help please quick

[trappermatt]

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i just fleshed a fox head for a shoulder mount. i have ultimate acid and curatan from van dykes. but the amount of time i have to leave it in that pickel im afraid ill get slippage. i usually use half and half salt water and vinigar and turns pure white with in hrs. can i use that and still use the curatan? does it matter what tanning solution i use. also i dont know if ill be able to get to this when i should. so should i salt hide and freeze until i have time? i need help quick, as the hide is on my table right now not salted...

[ShawnK]

IF IT HASN'T BEEN SALTED YET I WOULDN'T SKIP THAT STEP. I WOULD DEFINITELY SALT BEFORE PICKLING, SALT THEN IN TWENTY FOUR HOUR RESALT AND LET DRY COMPLETELY.

[trappermatt]

see ive been working on it tonight and it is already drying. not stiff but i put said on it and it just falls right off. id pickel for that long. but when i was splitting my ears i poked a hole in the backside that ill have to glue a peice of hair from another red so im concerned about it slipping where its opened at

[trappermatt]

i guess im just gonna throw it in my pickel recipe and hope for the best. since i cant seem to get a quick response. id like to save it till tomorrow when i can go to my local taxi shop so she can help me

[Keyda81]

You can leave it in the pickle for quite some time and not have a problem.  My pickle consists of water, salt, and ultimate acid, that's it.  The instructions say to leave it in for a minimum of three days.  I've left stuff in there a lot longer, and have not had any problems what so ever. 

[trappermatt]

wont make the hair slip on the ears is it is already ripped? too late now i got it in a pickel right now

[Paul B]

As long as the pH is around 1, it can stay in the pickle indefinitely.