Well I just completed my first antler repairs. Had a broken G3 and a broken browtine to fix. Made a mold w/ hot glue of the other sides G3 and the other browtine. I then drilled into the broken antlers added the wires with epoxy in the center of each. Then i mixed bondo w/ fiberglass resin to thin the bondo and added catalyst and poured it into my hotglue molds. Then I placed the molds over the center wires so the wire was inside the center of the bondo when it cured. Well with the catalyst cream hardner it makes the bondo pink. My question is do I paint the pink antlers with some kind of white paint first then try to get the antlers to match the real ones or do I go straight to some kind of stain?. Will bondo accept stain? The antlers I am trying to match are whiter than most I get in around here. This buck was killed in Kansas and my local deer antlers are usually alot darker than these. Any help at all is greatly appreciated. The fake antlers turned out really good but I'm not sure how to get them to match. Paint or stain ? Thanks in advance
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Sir, You are like my gaurdian angel. I almost emailed you directly to ask this question, but, didnot want to be a burden to whom I know is one busy man with all you do for the taxidermy industry. I certainly look forward to the day I get to meet you in person. Thanks the article had exactly what I needed to know. Mr Conley You are what I refer to as "GOOD People" . Thank you SIR!
for antler repair. It's a two part mix and when hard looks pretty close to the antler color before staining. I did a four inch brow recently and you can't tell the difference. I just roll the two part into an approximate cone shape similar to the other side. I then insert the wire into the cone. I have already drilled the hole in the base of the brow to accept the wire, a little epoxy, and put the replica brow with wire on the base. You can then mold your new tine with water and your fingers. Smooth as a babys azz. You can almost "finish" the new tine before it drys. After it drys hard the next day you can fine sand it to your specifications. A few scratches, along with stain, and it will look perfect. Easy fix.