RE: cleaning deer skull?
 

Skin the entire skull first it will make it easier then boil them but do it on a very low boil for about an hour. Do not let the antlers get submerged, just fill to the top of the skull. after. I put a small amount of dawn liquid soap and a cup of baking soda in the water. The soap will help break down the fat and oils and the baking soda will keep the smell down to a minimum. But I do advise doing it in the bar, garage or outside because of the smell. After an hour take it out and begin picking the meat and fat . It is very tedious and time consuming but do a good job. You will have to keep putting it back in the water to loosen up every thing. Use small screwdrivers and picks and a semi sharp knife to scrape and cut away the meat and fat. Keep putting it in the water for 5 or so minutes to keep the skull warm and the meat moistwhile picking the meat. It will take a few rounds of picking and reheating to get all meat off the skull. The hardest part will be removing the brain... get all of it out or it will stink!!!! After all meat is picked of let it dry overnight then apply 30 or 40 volume peroxideand developer( you can getthesein a beauty supply store ) with a small paint brush. apply evenly and let dry overnight. Next day rinse well. It should look very white. It can be bleached again if the desired color was not reached. Good luck With it, if you take your time and be meticulous it will come out beautiful. But the key to a good job is boil slow on low rolling boil do not over cook or teeth will loosen and fall out. add soap and baking soda and pick until it is TOTALY CLEAN. I have done many skulls this way and they all look great!

RE: cleaning deer skull?
 

Soak it in a bucket wth peroxide or bleach for a few days then boil it nad bleach it should turn out great, be careful to not submerge the antlers or they will bleach too

RE: cleaning deer skull?
 

I would not use bleach as it is to harsh and will actually break down the calcium in the skull and the skull will become very brittle. I know from experience!

RE: cleaning deer skull?
 

there are so many ways to do this..............................lol i dont know which one to use

RE: cleaning deer skull?
 

A good source for borax that you may already have is roach powder. Just read the label and make sure the active ingredient is borax, or boric acid. As already said, borax is about as close to harmless to birds and animals as you cans get. It is deadly to insects, fungus and plants.

Like I said, just read the label to make sure the roach powder is borax based (most is) and does not have other active ingredients. It will keep the skull good after it is cleaned. Add it to the last water and soap if you are boiling or a solution of it and water can be sptized on to the damp skull when you are done.

Bob