bleaching skull

[KSdan]

One day of simmer in Dawn with periodic cleaning with needle nose pliers, a brush, and even a little brush on a drill (lightly). Keep water off antlers.  After it is completely clean-and still wet, I then coat it with peroxide cream from a beauty salon. Leave that overnight. (Don't get it on anything- turns white!) Rinse off and set it out in the sun. (if the teeth did fall out, glue them back in before it dries)  

Perfect!  

A clear coat really seals it after it dries.

Dan-

[Craig]

Teeth are just like ours, if you loose your gums no more teeth. Just like everyone else said glue them back in.

[PSUBowhunter]

I used to use peroxide on all of my skulls, but recently I tried a flat white spray primer and they are turning out better than bleaching them. You cant even tell the diference between a bleached one and a primered one.

[JamesV]

I put a hog head on a big fire ant hill and let them clean it. I removed all I could by hand first.

James

[tuscarawasbowman]

Originally posted by KSdan:

A clear coat really seals it after it dries.

Dan-

Use paste wax for buffing floors instead. Rub it into the skull. Clear coat will eventually yellow with age.

[Mint]

I cut away as much as I can but leave the brain as is. Then I put the skull in a plastic bag and poke a hole in the bag. Flieswill go into the hole and lay eggs. The eggs hatch and the maggots will eat all the flesh off andactually turn everything into a soup since the bag keeps everything moist. Then I use the saly beauty supply peroxide and you are done. For hogsafter cleaned I soak in dawn and borax.

   this shows the best way.

[riddleofsteel]

We have been using the cold water method for several years now. Take a cup of mud from the bottom of a pond and put it in a bucket. Fill the bucket with cold non-chlorinated water. Tie a stick to the antler that will keep them from going under water. Remove as much of the hide, meat and eyeballs from the head. Immerse the head in the bucket of water and put he entire setup down into a 55 gallon drum and cover it.
Usually the creatures in the pond mud will consume the remaining tissue on the skull within a month or two. Once you remove the skull from the water just washing it off will complete the process. 40% hydrogen peroxide in paste form works great to finish the whiting process.

[Stone Knife]

Originally posted by Plumber:
wish I had asked before I put it in bleach,the skull is like a potatoe chip an the teeth are falling out all over the dam living room floor.owell live an learn

[Stone Knife]

I simmered mine for about six hours while periodically scraping off the excess. After that I took it to the car wash and power washed it off with soap then rinse then sealed it after it dried for a week or so.

[KSdan]

tusca-  Thanks.  Great idea.  Have not had one yellow- but makes sense after time.