Polytranspar Water Based Not Sticking

Nothing unusual, skin really needs to be clean and paint really needs to be dried good before working it off the hair.
There’s a lot of wax and oils on the ears due to the animal plus oil from the tannery.
Wash real good with ammonia water mix or be careful using acetone to clean the skin.
Then paint, let dry real good and using a soft toothbrush or a terry cloth towel to rub off.
This will probably aid you better

 

To be honest it can vary with waterbase paints. Humidity, the thickness, temperature, if you added retarder to it.
So I can’t say. 5-10-15 minutes?

 

I was going to say it may depend on how thick you sprayed the paint. An yes, the color of the paint may matter as well as some paints have more pigment in them and visa versa. Generally speaking, an hour or two should suffice. But, I know I can wipe off WB paint still after a couple of hours with a damp cloth. Let it set up overnight and you'll still be able to wipe off some, but not nearly as much. Don't be in such a hurry. Let it dry overnight and you should be fine...

 

I always sprayed a clear coat sealer over the water based paint on deer and never had the experience that you are having. I never rubbed the painted ares very hard. Just the hair got a good rubbing with a paper towel.

 

yep.let it dry.some times i paint real light,dry,and paint again. i lay the hair on my finger and brush off the hair with a soft tooth brush. and as tanglewood mention. spray a clear coat sealer over paint. in time youll master it.

 

I use Krylon Matte as a clearcoat sealer. It dries with no gloss.

 

I feel your pain. For some reason I could never paint a deer ear well with polytranspar white. It just wouldn't cover or stick well, like you are saying. I have mixed a drop or two of brown into the white and it would help out some, but other whites worked better.
I think it is because it is hard to layer it lightly in a deer ear and it gets painted in too heavy and won't stick.
If you already have a white that works for you, stay with it.

 

Just a note here Deer ears are not white. You see white cause it’s dead. They are flesh colored and come in many different flesh tones.

 

i use what joeym uses.

 

A deer's eye skin is some what porous, so the paint stays better. The inner ear skin is not porous, but has a slickness to it. I always struggled a little on the ears. I always cleaned them well with lacquer thinner or acetone before painting. I actually cleaned all surfaces before painting.