How to color your deer antlers from sun bleaching. DIY

[@dalewalker2379]

Looks good! I was the first one to watch/like this video

[@pineylife]

Hey brother, thanks for the support and thanks for watching.

[@dalewalker2379]

@@pineylife every morning when I'm having my coffee, I check to see if you, huntingfarmer, and catman outdoors have any new videos lol. Catman outdoors is a guy in west TN

[@pineylife]

@@dalewalker2379 Thank you for the support. Those are two of my favorites also. Catman is the man. By far he's my favorite public land hunter. Love both there shows and there content. Made my day knowing i would even be mentioned in a category with them. lol. Thank you dale

[@dalewalker2379]

@@pineylife no problem. Catman is west TN and your East TN. I live in middle TN, maybe I ought to do a KZbin channel so all of TN would be covered. I'm using those new Reolink cameras that huntingfarmer did a video on. They are cool. Final note.....let us know how your surgery goes. Your in our prayers.

[@pineylife]

@@dalewalker2379 sound good to me. Tennessee would be covered. The Reolink camera is on my list to purchase. .. Thanks for the prayers and fingers crossed april 8th.

[@automateddigitalsvc9118]

I have some old bleached out racks def gonna try this thanks!!

[@pineylife]

It works really good. Coat them real good and then just wipe them off. Some people like to leave the stain on for a little while. I don't because they get sticky and have shiny spots. Let me know how it turns out and thanks for watching

[@glenmckelvey5952]

That looks good . I still have to try that Oxi clean on a skull I asked you about but we're still getting snow here . I'll have to go back and see what you said to do again lol .

[@pineylife]

Hello my friend. Hoping you get a break in the weather so you can get skull going. lol. Stay safe and always thanks for the support.. Ps let me know how it turns out

[@fog8969]

So I just let a duffus do a European mount on a freshly killed deer. He coated the entire antlers with dark, shiny furniture stain, totally changing the color of the antlers, and it looks totally unnatural, like plastic or fake antlers. Any tips for getting that stain off and returning the antlers to their original color and natural luster? Thanks.

[@pineylife]

I hate to hear that. About the only thing you could try would be some time of stain stripper. But if I was gonna try it. I would try it on the back of the antler just to see what it does. Make sure it’s not gonna damage the antler. That’s the only thing I know to try. If you do get it all off then I would find a wood stain that match’s the natural color of your original antlers and try it on a small surface to see. Wood stain will soak into the antler and look more natural. He must have put varnish or eurthane on yours since it’s shiny

[@fog8969]

@@pineylife Thanks for the ideas. I told the duffus about five times, "I don't like shiny. I don't like glossy. I want to keep the antlers natural." Maybe a little bit of super fine sanding will take just enough off to make it look natural again. Another idea would be to take the antlers by the local Sherman Williams store and ask one of the oldtimers there for suggestions. If I take too much off and make them too white, I guess I can stain them again with a lighter color. Or maybe ask the local taxidermist I use for regular shoulder mounts, or maybe even just get him to do it for me. I have before and after pics. Same thing for the wooden plaque. Dufus will probably use clearcoat on that, even though I told him several times not to make it shiny. Oh well. It's not the end of the world, I have food and shelter, clothing and health care. Plus, he's not charging me much.

[@fog8969]

@@pineylife There's no telling what he put on it in addition to the early american stain. After looking at it more closely I see a couple of snow white peroxide blotches on it even as high as 6 or 8 inches from the bottom of the bases, and he missed covering those with the stain. For all I know, he may have lost control of it and accidently dropped it in the peroxide. We'll see. I think I'll ask the old guys at the local Sherman Williams store what they think. I haven't worked on it yet.

[@joshuatichota5046]

How can I get the antler the brown but leave the bumps sun bleached?

[@pineylife]

That’s a tough one. The only way I would say might work is use a very small brush and just lightly go around the burrs. It’s gonna be hard considering that antler is gonna want to soak up that stain.

[@joshuatichota5046]

@@pineylife okay thank you 😊

[@pineylife]

Your welcome.

[@keiththompson5588]

Enjoyed the video I have got some I need to stain

[@pineylife]

Super simple and works great. let me know how it turns out. Thanks for watching.

[@stevechance4422]

How do I get wood stain off my deer skull??

[@pineylife]

I would try a little bit of paint remover or goo gone to see if it will remove it. If not then your other option is to tape it up and use white primer from a spray can to cover the skull so it has a natural white look.

[@huntterwhiteoutdoors3274]

Hey can you tell me what the staining stuff is

[@pineylife]

I use minwax wood stain. There is other brands that will work fine too. You need to pick a color that match’s the deers natural color he had during season. Usually golden oak by minwax is good for yellow colored antlers. And dark walnut is good for dark colored antlers. is a

[@Jahallk9]

Which stain did you use?

[@pineylife]

I used minwax golden oak in this video but on dark antlers I use pecan or light walnut.

[@RebelCanners]

I am going to do this

[@pineylife]

It's very simple and works great. i Have done a lot of heads for people that they left outside and the sun bleached them. Quick fix and not expensive. Thanks for watching

[@stephenmurray2993]

What stain did you use

[@pineylife]

Towards the end of the video I tell what types of stain and colors I use for what color racks the deer originally was. For chocolate racks I like minwax (dark walnut) for yellow racks minwax (golden oak) Those to colors are my most used

[@patrickwilson619]

Excess to access..

[@pineylife]

Thanks for watching

[@patrickwilson619]

Your welcome my friend.