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I just caped out a coon for a shoulder mount and found there was some freezer burn on the chin, i had to pry the skin and lower lip off with a screwdriver. Is there any way to remedy it so i can turn that portion of the lower lip?
take a syringe and inject water in the burn areas works for me most of the time
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hackleback wrote: Wouldn’t a relaxer mixed with water help?
what would be an example of a relaxer, would it be the stuff in the link above?
I use head quarters relaxer for softening up dried capes.works really well.
Freezer burned spots will generally soak up in your regular process, where you run into a problem is if the skin is actually grease burned in the freezer. I’d just soak that one as usual and you can split the lip after it soaks.
My daughter skinned out a bobcat today (her first ever) that I have had in the freezer since 1999! I put it in a sealed bag around 2003 when I put was in a sealed bag. It had freezer burn on the lips bad and the ears. She injected the lips about every quarter inch with stop-rot and painted stop rot on the ears. A couple hours later she got the lips to split partially. Considering the time factor this had been in the freezer I was amazed she could do anything with it. The ears turned most of the way but I didn’t want her to wait any longer before putting it under salt.
I think the nose may be a lost cause and will require an artificial one. My intention was not to hijack this thread but since it is all related to freezer burn…does anyone have any suggestions on how to save the original?
Thanks,
Vic
pir^2h wrote: My daughter skinned out a bobcat today (her first ever) that I have had in the freezer since 1999! I put it in a sealed bag around 2003 when I put was in a sealed bag. It had freezer burn on the lips bad and the ears. She injected the lips about every quarter inch with stop-rot and painted stop rot on the ears. A couple hours later she got the lips to split partially. Considering the time factor this had been in the freezer I was amazed she could do anything with it. The ears turned most of the way but I didn’t want her to wait any longer before putting it under salt.
I think the nose may be a lost cause and will require an artificial one. My intention was not to hijack this thread but since it is all related to freezer burn…does anyone have any suggestions on how to save the original?
Thanks,
Vic
On severely freezerburned capes, including the nose, I apply stop rot and put back in the freezer for a few days. It will usually thaw fully rehydrated. If not, I apply more stop rot and refreeze for a few days. It is a slow process but it will save a cape every time. Just my 2 cents.
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