I am thinking about using McKenzie Tan - but when I went through the instruction they talking about - if not having time that you can salt the cape and freeze - but as far I understand, that if you salt the cape before freezing it that it is still possible for bacteria to grow on the cape because the salt prevents the cape from freezing properly is this right?
Also If anyone has used the McKenzie Tan does it require any other oil after tanning because the instruction does not suggest any oiling.
Any suggestion or help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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A salted cape will not freeze. Salting a cape will remove all the moisture from the skin, and dry it out and lock the hair in place. you don't need to freeze a cape that is properly fleshed and salted.
Coyote
Coyote, My question is why would McKenzie Tan have in the instructions that - if while you are in the process of doing the cape and something comes up and you can not complete the process and proceed to Step #3 - that you can shake off most of the salt roll up the cape and place in freeze.
Thanks
Ozark Woods makes it alot of companies to include WASCO and Van Dykes carry it.
No salting needed.
Perhaps theyre talking about very short-term storage while the skin is in progress. You know, salting it partially, and the freezing protects the areas you havent fleshed or salted yet. Its pretty easy to split, flesh and clean a skin, and then salt it. After that you pickle, shave, re-pickle and wash and neutralize. After draining it, brush on the tan. If its a furbearer youll wanna degrease it too. Then if youre mounting, youre all set. If you want to just leatherize, I believe youll wanna oil. McKenzie is now offering a tanning kit. Check it out.
did a bear that was salted and in the freezer for five years, turned out great, to my suprise. if your freezer is cold enough it wont hurt a thing.
lee