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What should I use to preserve, and add some moisture back to some very dry looking Blue and Black wildebeest horns? | ||
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I've sprayed mine down liberally with wd-40 and it has worked very well. velocity is like a new car, always losing value. BC is like diamonds, holding value forever. | |||
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doesnt that stink up your house? | |||
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I've used Lemon oil furniture polish on the horns and antlers of all my mounts. I put too much on a Bighorn sheep's horns once and it made them very dark. After several months, they dried out and again looked like they did when I shot him. A taxidermist once told me to use motor oil on horns and antlers, but I haven't tried it. NRA Endowment Life Member | |||
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I don't think motor oil on any horn would be a good idea. Once completely dry, it would begin to do some bad things. I would wait for some of our pro's to suggest what the current method would be. Personally, I've never added anything to any of my horns, only dusting several times per year, and once per year, wiping them down with a damp cloth and spraying with Pro-tex to repel insects. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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50% turpentine + 50% linseed oil mixed together. Brush on and wipe off with lint free rag. Animal Art Taxidermy. | |||
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Friends- From some friends of mine that have ranched Texas from the 1880's and know a few things about taxidermy as well, I have heard that the use of Liquid Gold, the material for wood work and cabinentry works great. May the wind be in your face and the sun at your back. P. Mark Stark | |||
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I've used the 50/50 for over 50 years now and it's the old standby. Other products will work but none last as long as the 50/50. WD40 is a very thin oil and doesn't last long at all. Liquid Gold can work, but I just never found a need for it. Don't use any oils on the sheep horns, especially the golden sheep as it will stain the horn. RETIRED Taxidermist | |||
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