Cleaning skull plate
 

I have the skull plate de-skinned, what do I do to
clean it up the rest of the way? I have heard different suggestions such as boiling it or using Borax on it?
JPM

RE: Cleaning skull plate
 

I boil them and remove any remaining tissue with a wire brush and a knife (by scraping). Then you can whiten the plate by brushing on bleach (careful not to get the antlers), letting it sit for 1/2 hour, rinsing, and repeating as necessary.

JRW

RE: Cleaning skull plate
 

The indians used salt. Borax works too though. You'll find a few tips here too. http://www.nativetech.org/tanning/

Sooner

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RE: Cleaning skull plate
 

Uncle Ted has instructions on just that topic:

http://www.tednugent.com/sotw/bleaching_skulls.shtml

RE: Cleaning skull plate
 

Put them in a pot of boiling salted water. You can add a little borax or baking soda if you like. Baking soda will give a nice white plate when finished. Cover only to the bases, boil about 10-20 min, then scrape and/or wire brush the tissues off before it cools. Wear some old gloves. Avoid chlorine bleaches they will yellow the skull plate.

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