Can some one tell me what brand and what color of paint to use on my pig skull?

Don't use paint?

Just soak it in peroxide, make sure it is degreased well first.

travis is right. Soak it in clear dawn dish soap and water. Pigs are greasey suckers so you may have to let it degrease for a few weeks before you whiten it.

you can paint if you really want to, but its going to look more natural if you use peroxide. Either way the grease has to go.

Good luck!

I have use the peroxide, can not get rid of the grease look. I have not soak it in dawn dish soap. Iwill try that. Thank you. I soak it in Kerosene that did not work, any one try acetone?

Go to a grocery store and buy a box or two of Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda. It is sodium carbonate. Don't buy the Arm and Hammer Detergent by mistake. Find a container that the head will fit in and cover it with water. Then add a bunch of the Super Washing Soda and let it sit. Stir it every so often and you should clean it up pretty good. The kerosene thing was definitely not a good idea.

I thought I would add that if you can boil the solution with the skull in it it will deflesh and clean up much faster but it will work with just soaking.

That is what I did. I will go and find the sodium carbonate. Than you

Here's a link for deremestid beetles. They do about the best job on cleaning a skull. From there I allways use peroxide, and not bleach.

http://www.barebonesandbugs.com/

Boiling works also, but you will still have some work ahead of you with nasal,brain, nerve stuff. I've done alot of skulls and you can use compressed air, small wire and other things to get the goodies out!

I'll find some skull pics to share for ya.

I've got a pig skull myself I would like to do, I thought about tying a rope to it and throwing it in the pond and let the critters take care of the rest. I've heard that will work but doe anybody here know for sure?

40 volume peroxide & quick white powder. That is what you need to whiten the skull after you degrease and clean it. Products can be bought at Sally beauty supply. I agree on the super washing soda. I dont boil but simmer the skull in the soda/water solution. If you boil it more than likely will damage the skull. Eddie

Simmer is the word I should have used. You are correct, boiling will cause damage.

Here's a few I have done.





Beaver





Longnose gar



Wild turkey

Don't just soak in peroxide, make a paste and let it sit. Soaking can and will destoy the skull if soaked to long.

Paste--Is that the peroxide and white powder? What is the quick white powder? Is that what I ask for at Sally B.S. Thank you for the info Jack

A couple quick low quality pictures of what they should look like when done.

Make sure you pull all the teeth and soak them in peroxide until white. You will have the glue them back in.

Take the quick white, add peroxide, mix and liberaly apply to the skull with a SOFT brush. Hogs sometimes take a couple aplications.

Before you do any of this though, you must degrease with washing soda and clear dawn dishsoap.
Hot water and simmer if possible. Do not boil and do not have direct heat touch your simmering pot if you have the skull touch the pot. We use laundry bags to make sure no teeth, peices get lost when simmering.

Nice pictures, I hope my pig will look that good

cool mounts, looking great



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