So my fan from my first turkey has been sitting in 20 Mule Borax since May 2019, I just started to move stuff from it and get ready to get it mounted the way I am going to do it but when I removed a book from it that was helping to keep feathers flat I realized just how much dust was on it. Can anybody suggest a way to clean the dust off? Picture to follow, did not know how to start a thread from my cell where the pictures are so started it on the computer and will edit the pictures in shortly. Thank you for any help given.
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My taxidermist recommends using wd40 or furniture polish to clean mounts. I usually take them out on a breezy day and let the wind blow a lot of the dust off. You might try using an air compressor and nozzle to blow all the dust out. After that I use a soft make up brush to dust and then finish with wd40. It puts oil back in the feathers and really brings the colors back out.
I'm not a professional by any means.
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Quote from: KYHeadhunter02 on December 19, 2020, 12:57:34 PM
My taxidermist recommends using wd40 or furniture polish to clean mounts. I usually take them out on a breezy day and let the wind blow a lot of the dust off. You might try using an air compressor and nozzle to blow all the dust out. After that I use a soft make up brush to dust and then finish with wd40. It puts oil back in the feathers and really brings the colors back out.
I'm not a professional by any means.
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Thank you much, I may put it out on the porch if I do it that way, to many critters around here and if I left it in the yard it would disappear on me.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on December 19, 2020, 12:59:14 PM
Quote from: KYHeadhunter02 on December 19, 2020, 12:57:34 PM
My taxidermist recommends using wd40 or furniture polish to clean mounts. I usually take them out on a breezy day and let the wind blow a lot of the dust off. You might try using an air compressor and nozzle to blow all the dust out. After that I use a soft make up brush to dust and then finish with wd40. It puts oil back in the feathers and really brings the colors back out.
I'm not a professional by any means.
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Thank you much, I may put it out on the porch if I do it that way, to many critters around here and if I left it in the yard it would disappear on me.
Yeah I would make sure to put it up high and put something on it to keep it from blowing away.
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Quote from: KYHeadhunter02 on December 19, 2020, 01:11:18 PM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on December 19, 2020, 12:59:14 PM
Quote from: KYHeadhunter02 on December 19, 2020, 12:57:34 PM
My taxidermist recommends using wd40 or furniture polish to clean mounts. I usually take them out on a breezy day and let the wind blow a lot of the dust off. You might try using an air compressor and nozzle to blow all the dust out. After that I use a soft make up brush to dust and then finish with wd40. It puts oil back in the feathers and really brings the colors back out.
I'm not a professional by any means.
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Thank you much, I may put it out on the porch if I do it that way, to many critters around here and if I left it in the yard it would disappear on me.
Yeah I would make sure to put it up high and put something on it to keep it from blowing away.
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Sorry, was cleaning off the table it was on, have to make the chocolate rum balls, anise cookies and Cuccidati's and on it.
Try a swiffer duster
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Quote from: BigSlam51 on December 19, 2020, 03:15:14 PM
Try a swiffer duster
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I had thought of that but am not sure if I threw mine out or not. I could never get the replacements on the stupid handle. Thanks for the idea.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on December 19, 2020, 03:50:47 PM
Quote from: BigSlam51 on December 19, 2020, 03:15:14 PM
Try a swiffer duster
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I had thought of that but am not sure if I threw mine out or not. I could never get the replacements on the stupid handle. Thanks for the idea.
Thats what I use on all my mounts
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Same here they work well
Quote from: BigSlam51 on December 19, 2020, 05:31:08 PM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on December 19, 2020, 03:50:47 PM
Quote from: BigSlam51 on December 19, 2020, 03:15:14 PM
Try a swiffer duster
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I had thought of that but am not sure if I threw mine out or not. I could never get the replacements on the stupid handle. Thanks for the idea.
Thats what I use on all my mounts
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Quote from: Yoteduster on December 19, 2020, 08:23:40 PM
Same here they work well
Thanks guys.
If you use WD40 put it on a paper towel and wipe it lightly.
Quote from: THattaway on January 19, 2021, 06:15:14 PM
Quote from: BigSlam51 on December 19, 2020, 03:15:14 PM
Try a swiffer duster
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This is what I use on all mounts.
Thank you, I have one somewhere and I am trying to find it. If not they are cheap enough.
Quote from: Vintage on January 19, 2021, 07:09:20 PM
If you use WD40 put it on a paper towel and wipe it lightly.
Thank you for the advise.