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Antler staining
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04/05/16 08:59 PM
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BigPig
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The buck I killed had very dark horns on camera throughout September and October, disappeared during November and then I connected with him in Decemebr and his horns lost the dark chocolate color that I was hoping for
Last edited by BigPig; 04/05/16 09:02 PM.
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Re: Antler staining
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04/05/16 09:41 PM
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stxranchman
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Being he was in the fog in the pic that makes the antlers always look a lot darker on a wet or damp dark day. Google antler stain(ing) and you will find a lot things to buy or try.
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Re: Antler staining
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04/05/16 11:18 PM
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skeeter22
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I have used paste shoe polish. It works.
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Re: Antler staining
[Re: skeeter22]
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04/06/16 12:48 AM
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Being he was in the fog in the pic that makes the antlers always look a lot darker on a wet or damp dark day. Google antler stain(ing) and you will find a lot things to buy or try. I had other pics of him in better lighting and they are dark. But I understand what you are saying. I did Google it, made my head spin with all the techniques and opinions. I have used paste shoe polish. It works. Got any pics? What color?
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Re: Antler staining
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04/06/16 02:40 AM
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MrBuzz7275
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you can try potassium permanganate
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Re: Antler staining
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04/06/16 02:19 PM
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RightTurnTaxidermy
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I do taxidermy work and I use minwax
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Re: Antler staining
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04/06/16 04:20 PM
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BenBob
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Linseed oil works well. You can use it numerous times to get them as dark as you want.
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Re: Antler staining
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04/06/16 09:49 PM
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Huftax
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tube acrylic paints from hobby lobby will work great you can mix and match different colors , thins with water. just brush on and if you don't like it wipe off and try again.
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Re: Antler staining
[Re: RightTurnTaxidermy]
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04/07/16 12:17 AM
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I do taxidermy work and I use minwax What color?
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Re: Antler staining
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04/07/16 01:09 PM
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Red Cloud
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I have used Minwax stain/poly. sealer combo leaving the tips "ivory" several times. Looks very natural and last about forever.
Last edited by Red Cloud; 04/07/16 01:10 PM.
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Re: Antler staining
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04/07/16 01:12 PM
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Red Cloud
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Color walnut. That's a very nice heavy eight, congratulations.
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Re: Antler staining
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04/11/16 11:56 PM
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Buzzsaw
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don't mess with Mother Nature. looks great as is IMO
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Re: Antler staining
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04/11/16 11:57 PM
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Buzzsaw
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don't mess with Mother Nature. looks great as is IMO
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Re: Antler staining
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04/12/16 12:47 PM
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I love the chocolate brown horns myself. They really look good with a little morning dew on them! Baker
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Re: Antler staining
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04/15/16 12:01 AM
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NMGW
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Watco danish wood oil works good on antler...
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Re: Antler staining
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04/26/16 09:19 PM
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GOATBOY
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What Mr. Buzz said... potassium promagdenate. I'm not sure if that is spelled right.
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Re: Antler staining
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04/30/16 06:25 PM
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2010bigdog
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Where do you get potassium promagdenate?
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Re: Antler staining
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05/02/16 01:40 AM
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MikeC
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Where do you get potassium promagdenate? Check with Lowes or Home Depot if they don't have it they can order it for you. It's used in water softener systems.
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Re: Antler staining
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05/02/16 05:12 PM
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BenBob
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Not messing with Mother Nature. In my case I found a pair of dropped antlers from an 11 point muley buck that were bleached out and cracked to some extent. Linseed oil darkened them closer to their original color and after mounting them on a plaque, you can barely tell they are bleached out.
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Re: Antler staining
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05/08/16 04:40 PM
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Red Cloud
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BenBob, post a photo of that mounted mule deer rack?
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Re: Antler staining
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05/13/16 03:11 PM
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CoolHand
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I need to try this on some euros
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