IVE PURCHASED SEVERAL TYPES OF HIDE PASTE NOW, IVE SEARCHED ARCHIVES,
AND AM STILL FRUSTRATED WITH RESULT ON HIDE PASTES I USE McKenzie TAN ON ALL MY MOOUNTS. AND HAVE DEFINITLY ELIMINATED DEXTRINE (MILDEWS BAD.)
REAL EARS HAS BEEN WORKING WELL BUT IS MESSY AND EXPENSIVE I HAVE SOME HIDEMASTER BUT HAD SOME DRUMMING ON A BEAR HEAD RECENTLY. COULD SOMEONE SHARE HOW TO GLUE A TANNED HIDE ON CORRECTLY. IM STARTING TO GO BALD BECAUSE OF THIS. THANKS.
GREG
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I have a hard time, getting things to look like I want quickly and I have plenty of time to work with it. I liked using technaglue, but wanted more time.
And then if you are quick, Buckeye Supreme was good also.
As for ears, I had this problem lots, be sure to clean them with laquer thinner and give them a little room to dry, not a tight fit. clips and shove a papertowel or like sprayed with Windex down the inside.
Real ears is good, not that messy for the ears unless you use a bunch. I just put it on the inside part of the liner and then a little at the top of the back, so I can work with the ear base later.
Kings Taxidermy has 2 new kinds of the Derma Grip that I want to try, but I hate having to buy a gallon of something just to try it out.
Maybe I helped a little.
I JUST ORDERED DERMA GRIP BY THE GALLON I HOPE IT IS ALL IT IS CRACKED UP TO BE. IS IT DEXTRINE BASE OR NOT?
GREG
If you are having trouble with all of those choices there is something else wrong. I use Buckeye Supreme and like it for everything including earliners. I know Don uses Dextrine based glue. Are you sure you are prepping the form well? There is something amiss.
Todd B
I use dextrine hide paste for everything in my studio. It is made by Roy Cogburn of Roy's Taxidermy Supply in Albuquerque and is used by several national champions and just about everybody else I know here in NM. IMHO, Roy manufactures the very best nose reproductions on the market as well.
Bob Mead