Relaxing bath?

[David Patton]

Yes, the salt slows dwn relaxing. That is the reason it helps hold hair on "suspect" hides. I don't use Ultra Soft, so I can't speak to that, but I have used RelaxR both with and without the salt. I prefer the salt.

Royal, I get salt from Tractor Supply Company. By the pallet you get a 5% discount. It is about $3.78 for 50 pound bags which comes in useful for measuring 1 pound per gallon.

[RoyalOaksTaxidermy]

Ill check my local stores and see what I can find.. Id sure like to buy it in 50 lb bags instead of those tiny containers LOL..
  Thanks
  Rae

[Bill Bechtol]

How many capes can you get out of a batch of Ultra-Soft? (I make it in 20 gallon containers)

[Bruce Rittel]

If you figure on 2 Quarts of water for every 1 lb. of wet skin weight - and each cape weighs approximately 7 Lbs. each (full shoulder capes) - then you should be able to do 6-7 capes easily! If you capes run a bit lighter than 7 Lbs. each - then 8-9. Considering you only use 1 fl. oz. of the Ultra-Soft (US-609) to each 1 gallon of solution - 1 Quart of it should easily do your 20 gallon relaxing bath.

[Wayne R]

Bill, your question sounds like you plan on using the batch more than once? I'm not sure you can do that, if that is what you are asking. I only mix up 10 gals or less depending on how many capes or skins I plan to relax at the time, if it is only one deer cape, then I would use less. I would want enough solution to cover it once it starts to relax. If the cape is sticking out of the solution at the time, I take a small container like a measuring cup and wet the hide sticking out of the solution by pouring some of the solution over it. I do this so that the whole hide will soften up at the same time.When the hide or cape starts to soften up the rest of it will become submerged. I do keep an eye on it to make sure it does get submerged so that the whole hide relaxes. So I guess the answer would be as to how many hides you can put into that solution at one time (without) over crowding it.

[Wayne R]

Bruce, you beat me to the punch. I type too slow.

Bill, if you go by what Bruce has to say, you can't go wrong.