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Taxidermy account of BlueHunter and Marderschreck
In 2015 I started to skin roadkill with my partner and friends, enjoying the preparation of skulls the most. I'm striving for making the most out of my passion one day ... One can dream, right? ;)
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In 2015 I started to skin roadkill with my partner and friends, enjoying the preparation of skulls the most. I'm striving for making the most out of my passion one day ... One can dream, right? ;)
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I have a new fox pelt that my partner tanned and he used a fair bit of oil to loosen up the leather (ripped a few holes in it too but I can fix that). He says he washed it but the fur is still really oily. Is it safe to wash pelts in normal laundry detergent or do I have to use something else?
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Can you show a photo of the leather please? (And of the fox of course?) And: Is your tan water proof? Alum isn't. I never have washed my foxes so far, since none of them had greasy fur, but I wouldn't wash your pelt this way. I think to have read that people rather use antibacterial handwash soap and a bit of vinegar mixed together. I also read something about "Pert plus shampoo" (how convenient.) Then blow dry on cool with a distance.
Try not to wet the leather! I found this on the internet:
"So to clean it, you grasp it by the butt - NOT the tail!, and run a rag which is well saturated with cleaning solution, over the pelt, from butt to head.
Can you show a photo of the leather please? (And of the fox of course?) And: Is your tan water proof? Alum isn't. I never have washed my foxes so far, since none of them had greasy fur, but I wouldn't wash your pelt this way. I think to have read that people rather use antibacterial handwash soap and a bit of vinegar mixed together. I also read something about "Pert plus shampoo" (how convenient.) Then blow dry on cool with a distance.
Try not to wet the leather! I found this on the internet:
"So to clean it, you grasp it by the butt - NOT the tail!, and run a rag which is well saturated with cleaning solution, over the pelt, from butt to head.
Do not wet the pelt, or immerse the pelt in any sort of water or wet solution. Unless you like having the pelts disintegrate on you. An age unknown fox pelt is quite bound to be dry rotting, so .. this is a very real risk.
Do not actually "scrub" because you will break guard hairs - what you want to do is use long, straight strokes from butt to head, so you don't break any guard hairs or mat (tangle) the underfur.
Do this for maybe a good 5 minute scrub per side, on both sides - belly and back. When you are done, the pelt will NOT be wet (as furrier cleaning solutions are generally non-aqueous), but it will be clean."
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Thank you! Here's what she looks like. A bit scrunched up and torn but I intend to repair her soon enough. The fur is really oily, you can see it in the tail especially and it's definitely not nice to touch. Both the fur and leather are really smelly and oily. I think it was tanned using bicarb soda and something that smells like turpentine? I don't know, apparently it was a home remedy he wanted to try out. I know he did wash it but then he said he'd put more oil on it for some reason... anyway it's made it unusable until it's nice and fluffy again. It's young summer vixen and that big tear happened because when he was stretching the leather he wasn't aware how weak it was at the bullet entrance.
Thank you! Here's what she looks like. A bit scrunched up and torn but I intend to repair her soon enough. The fur is really oily, you can see it in the tail especially and it's definitely not nice to touch. Both the fur and leather are really smelly and oily. I think it was tanned using bicarb soda and something that smells like turpentine? I don't know, apparently it was a home remedy he wanted to try out. I know he did wash it but then he said he'd put more oil on it for some reason... anyway it's made it unusable until it's nice and fluffy again. It's young summer vixen and that big tear happened because when he was stretching the leather he wasn't aware how weak it was at the bullet entrance.
To be honest, the leather especially in the center, doesn't look like it could take a single drop of water anymore. Is it very stiff and brittle, yet oily? I dunno, you could try it carefully at the side, but I really wouldn't recommend this i'm afraid ...
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