cleanning a albino lifesize deer

Submitted by doug on 1/29/05 at 6:08 AM. ( ) 152.163.100.200

i had a guy bring me a lifesize albino deer in for me to clean, it is the dirtest mount i have ever seen it is yellow looking hair looks almost yellow tan, i used a little monut-brite on the ears to see how good that would clean it,but it didnt seam to work that good, is it any way to clean it and bleach the hair back white. if anyone can help me please let me know,THANK You

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Doug, I'd bet it was nicotine

This response submitted by George on 1/29/05 at 7:48 AM. ( georoof@aol.com ) 152.163.100.134

Wait till the weather is warmer. Take the mount out on your driveway and hose it down. Get some Epo-Grip Bloodout/Degreaser and mix it in a heavy concentration with water. Soak the mount down and let it set for a few minutes. Then hose it off. Repeat the process and see if the mount doesn't clean up. If it's nicotine, it will was out. Bleaching isn't a very good option on whitetails usually but an albino will bleach well I suspect. Go to the archives under "Bleaching Dall Sheep" and there's a recipe for doing that.


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