Will high temperatures cause a problem with pickle or tanning process? I live in Houston and the summer months we average 95 plus degree days and 70 plus humidity. Think sauna! This will cause my solutions to be 90 plus degrees in the shade. No bull my swimming pool was 98degs for the whole month of August last year and it is 8feet deep and in the ground. My wife is not going to allow the swill to sit around in the living room. I have full hides I would like to tan currently or should I wait until late November when temps come down a bit? Also the DP vs Tan debate is very funny. All I can say is this, You can drive a Caddie or a Ford, If driven correctly they will both get you to your destination. I have both types of mounts hanging in the garage and neither have had problems all the experts scream about on here but a pair of cowboy boots left in the same garage cracked, eatin by bugs etc etc...
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I live in Georgia where the temp's and the humidity are high. I tan with saftee acid and EZ100. I have not had a problem yet with the temperatures, but I also havn't tanned a lot of stuff but everything I have has turned out great. As for your coment on the DP I agree. I DP'd my first deer and it turned out great. So far no bugs or cracks and I doubt I will get them. As you said the secret is knowing how to use it and doing it right. Hope this helps you Bowgull.
Have a nice day, MichelleW
Thanks, I just wanted to make sure I would not ruin some skins and make a very stinky mess because of temp. down here.
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...you must be quick about your pre-tanning procedures. The time one gamehead spends sitting on the floor waiting to be skinned can be the killer of your tanning success.
But that's not what you asked.
Many tanneries use temperatures in excess of the numbers you mentioned as a matter of course. We recommend 105 to 110 degrees in our system.
However, if a piece is already substantially damaged before you even start tanning, the result could be slippage - which may have happened anyway. Sort of a catch 22 when dealing with the rotting messes we sometimes get.
To sum up, the temps your tanning under won't cause additional problems if your process is sound.