i have some antlers that have been in my barn for a while, and i'd like to bring them in and display them. they're not really weathered, just faded. iv'e thought about wood stain to put some color back into them, but was wondering what anyone else has tried?
weathered antlers
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Walnut. Just dont put to much on at one time. Put it on light.
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I rub my sets here in the house with WD-40 and it makes them look pretty good. I would think it would help bring the look back to yours.
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There are different ways to this.
We use potassium permagnate alot. It can scare someone when they first use it because it is purple when you mix it & apply to the antlers. But it does dry brown colored. We use alot of it on whitetail repairs , caribou that had the velvet stripped off and just recently a moose that was just fresh out of velvet.
Another method we use is to use oil paints thinned down.
I gave heard of the coffee ground method and the wood stains but we really like the results we get with potassium permagnate & the oil paints.
We use potassium permagnate alot. It can scare someone when they first use it because it is purple when you mix it & apply to the antlers. But it does dry brown colored. We use alot of it on whitetail repairs , caribou that had the velvet stripped off and just recently a moose that was just fresh out of velvet.
Another method we use is to use oil paints thinned down.
I gave heard of the coffee ground method and the wood stains but we really like the results we get with potassium permagnate & the oil paints.
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Here is the before pic. I will post the after when I get it done.
Here is the before pic. I will post the after when I get it done.
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