Unruly hair question

Hair gell. comb it in, let it set for a couple of days and comb it out.

 

I use clay.Just smear it into the unruly hair and flatten the hair then let it dry.Then brush it out and the hair will stay in place.

 

I've done both and they both work. One thing, though, is I made my clay like a really thick pudding by mixing it with some water.

 

Improperly neutralized capes will chemical burn the hair like that. The above methods, will work, but as soon as you brush them out, the hair will stick back up, unless you totally rehydrate the hair roots before adding gel or mud.

 

Not if it is already wet. Window Screen the heck out of it, gel and mud will give it a a glued down look. I would just wet it, and groom it, and screen the upity hair to match the good hair, and not paste it down myself. I use to gel and mud, but not any more, but do what you got to do, I hate those capes like that.

 

A great tip I picked up lately on here is using a travelers clothes steamer. I got mine at walmart, works great just steam the hair until it is quite damp then brush it where you want it. it will stay pretty good. I havent had to try it on a huge mess yet though.

 

I don't know about not being neutralized, and chemical burn.
When I have seen capes this way they were normally not dried correctly when salted and laid wet to long. Seen it in capes that were not salted and went right to the pickle.
Have seen it in capes that were boarder line before salting. Have seen it more in syntan, tan skins also. Have seen it from not enough salt in the pickle. The list goes on and on.
Chemical burn will only have part of the hair damaged on the end or towards the end. Have been told that to much acid will act like you are saying but Ive tried and cant get it to happen.
Is the hair twisted clear into the root or does the hair start twisting part way up the shaft ? Chemical burn will leave the tip of the singed and curled.

 

Some deer just have naturally curly hair. I've seen some freshly shot and mounted that have swirls, wavey hair, cowlicks in odd places, a mane down the back of the neck, and ruff hair that goes all over in its own patterns. Doesn't make the mount look as clean groomed but some deer are just different. Maybe some of the tips mentioned can fix those but I've never tried. WCL

 

Sounds like about everythign can cause it, haha.... Maybe its just the cape and not the method used. I dunno. WCL

 

Sounds like hot spots from before you got it. Was it iffy when you took it in?

 

Use gauze and wrap or pin in place. I've used clay in the past and unless you use windex to almost rehydrate it to the point where it was in the first place the clay will still look like there was clay there when you brush it out. I think it's the cape and not too much (too little) salt or acid burn.

 

maybe this particular deer listened to punk rock and styled it that way?

 

Did one today that had hair going everywhere. Hair gel has always worked for me, but I have had some that you just couldn't tame.