Yet another snakeskin question

[bowhuntingrn]

I'm working on a U Finish Omega that I recently got and am trying to decide whether or not to skin it. I have some prairie rattler skins that I traded for a while back and thought about giving it a try, but they're salted. Seems like I read on here (but I can't seem to find it now) that this is a bad thing to do. I've backed a couple of "selfbows" with cloth and think I can do this, but I want to make sure the skins are suitable before I get started. Thanks in advance for any help provided...Cory

[okie64]

Soak and Wash them in dishwashing soap until u get all the salt off of them and they will work fine. Ive used salted skins before and they worked fine after washing them good.

[Pat B]

As long as you remove all the salt you will be OK.

[Roy Steele]

Pats right I've used salted skins a couple times. Just keep washing them with dish soap a couple times rinseing them in plan water to remove the salt.

[bowhuntingrn]

Cool, thanks guys. I chickened out on the Omega, but I still have a pecan backed osage flatbow that could use some dressing up. I have less in it, so I figure it will make a better "project". If/when I get around to it, I'll try to get some pics up.