Degreasing Skulls With Acetone at Neil Cartwright blog

Degreasing Skulls With Acetone. For heavier pieces, it works well to break up and thin out grease so. Instead of whitening, i gave it an acetone bath after degreasing, then sprayed it with a few layers of white killz spray paint. No smell and the acetone lasted a long time. I placed a pail lid to cover over it. I find that acetone works best by itself on very thin, fragile bone. Bucket with sealed lid works. Pay attention to sea wolf. For bear sized skulls a sealed 5 gal. For antlered skulls it likely is not practical for an individual to use acetone. I put the acetone in a tub that i can fully submerge the skull into, this sets inside a larger tote with a latching lid. An easy to obtain, rather cheap and good. There are several degreasing agents, all with pros and contras: Greasy bones look dirty, attract more dust and don’t bleach very well. The initial cost of acetone is offset. I have soak a hog skull in a 5 gallon pail of acetone.

I have soak a hog skull in a 5 gallon pail of acetone. An easy to obtain, rather cheap and good. I placed a pail lid to cover over it. There are several degreasing agents, all with pros and contras: For antlered skulls it likely is not practical for an individual to use acetone. For heavier pieces, it works well to break up and thin out grease so. For bear sized skulls a sealed 5 gal. Greasy bones look dirty, attract more dust and don’t bleach very well. Instead of whitening, i gave it an acetone bath after degreasing, then sprayed it with a few layers of white killz spray paint. Pay attention to sea wolf.

Skull Degreasing

Degreasing Skulls With Acetone For antlered skulls it likely is not practical for an individual to use acetone. For heavier pieces, it works well to break up and thin out grease so. The initial cost of acetone is offset. I have soak a hog skull in a 5 gallon pail of acetone. Greasy bones look dirty, attract more dust and don’t bleach very well. Bucket with sealed lid works. There are several degreasing agents, all with pros and contras: I find that acetone works best by itself on very thin, fragile bone. For bear sized skulls a sealed 5 gal. I placed a pail lid to cover over it. An easy to obtain, rather cheap and good. I put the acetone in a tub that i can fully submerge the skull into, this sets inside a larger tote with a latching lid. Pay attention to sea wolf. No smell and the acetone lasted a long time. Instead of whitening, i gave it an acetone bath after degreasing, then sprayed it with a few layers of white killz spray paint. For antlered skulls it likely is not practical for an individual to use acetone.