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I wonder about a coat of just plain mineral oil?
Not interested in preserving the whole skull just the antlers this time around.
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37, verse 4.
"The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt." Proverbs 12:27
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I learn something every once in awhile.... like the peroxide thingy... I like it! (I've always thoroughly rinsed any bleached stuff - as in boiling the moose skull in plain water afterward)
Threw a nice set of caribou antlers up on the roof just after I peeled the velvet off them. In two years time, they grew lichen and got chalky - best to peroxide or bleach them on taking off the velvet- peroxide should work best - to clean off the remnant blood, etc.
Used Kiwi shoe polish to restore brown color when I got ready to mount them- finally! Also brown-tinted epoxy to restore the soft tine-tips the Labate when I wasn't looking.... Didn't come out all that bad, considering...
The moose antler pic shown earlier also sat outside for several weeks and started to bleach out and was Kiwi-ed... tho it didn't need nor take much color.
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
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I've never used it on antlers but Spar Urethane is a clear thick finish that is rated for exterior use and provides UV protection. It works great for any type of exterior wood and I don't see how it would negatively affect antlers. It protects bare wood better than paint. Available in satin or gloss.
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"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37, verse 4.
"The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt." Proverbs 12:27
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