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Submitted by Lee V. on 02/26/2004 at 13:47. ( ) 199.141.125.33

Just wondering I used the sallie Dahmes tape on how to mount a whitetail deer,in this tape it says put hide paste everywhere except down the back where the y will be sewed. what keeps it from lefting later? or will it? I`am sure that when you slide the cape on your getting some their any way. And one more thing the wax I was going to use for the nose, eye & duct area was about useless it was to hard and would not soften, maybe I just got a bad batch. But any way I think clay will work just as well. Any opions? (just learning)

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Lee

This response submitted by Bojack on 02/26/2004 at 13:52. ( ) 24.204.105.25

As for the was try heating it with a hair dryer a little.

The hide should not lift where you sew it if you have the right form.

Bojack

I meant WAX

This response submitted by Bojack on 02/26/2004 at 13:53. ( ) 24.204.105.25

Try heating the WAX .

HEATING wax

This response submitted by Lee.V on 02/26/2004 at 14:42. ( ) 199.141.125.33

Thanks Bojack, I had it under a heat lamp did`t help. will a small amount of clay and a little paint work as well. I just think it set in my shop which has no heat and maybe froze or something.

Epoxie Sculpt

This response submitted by Bojack on 02/26/2004 at 14:44. ( ) 24.204.105.25

Use Epoxie Sculpt if your using it for tear ducts, or to fill in areas.

No Clay

This response submitted by Leslie on 02/26/2004 at 15:55. ( ) 208.180.126.206

Don't use clay for a finishing agent. It will crack off and fall to pieces. If you like wax, use that. Otherwise, I use Apoxie Sculpt on all mine.
Les

A little caulk

This response submitted by Jim on 02/26/2004 at 18:56. ( ) 205.188.209.5

Lee,
I sew my short incision to about a half inch from the end. Then I insert a small amount of caulk, about 1 or 2 squeezes of the caulking gun. Complete your sewing and gently smooth the caulk that is under the hide evenly. As with everything, watch it for a couple of days and make sure it is nice and smooth. It levels out the seam. I would go with the Apoxie clay/sculpt for finishing. Sorry for the long answer.

THANKS

This response submitted by Lee V. on 02/27/2004 at 07:07. ( ) 199.141.125.33

Thanks for the help, I will try that, I learn something new on this forum everyday. Will be mounting my 2 this weekend.

Use epoxy sculpt

This response submitted by Steve A on 02/27/2004 at 16:03. ( ) 216.129.231.7

I watched the same tape and learned a lot. I ordered the same wax and never could get it to work very well though. You'd love epoxie sculpt. It works a whole lot easier and dries rock hard.

I like to put a little hide paste under my stiches as I sew things up. A caulking gun works good too or just try to raise the cape up slightly and put a little paste in there with a butter knife or some other tool.

Resivior

This response submitted by Mike on 03/01/2004 at 16:39. ( ) 66.2.148.205

I put a resivior or Buckeye Supreme in front of the antlers and also on the side of the neck right behind the ears. After I'm done sewing, I work the glue resiviors twards the seam and smooth it all out. It never moves.

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