taxidermy supply house offer several good ear adhesive products. I prefere the blue fiber board ear liners instead of the plastic ones. If using plastic ear liners be sure to sand them well to make the surface scratchy and rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: Ear liners. RTF do you use the earliners then? Are they pretty simple to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisticwhitetails Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: Ear liners. Pros: Sharper and cleaner edges, thinner and more natural looking ear. Cons: More prep time, drumming could be an issue, quite frankly, **** of alot more work. The main thing to remember with liners is you have to fit them very loose or they will drum, no matter what type of adhesive you use. Turn your ears a bit past the edges before removing the cartilage. I split the catrlige in the middle into 2 seperate peices before removing it, middle to tip first, then middle back to the butt. When you get the 2 pieces off, put them back together and use this as a pattern for your liners. I use the Eppley liners without the butts on all my mounts. Insert the cartilage into your liner and use a sharpie to trace it. Cut it out with shears and then use your dremmel to fine tune the shape and thin the liner edges. Flesh the backside of the ear and clean off any tanning oil left on the ears flesh side. I then take my custom made liner and clean it with thinner, rough it up a little and brush on my Epo Grip Liquid Fast Set. Insert the liner and move everything into position and work it till the epoxy starts to kick. Watch your hair patterns and groom the ear while the Epo Grip sets up. As long as you test fit first, be sure the skin is loose in the liner, use a good adhesive and good reference you will be fine. It can sound intimidating at first but it's not that bad once you get the hang of it. I promise you will like the finished product better if you dont mind the extra work. Good luck, AW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Re: Ear liners. [ QUOTE ] RTF do you use the earliners then? Are they pretty simple to use? [/ QUOTE ] I use bondo most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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