I need some help from the experts. I have been using lu tan on my deer cape with very good results . I tried to tan a couple of coyotes and the hides turned cannary yellow after oiling. i done everything the same as my capes. salt dried, pickled at 1.5-2 ph. for 36 hours fleshed, put back in piclke for 8 hours , degresed with saftey solvent for 30 minutes, neturalized for 15 minutes, tanned for 18 hours, rinsed several times ,hung for 30 minutes ,oiled with pro plus using 2 parts hot water 1 part oil. After 30 minutes hides begin to turn yellow. After 24 hours hides are much yellower than oil. Any ideas. My customer will not except this way HELP>HELP!
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Theres nothing that says a hide has to stay white. Here are the reasons.
Did it effect the tanning?
Yes then you have a problem.
No then you can return them to the customer.
Did it leave the hide/fur sticky?
Yes clean it.
No then you can return it to the customer.
Did you promise him the hide itself will be white?
Yes, its on you buddy, you are at the suppliers mercy
No, If he dont want them because the hides are yellow its his problem!
We dont have control over the colors a hide may turn, why? Because the next one may stay white.
You and the rest of us are not GOD, the reaction to the chemicals is something we cannot control.
John C I respect you comments but any idea why it only happens when i do coyotes.I used from the same batch of chemicals and all deer stayed white .Last year I had a similar problem but chacked it up as me not doing something right. Could i used to much oil? Is there any other chemical reaction that could possible cause this . Thanks for your input and time Don
Just yotes? Have you done any fox? Now do you have a fur drum?
I would give them a quick wash to wash some of the oils out and tumble them.
Ask Bruce Rittel he may have an idea or sell a lighter oil.
I was looking at some furs the other day, they were nicely tanned and light in color but they could not get the same oils now for the hides.
Could be the hides just sucking up the oils.
IF not,this too can be your problem. many species dont need to be degreased, But Coyote's, fox, coon's and cat's are some that need to be.
Too, remember,the skins are alot thinner than that of a white tail and will take on the coloration of your tanning oils quicker than a thicker skinned animal! But John may be right on!
Good luck,
dave
A traditional method to make a braintanned pelts shiny white is rubbing it whith fine-ground chaulk. Haven't tried it myself, though.