Skull cleaning, whitening

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I have 3 or 4 older skulls that are far from white. What is the best way to get them white? I don't want to paint them.

 

[Omega]

I use this, just be sure to tape up the base of the antlers.

 

[Gravey]

I use this, just be sure to tape up the base of the antlers.

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What he said.

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

Thanks!

 

[Joe2Kool]

Get the 40 volume cream/paste. Comes in a bottle just like the one above except it is pink. Just paint it on and let it sit overnight and/or a few hours in the sun. Rinse it off and lightly scrub with a plastic dish brush. Then repeat. 2-3X should do it.

Question, are the skulls clean? Or do they still have dried flesh? If so, pressure wash and boil a few minutes to get rid of the gunk.

I'll post a link to another site that just had a very good discussion on various methods. Site is down now so I'll add it later.

 

[tahtah]

If you want to get them extremely white and also speed up the process, get some "Quick White". It's a powder that comes in a packet. Mix it in your peroxide and paint it on as described above. You can get it at the same salon where you get your peroxide.

 

[Joe2Kool]

Here's a link to another site. Good info.

Euro skull whitening | Taxidermy

What product do you use to whiten your euro skulls? I have a few that were boiled years ago and never whitened.

www.monstermuleys.info

Sally Beauty Supply has the peroxide stuff. I'll look for Tah's "Quick White" next time I'm in there...for taxidermy purposes of course!

 

[BSK]

Too much work for me! We just let Nature clean them up, then put them on the roof during summer to sun-bleach them! Does it make them super white? Nope. But we don't care. They're good enough for our uses.

 

[Specializedjon]

Little bit of this, little bit of that….peanut butter "paste", wrap in cellophane for 2-week. Vwalla!

 

[square]

How do you like my skull tree?

 

[BSK]

Love it!

 

[BigCityBubba]

If you are not into so bleached white they look painted, oxyclean does a good job.

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I used the stuff y'all suggested and it looks great! Thanks!

 

[tahtah]

Pics?

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

Elmers glue, brush it on

 

[Omega]

Elmers glue, brush it on

I used it once on a squirrel jaw and it turned yellow/beige pretty fast.

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

You use the glue last

I used it once on a squirrel jaw and it turned yellow/beige pretty fast.

Use the glue after the bleaching process

 

[megalomaniac]

Why is it not white?

If you didn't degrease it during boiling, you need to reboil (slight boil) it with Dawn.to pull the oils out of the bone. Those skulls have a yellow tint.

If it's just chalky and greyish, just soak it in 40wt peroxide diluted down to a third with water for 24h.