getting out skunk grease please help

Submitted by Bill on 05/08/2003. ( ) 24.169.123.140

I have now tanned a couple of skunks that I thought came out pretty nice except that the tails both have grease on them and are sticky to the touch, I tanned them about 2 months ago using lutan f, and they having just been hanging since. Is there a way to get the grease out now. Please let me know. Thanks

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This response submitted by ep on 05/08/2003. ( ) 207.88.126.119

Keep washing! This assumes your tail is already perfectly fleshed, as mine is. Where the only problem is the grease. I ran mine, a Lutan-F pelt as well, through 2 baths of odorless mineral spirits and Dawn, and the tail is still greasy.

I'm going to re-tan using a washable tan, so I can REALLY wash the dang thing next time.

Washing is the only solution. And believe me, I loaded this guy up on acid bate, degreaser, all that jazz, during each successive step in tanning. It was Epo-Grip degeraser btw...


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