Im useing a product from McKenzie Supply called Ear Adhesive fast set,made by Wesco.I had problems last year,the ears would turn a rusty brown after a few months.I called McKenzie,and they said I was not mixing 2 part epoxie long enough,he said for 2 minutes.Thats the route I did this past season,and trouble again.I have a bunch of mounts that are coming back my way to be corrected.I quess I should have learned the first time,but I like the adhesive and the rep assured me my troubles were over as long as I mixed it for the 2 minutes.Any advise?Think they will make it right with me?
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what it sounds like is that the glue is dry before the ear gets a chance to?
Sounds like you're not airbrushing the inside of the ears? I would remedy the ones already "inflicted" by airbrushing. I use the bondo method for ears. It holds better than any earliner glue I've ever tried. In fact if I do use an earliner I drill a bunch of 1/8 inch holes all over the liner and still coat it with the bondo-resin mix as my glue. The holes allow the mix to connect through the holes and makes it hold better than just glue against the plastic of the liner. Another non-traditional method I have used as earliner glue and it works like a charm is Majic Smooth. Only thing with the Majic Smooth is that it seems to really give the inner ear skin a dried out look. It doesn't shribble, but it looks dry. But no problem because I airbrush my ears anyway.
I am painting the inner ear,and this brown color leaches through the paint job.They sent me some white bleach to mix and brush in the ear for a fix the first time.
I hate to break this news to you, but ALL the ears eventually turn brown if the skin is visible. It's leather and it WILL turn brown. The problem here is the PAINT. If you color your adhesive a darker red, it MAY tend to tint them pink, but painting is a necessary evil. You must use a good sealer before you paint the ears. This is a common problem with the southern tier deer wtih "bald" ears. Change your paint or get a better sealer.
I use a laquer based sealer and laquer based paint. When the mount is dry I first wipe out the inner ear with laquer thinner to remove any waxy residue then paint. If you are just misting paint over it lightly so that the paint doesn't cover the skin entirely then you'll get leaching everytime. Give it a good coat or two to make good covereage.
I use a laquer based sealer and laquer based paint. When the mount is dry I first wipe out the inner ear with laquer thinner to remove any waxy residue then paint. If you are just misting paint over it lightly so that the paint doesn't cover the skin entirely then you'll get leaching everytime. Give it a good coat or two to make good covereage.