Submitted by karen on 8/31/99. ( elk@ultravision.net ) 208.253.136.140
my first mountian lion full body mount. hunter did not take good care of the hide. he will be with a left turn snurl. fleshed good and am now salting. there has been alittle hair slipage. going to try some stop slip. to lock in the good hair. question is should i use it before i tan the hide or after i wash with skin prep. any help or advice would be appriciated. email me thank you. love this fourm
thanks karen
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This response submitted by rob on 8/31/99. ( ) 206.250.30.44
put the stop slip on as soon as possible, before you tan. also salt and dry before you tan, this will help lock in hair also.
This response submitted by John Bellucci on 9/1/99. ( ArtistExpr@aol.com ) 152.163.188.34
Hi Karen,
The BEST remedy for outright stopping the slippage of hair or fur, and for the tightening up of the skin and hair folicles, is to rub a "mixture" - or "blend" - of 50% salt and 50% aluminum sulphate into the flesh side of the skin. (Aluminum sulphate is available from many suppliers, including WASCO.)
This, of course, is rubbed in during the "regular" salting step. As you are rubbing this dry mixture into the skin, you will witness the skin actually begin to tighten and pucker-up. This locks the loose hair folicles into place.
Once locked in, they are more often than not, PERMANENTLY locked in, even through the tanning phase. Also, you should let the tannery know that the skin was so treated, and why. If they are made aware of any problems, they can treat the skin accordingly ... that is, with a little more care. But this will only happen if you notify them of any problem that YOU took steps to rememdy! Just salting and drying will not be permanent! Don't forget, once the skin is rehydrated, the problem will become just as bad as before. This is a PROVEN remedy for this situation. I suggest everyone try it!
I have used this "remedy" or "treatment" with great success on mammals that have been slipping ... in both mild and severe cases. The milder cases always yeilded the best results, but even the worst cases were able to be stopped. In those worst cases, there was already a "balding" of the skin, even before the treatment, and those areas did need to be cut out and stitched closed. But on the surrounding areas where the hair was still loose and slipping out, the treatment tightened up the skin, and further slippage was stopped cold! What I'm saying is, this method works ... and pretty darn well, I might add!
Take care and best wishes to all ... John B.
This response submitted by karen on 9/1/99. ( elk@ultravision.net ) 209.240.200.153
thanks to all .you helped a great deal.will talk to all later . love this fourm. karen
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