Faded mounts

Submitted by Mike on 7/21/06 at 11:19 PM. ( ) 69.11.33.204

This might be a dumb question but i see so many old mounts in businesses and in people's garages that the capes look like they are almost white. Does this fade out in time or is there something you can do to stop that? Or is it just a build up of dust on the animal bc it wasn't kept clean?

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Dust and sun

This response submitted by Drew M. on 7/22/06 at 12:10 AM. ( ) 140.226.180.224

If it is near sunlight it can bleach out over time, dust also builds up fast on mounts.


UV light

This response submitted by Hogger on 7/22/06 at 7:19 AM. ( ) 72.234.131.148

Even those mounts kept indoors but near a window that lets sun it can fade out over time. But also remember, nothing lasts forever but time.


Mike

This response submitted by J Best on 7/22/06 at 11:46 AM. ( ) 64.33.143.33

I believe that bleaching can also occur when the taxidermist used baking soda and water to relax a cape for more stretch. If too much was used the hair will whiten up in a shorter period of time.


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