Please need help ASAP with antlers!!!

Would it work if you rubbed them with thinner ?

 

Hate to answer a question with a question but ,,,, why would they want dead looking white antlers on a shoulder mount?

I could see doing it as a euro ,,,,, to each his own I guess

 

If they were super dry and white you probably won't get it back,I thought I saw where somebody painted them on a post, try typing it in and see on the search,you never know.Good luck.

 

i think you did a good job with the staining. if it was my mount coming back i would be very pleased. however that isnt the current situation unfortunately. if more rubbing with thinner doesnt work, a long shot you could use some latex paint in a color that is close to the original base white, and put it on in thin layers, building it up to the white bleached look. kinda like you did with the stain but in reverse color effect. use a brush or rag and stiple the paint on and whipe some off. its water based so if you dont like the look or its to light it will simply wash off with warm water. good luck.

 

Re: Re: Please need help ASAP with antlers!!!

For the record I think it looks pretty dang good as is. I have no idea why anyone would want bleached antlers on a shoulder mount.

 

You must have some old antlers around that you can stain with the same stain and then go to town experimenting with them instead of screwing up the mount. Maybe turn it upside down protect the hair well and try basic white and volume 40....just guessing here but it might work or it might turn them orange :-\

 

Try some steel wool on them and see if that gets some of the heavier stuff of. As far as super white antlers , i've seen LIVE bucks with almost bleach white antlers before and have found sheds with blood still on the pedicles, and they were also about as white as they could be. There is no certain way antlers should look.

 

Try some stripper on the back of a beam and see if it will pull it out.

BTW...what is saddle polish stain. Looks like it worked good

 

If you did some research you would have found that on old bleached out antlers like those you must seal them first before staining , they are very pores and most likely will not lighten , only option is to seal , white them out & light washes to tone down to your liking.

 

Tell the customer, that if they wanted a bigger rack, they should have found a bigger one. It did not shrink. I would stand my ground on this one, they should have been more specific up front. They should be happy with it restored the way it is.

 

get a contract ; ask them questions write it down , ears back , right turn , ect. it will be on record and no dispute

 

go down to a beauty shop/ hair styling supply store and get powdered bleach and volume 40 peroxide. mix them into a paste and brush on liberally. let set over night then when it dries it will brush off. repeat until satisfied. it works sweet.

 

I agree.

 

If you have not said they were stained i would not have noticed. i think they look great. some people are just hard to please. i have lightened the tips on some that i have done simply by rubbing sand on the tips but that was before they were mounted.

 

Hang it upside down and paint a coat of basic white from the beauty supply on it. Wipe down and repeat until desired results. Tell the customer that they are clueless, after they are pleased.

 

Wild Nature Lover mentioned exactly what you need to do. Chances are if they were pourous, you are not going to rub the color off or even remove it now. Best to seal them up and start with some light washes of off white acrylics.