Hello,I was wondering if anyone has froze Dextrin Hide paste between uses.Sometimes it is 2-3 weeks between uses for me and it tends to get mildew growth on the top of it.I searched the archives and could not find any info about it.I didn't know if it was freeze-thaw stable or if it would damage it.Thanks for any information,Martin.
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Dextrine is nothing more than wheat flour(simplified) and water. Sure you can freeze it, but personally, I'd use it as compost for my flower beds. That stuff is pure crap compared to the relatively inexpensive and far superior glues available to the industry today. I'm surprised it's still being sold, much less being used.
George like your posts most of the time (though you're just a touch opinionated :) Pure crap is a bit of a overstatement. When used properly in conjunction with other additives, dextrine still is a damn fine adhesive. I know quite a few world class taxidermists who still use the stuff. And yes, I use Epo-Grip and the like, but only for certain applications. In fact I find the epoxies inferior to dextrine in many applications. Try doing african work with a fast setting glue.
Try it, learn how to work with it, have proper skin fit and you might be surprised.
Jim
I know quite well about the African and I don't use epoxy there either for the reasons obvious to both. Both of us also know that dextrine tends to be a bug magnet and will disbond eventually. The newer glues with polymers have a much better staying power than dextrine. Epo-Grip makes a great water based glue as does Buckeye in their Supreme formula.