I have used stop rot in the past and found it to be a good product. Today I was thinning a wet tanned whitetail cape and getting ready to mount it when I had a family matter to attend to and lost track of time. Before I new it 8 hours had passed and I realized I left it on the work bench. When I got to it it was a little dry so rather than use a spray bottle to rehydrate I brushed some Stop Rot all over the cape. I then laid it out open in the freezer. I have refroze tanned capes before and only had a few had the muzzle area be a little touchy (very slight slip) Do you think the stop rot will help prevent this? Was it a wise to do this to a tanned cape?
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first off, I wouldn't expect any problems to arise from what you did.
Wet tan is a pretty broad term as there are so many systems out there that qualify by that name.
I've came to recognize freezers as being like fire, friend or foe. Like fire, when managed properly, all kinds of neat tricks can be done with it. All the chemicals in that cape will have different freezing points, that can allow for a lot of chemical action that might not take place otherwise.
What I would be interested in hearing back from you, and I'm sure there are others, would be how the final out come was compared to the wet tans you have mounted before. Same, better, worse, any significant differences. Keep us posted.
Glen, it appears that the cape is freezing just fine but is taking a little longer with the Stop Rot. I also brushed it on the hair side of the muzzle and the ears because these have been the issue areas in the past. The cape was wet tanned but I don't know the tan maker of the tan or should I say process (it was commercial tanned)I will keep you posted as to the results. Which most likley will be tomorrow.