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Cleaning antlers.
By: BHB Date: December 16, 2012, 5:08 pm
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I got a buck this year that wasn't done rubbing the velvet off
his antlers for some weird reason. How do I clean the blackened
blood & dried pieces of velvet off the rack ? Just going to
mount the rack & part of the skull cap.
#Post#: 1040--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cleaning antlers.
By: Yote59 Date: December 16, 2012, 5:14 pm
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About the only thing you can do is soak in water to loosen it up
and peal it off. I shot one years ago that still had some on
the tips....they are still darker the the rest of the rack. I
think it look nice this way.
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Re: Cleaning antlers.
By: USARMORER Date: December 16, 2012, 6:15 pm
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As Yote said above, you will have to soak em. If the rack is
stained, add some bleach to the water. After you have let it
soak, bring the water to a boil and cook the rack for about an
half to 1 hour. This is necessary to harden the rack if velvet
was still on the horns.
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Re: Cleaning antlers.
By: BHB Date: December 16, 2012, 6:56 pm
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Thanks.
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Re: Cleaning antlers.
By: Yote59 Date: December 16, 2012, 7:25 pm
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Good luck
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Re: Cleaning antlers.
By: Luckyonee Date: February 23, 2016, 3:06 am
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Long ago, I did not hear about the issues discussed.
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