Dry Dead Horns

TheWhitetailNut · Nov 24, 2019

My horns are nothing like the animals I took in Namibia. Is there a way to restore the rich color and smooth polished texture of them.

Wade J VanGinkel · Nov 25, 2019

I'm sure a taxidermist could give you the proper best way to achieve what your looking for.
That said, I have a lot of pronghorn and a blackbuck euros hanging in my garage. They all looked sort of dry and grey. I saw something online some where so gave it a try... wd40. Gave them a shine and back to black. Totally happy with the results.
But again these are normal animals with very little money invested and totally redneck cure. Lol

Tim Blackwell · Nov 25, 2019

Linseed oil and turps 50/50, applied with a brush or rag will re nourish your horns. But beware it will darken them some. Beeswax on a rag also works well.

BRICKBURN · Nov 25, 2019

TheWhitetailNut said:
My horns are nothing like the animals I took in Namibia. Is there a way to restore the rich color and smooth polished texture of them.

Solutions will depend on what has caused the issue..
How old are they?
Weathered?
Were they over boiled?

gizmo · Nov 25, 2019

Would you post some pics please. It will be easier to give advice it we can see the issue.

buck wild · Nov 25, 2019

Search “re-conditioning horns” on here

AfricaHunting.com · Nov 25, 2019

buck wild said:
Search “re-conditioning horns” on here

See: https://www.africahunting.com/threads/re-conditioning-horns.49471/

Denvir Tire · Nov 25, 2019

Taxidermist in Port Elizabeth told me to use WD-40

TheWhitetailNut · Nov 25, 2019

buck wild said:
Search “re-conditioning horns” on here

That was really good, Thank You!

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