Dried out antlers, How to refresh them?
 

I have a couple of sets of antlers that I want to mount. One is my first mule deer that I took back in 89 and the others are from my grandfather. Nothing was done to them back in the day except to hang them in an apple tree to de-flesh them. I recently picked them up and would liketo do a skull mount for the muley and just the antlers for the rest. My question is does anyone have any tips for restoring the antlers? The muley is very dry, I washed them all down and cleaned them up but the antlers are almost chalky. They almost look like when you find a shed that has been out in the woods for along time. If I stain them and wax them will they come out? I am going to practice on the other antlers before I do the muley, looking for some advice.
thanks
Jim

RE: Dried out antlers, How to refresh them?
 

Buy some antler stain and give multiple coats until you get the color where you want, they should turn out fine. Ive restoredquite a few old racks this way. Sounds like they were just sun bleached real bad.

RE: Dried out antlers, How to refresh them?
 

Check out Vandykes on the web, they have several products that will work.