Bleaching skulls

[NV HUNTER]

Never heard of Aqua Slik.. whats it do? Is it doing the whitening in place of the peroxide?

It’s a whitener. Pool stores sell it

 

[Catchfish]

Looks like that says 27% hydrogen peroxide on it.

 

[Choot]

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Sous vide set at 155 over night
Pressure wash
Sous vide set at 170 over night
Pressure wash
Aqua slik/water 50/50 -90 minutes
Pressure wash
Dry over night
Mop and glow

Sous vide is a good idea, never thought of that. Mite have to try it. How do you keep from bleaching the bases on the aqua silk/water soak? I feel like you’re either gonna have the top of the skull out of the water or your bases under just a touch. I know you can wrap them but I’d still be scared it would leak up in

 

[NV HUNTER]

Sous vide is a good idea, never thought of that. Mite have to try it. How do you keep from bleaching the bases on the aqua silk/water soak? I feel like you’re either gonna have the top of the skull out of the water or your bases under just a touch. I know you can wrap them but I’d still be scared it would leak up in

The bases do get a little bleached. And yes I wrap in plastic wrap. Don’t worry about it. Let it dry in front of a fan for a day and use a Qtip with wood stain. Hold the skull upside down so the stain doesn’t leak onto the white skull.

 

[trippcave]

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Sous vide set at 155 over night
Pressure wash
Sous vide set at 170 over night
Pressure wash
Aqua slik/water 50/50 -90 minutes
Pressure wash
Dry over night
Mop and glow

Do you not have problems with the sous vide getting chunks of fat or meat stuck in it? Or is the skull wrapped in something to prevent that?

 

[NV HUNTER]

Do you not have problems with the sous vide getting chunks of fat or meat stuck in it? Or is the skull wrapped in something to prevent that?

No, I do a good job of getting all the big chunks. I think in the last 4 years it only clogged 1 time.