bear degreasing

[red oak]

i'm goingn to  start my first bear . would like to know your ideas for degreasing the hide. thanks in advance. tryed the old site and the search button and keep getting error page .this is a drag now i'm going to have to type my questions.

[Frank E. Kotula]

Knobloch's has a great degreaser for bears. Super solve.

[David Patton]

Red Oak,
Knobloch's has EX-40, and it works well also.

[Laurier]

Xylol 1 cap of Xylol  or Xyline  in about 2 gallons of water for 30 minutes , works great.

[JohnW.]

I use mineral spirits for all my degreasing-works great and is fairly cheap compared to other suppliers products.

[George Roof]

Just so we keep the record straight for those that may not know better, xylol and mineral spirits are both SOLVENTS and not degreasers.  They will remove grease but only by dissolving it into themselves and diluting it.  At some point, you're going to have to use a real degreaser which is soap based to remove all the diluted grease those solvents left.