can I use stop rot after tanning.
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your question is actually one that is wide open to exploration.
STOP-ROT was developed for use on a green skin, BUT someone is always coming up with new findings.
If you have slipping after tanning, it will not hurt to try if you think you are going to lose the skin any hoo. There are so-o-o many tanning systems out there now that it could be hard to predict results.
Some of the most recent discussion around your question was made on:
Stop-Rot 5/21/05
If you use stop rot as your search phrase in the Archives, you will probably have the most current applications and variables that the Forums' contributors have came up with. A lot of times they have also included other juicy taxidermy and tanning tid bits that I think you will find helpful.
Glen
Yes, I have used it after tanning and it worked well. I tanned a few scrap pieces of hide left from my coyote shoulder mount. Well, in a few spots the tan didnt penetrate very well and while the rest of it dried, these spots began to mold and slip slightly. So I applied stop rot and it stopped slipping in 15 minutes, then I rehydrated and tanned those spots. I was using Syn-Oil Tan from Van Dykes. I also have a mouse preserved in a jar of stop-rot. It is an awesome product that should virtually eliminate losing skins to bacteria. Thanks Glen!
Did you do any injecting first, or just drop it in?
I suppose the STOP-ROT could be tranferred internally through the digestive tract by capillary action starting at the mouth and rectum. The same would apply to the respiratory tract. Regardless, that is still a pretty good amount of mass and thickness to have to work through, not counting the complexity of the body structures.
You are definitely going to have to keep us informed on how this one comes out.
The mold and mildew thing is another area open for experimentation. Did the STOP-ROT also stop the mold growth?
I got the idea from science-room specimens preserved in alcohol. I just dropped the mouse in and left it. It has retained much more color and shape than ones I have seen in alcohol. We'll see what its like in a year or so. I also thought the preserved chunk of meat on your website was pretty cool.
About the mold- it seemed to stop the mold growth somewhat, but after it tanned up the skin was slightly discolored. It definitely stopped all the slippage almost instantly though.