rehydrated a dry tanned coyote done by commercial tannery - soaked and then let swet overnight in fridge - nose was still hard as a rock - couldn't reinvert ears and lips hard too - let soak for 24 hours (in salt water) - nose not quite as hard - lip skin still too rigid to tuck - should i throw it back in the bucket to soak some more
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Whenever I have something that is hard to rehydrate I wet paper towels, and I do mean wet, not damp, and put them on the hard area, put it back in the plastic bag and back into the refrigerator. It always loosens up then. May take an extra day or two but that should do it.
Janie is on the right track. Wrap a saturated cloth towel around the head stuffed wit wet paper towelks in the hardened parts...refrigerate fore another day...werks fur me.
Also...use a Syring with salt water injected into those parts helps trenedously too...injecting as you are splitting or turning them.
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I just recently had some tough as nails gator hides to rehydrate and tan. i soaked them overnight twice in a salt water brine, to no eveil. I called bruce, and got some super relaxer, added to the water, and overnight they were soft as a babys bottom
How old was the baby's bottom?
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