Im curious to know if there is anyone out there that has used the product from Authentic Taxidermy.com called "One hour Tan".
I ordered some to give it a try and maybe its me but im finding it near impossible to get a tan that leaves the hide soft and pliable.
I followed the instructions that came with it which are simply:
Salt skin overnight
Soak in bacteriacide (which I did)
Mix 9oz of one hour tan with 2.5 gal of water
11oz of salt and soak hide for one hour
Then
flesh-tumble and mount or freeze
When im done tanning and the skin dries out its very brittle and hard to move
Im wondering if the hide should dry hard and it should be mounted before it completly dries out so that it dries hard on the mannakin.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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i to tried the one hour tan and ruined several shop capes.i see no way this will work.
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If you're gonna pretend to BE me, you gotta put your (MY) email address down on the first posting on a header. Such a Dilbert. Evelyn knows me better anyway.
it is not the tan that ruins the hides, it is the inability of the user to use it properly. Now, no matter what tan you use if you don't break the hide it will always dry stiff.
The one hour tan is an excellent for small mammals. I would not be without it. Yes you have to mount the animal while the hide is wet and let it dry after mounting. If you do not plan to mount right after tanning, put it in a bag and put in the freezer. It can stay there for a long long time without spoiling.
This tan is not meant to be used for just flat hide tanning where you are looking for soft pliable leather. That sort of tanning I send out to a tannery. I also send out all my deer capes to a tanner. But for small mammals this tan is hard to beat.
George by god, you know your name is not that unusual. You ever gave it the thought that there might be another George running around on the forum besides you? Ah by god you are such a funny guy. ROFLMAO.
Lol you should know there are many George's out there Roof. Lol why pretend to be a George when you are..And I've talked to Superpig for to long for her to chose you as the better one. Haha.
Since he's AWARE there's another one around, he wouldn't want anyone to confuse the issue. Evelyn, I've known more than a few superpigs in my lifetime, but you ain't one of them, so when are YOU going to change your name. LOL
unless pigs start to fly. LOL.
i use the one hour tan in my shop have been for about four years i find it best to tan for an hour than flesh than i put it back in the tan for about another hour and havent had any problems with it. im also starting to use ligua tan in conjunction with it a little insurance and for better stretch. just on my deer heads small game i just use the one hour tan but for a couple hours in sted of one hour.