hair slippage

[cook taxidermy]

   hello name is zach cook of gaston indiana this is my first post i would like to know if there is any one out there that would have a tutorial on how to fix hair slippage like around the ear butt of a whitetail deer ive been having problems with the hair slipping around the ear on this mount im getting ready to mount the slippage spot is around the right ear on the ear butt area its bout the size of a fifty cent piece maybe a hair bigger the tann i was using was rhinehart tanning cream from McKenzie i followed the instructions perfectly salted the cape through and through fleshed the hide then prosetted to tan it once tan i washed it then put in the cooler that i got ear were also turned out then today i realize that is bald spot caused from the hair slipping should i cut the bad spot out then try to re sew it back or should i paint the spot over to math the rest or is there a better way of fixing the spot
thanks~Cook taxidermy

[Mill Creek Taxidermy (fozzie)]

Mr. Cook you just answered your own question lol. Either cut it out and sew it up or paint to match/cover . If it's a long hair I reccomend the cut & sew.

[cook taxidermy]

lol yeah fozzie i was thinking i was on the right track just wanted to make sure thanks for the reply

[statuesoflife]

you say this is a problem thats happening more then once i like the tanning cream but i to have had problems with hair slip if you have the time you may want to try a tanning agent that you have to pickel the hide first using a low ph pickel seem to solve my problem it may help you to im not set on one company but mckenize ultimate acid works great and then use the brush on tan good luck with you taxidermy

[cook taxidermy]

thank you statuesoflife for the info i was thinking bout going to a "pickle" this next season the same one you mentioned what water and salt an acid recipe are you normally using? and good luck with your taxidermy also thanks for the reply cook taxidermy

[Stuff It]

Does the Ultimate acid come with directions to use for a pickle? I too have had slippage issues with the Reinhardt tan. From my understanding once you turn lips, nose, etc you salt the hide and roll it up for 24hrs then shake off the salt and add to your pickle. Then you shave after you take it out of the pickle right?

thanks, Eric

[gottahunt]

look right below your post in the tutorial section. everything you need to know about tanning from Amy.

[gottahunt]

sorry, it titled How to tan step by step.

[wheatgerm]

From my understanding once you turn lips, nose, etc you salt the hide and roll it up for 24hrs then shake off the salt and add to your pickle. Then you shave after you take it out of the pickle right?

I salt for 24the hours then shake that salt off and add new salt and let it sit for another 48 hours, and elk or buffalo will be under salt for 6-8 days... im not a professional but I have done a good share of mounts and never had anything slip (knock on wood). Salting is the first and most important step to setting the hair (in my opinion)

[Stuff It]

Do you throw your hides in a pickle after it has been salted so long?

[wheatgerm]

Yes, after the salt has done its job I shake the cape off and throw it right into the pickle/ tan (whatever your using) or you can just leave the salt in the cape for as long as you like until your ready to tan. If you wait too long you'll have to rehydrate the cape though

[George Roof]

You know, I've used JRTS for almost 20 years and NEVER had one slip. In my experience slippage happens b0efore I start. I'd also wonder about thaw rates or perhaps too long fleshing and body heat. Of my suspicions are correct, all the pickle in the world won't prevent it.

I would NOT cut out the spot.  Mount it and let it dry. Paint it with a thin layer of epoxy and transplant snippets of hair in the slip spot. Very lightly groom the transplants.

[cook taxidermy]

thanks for all of the replies sorry i couldnt on here sooner but im still getting use to the site but any ways it really turned out to be the hunters fought cause he inform me that date he brought the deer to me was not when it was shot he had shot it 2 weeks before bringing it me pretty much he had in his freezer and would show it off at the time he did not have the funds for mounting it was slipping pretty bad so i opted him for me to get him a new cape at the end of the day it was not JRTS fought just the fact of ill knowledgeable hunter he was still happy how the mount turned out thanks Y'all~Cook