Bear Skull Euro - Degrease?

[Caseknife]

Haven't done a bear skull, but just did a pig skull which has to be just as greasy if not more and the Dawn dish soap simmer a few times did the trick.

 

[bascheman]

I've used peroxide from the local beauty shop 1:3 with water at a simmer for about 15 minutes with good success on hogs.

 

[JohnB]

Dawn dish soap and one of these bucket heaters worked for me but took about 4 months. I'd swap the water when it got murky which was probably every 2-3 days at the beginning and every other week by the end. In my sample size of 1 it's a pretty slow process but after 6 months only a little grease has reappeared at the back of the skull.

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[Smtn10pt]

I use a 5 gal bucket and cover the skull with 87 Octane for a week or so

 

[Krolly]

Many methods out there. I like a lot of taxidermist prefer the maceration method. I use a 1500w bucket heater. I have a thermostat on my tank and keep it just over 100 deg. It will heat a small bucket or 50 gallon tank. You don’t want it to cook, should more rot off. Takes a few days to a week for the rough clean. I add dawn to the tank after cleaning for a few days to a week. Bears are not as greasy as pig skulls. A lot of aquarium heaters and stock tank heaters don’t get hot enough.

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[AlbertaFisher]

Acetone soak.

 

[cumminsbassguy]

Check out white bone creations on the YouTube, he has a lot of great info IMO. I'll be utilizing his ideas with acetone and peroxide on my two whitetails and moose when the beetles are done with them.

 

[MallardSX2]

Just like my deer, I put on a low "boil" with oxyclean and a tablespoon of dawn dish soap and pressure wash every 4 hours over the course of 12 hours.

Every time I fill the water up I let it spill over the top so that the oils and grease leave the pot.

Costs about $10 in propane.

I dry all my heads and then paint them with white spray-paint so I don't worry about any yellowing.