Potassium permanganate

[Sol]

It was ****ing down earlier! nice and bright now here's a few photos mid application when I realised I should of probably take some before and after photos, and after after I spent a good 20 minutes going over with some sand paper.

Not "True too life" I shot it about a week and a half ago decently fresh out of velvet, but relatively likely what It would of ended up like later in the season.

I did see some wire brushes in the hardware store and almost bought one I might reconsider and purchase one now I bet it would be great for buffing up on the coronets.

 

[Mungo]

It was ****ing down earlier! nice and bright now here's a few photos mid application when I realised I should of probably take some before and after photos, and after after I spent a good 20 minutes going over with some sand paper.

Not "True too life" I shot it about a week and a half ago decently fresh out of velvet, but relatively likely what It would of ended up like later in the season.

I did see some wire brushes in the hardware store and almost bought one I might reconsider and purchase one now I bet it would be great for buffing up on the coronets.

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Nice!

How did you do the bone?

 

[Sol]

Nice!

How did you do the bone?

Actual skull Itself? Just standard boiling I always go a lot longer than the average person though, I dont find 45 minutes Is enough for scraping the only downside Is I usually break those thin bones long bones, but they're easy enough reattached with some careful fiddling with some wood glue.

I had too pry out bits of cartilage with a knife, just a super old stubborn deer.

For whitening it was held at high heat In a peroxide water mixture first time I did that, within the hour It was bright fluorescent white.

 

[Mungo]

Actual skull Itself? Just standard boiling I always go a lot longer than the average person though, I dont find 45 minutes Is enough for scraping the only downside Is I usually break those thin bones long bones, but they're easy enough reattached with some careful fiddling with some wood glue.

I had too pry out bits of cartilage with a knife, just a super old stubborn deer.

For whitening it was held at high heat In a peroxide water mixture first time I did that, within the hour It was bright fluorescent white.

So you boiled it, then put in a hot water/peroxide mix? Was the peroxide mix boiling?

 

[Sol]

So you boiled it, then put in a hot water/peroxide mix? Was the peroxide mix boiling?

Yes, Boiled flesh off scraped and picked at, then fresh water and peroxide poured into the pot and kept at a probably 80-90C on the pot no simmering, just way too hot too dunk your hand into.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked I'm using a 12% bottle of peroxide and I really dont think I even needed too add as much as I did for the results I got might of increased the time by a little but It seems less wasteful than cold water where sometimes I feel like it can take a good few days for honestly not as good of results.

 

[Mungo]

Yes, Boiled flesh off scraped and picked at, then fresh water and peroxide poured into the pot and kept at a probably 80-90C on the pot no simmering, just way too hot too dunk your hand into.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked I'm using a 12% bottle of peroxide and I really dont think I even needed too add as much as I did for the results I got might of increased the time by a little but It seems less wasteful than cold water where sometimes I feel like it can take a good few days for honestly not as good of results.

That’s really useful - thank you.