Best way to remove dust from feathers?

[Sir-diealot]

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.

[KYHeadhunter02]

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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[Sir-diealot]

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.

[KYHeadhunter02]

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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[Sir-diealot]

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.

[BigSlam51]

Try a swiffer duster

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[Sir-diealot]

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.

[BigSlam51]

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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[Yoteduster]

Same here they work well

[Sir-diealot]

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

Thanks guys.

[Vintage]

If you use WD40 put it on a paper towel and wipe it lightly.

[Sir-diealot]

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.

If you use WD40 put it on a paper towel and wipe it lightly.

Thank you for the advise.