washing/ drying yote fur

[shakeyleg02]

How do you guys dry your yotey fur before you stretch it ?some that are bloody obviously need to be washed and the fur dried before you stretch ..ive used the hair dryer but gawd there has to be a better / easier method any hints are greatly appreciated

[Bushmaster]

Page 3, about 1/4 of the way down, there is a pretty good discussion on washing pelts.

[tomcat]

Originally Posted by shakeyleg02

How do you guys dry your yotey fur before you stretch it ?some that are bloody obviously need to be washed and the fur dried before you stretch

Use borax. YES, you can use borax to clean fur, especially with regard to dried blood stains. Previously I had always washed bloody hides before drying them. In this situation using borax I simply hand wash excessive blood clot areas, wiped the area as dry as possible with a rag then board the pelt as usual. Once the skin as dried and the fur turned out I work considerable dry borax powder into the stained areas, let set for 10-15 minutes and then comb, brush and shake the borax out. Using this borax treatment method works extremely well as can be seen in the following before and after pictures. As well as removing blood stains the borax also cleans and brightens the fur.

[honda450]

How bout one that was fully tanned but in a smokers house, it reeks of cigarette smoke.

Its a nice one but just stinks.

[tomcat]

I would not know. Give it a try and find out.

[Tfng]

I've tried the borax trick out and it works very well. It seems no matter how much I brush and shake I still get borax coming out of the fur. Is it safe to assume the rest will come out when it is drummed?

[pikeslayer22]

ring/ shake out excess water then let sit over night in front of fan...if not dry I use a 120 volt leaf blower

[Bushmaster]

I used to use a washer and dryer, with great results. And after I boarded them fur out, hit them with a shop vac, set to blow. Does a great job of drying and fluffing the fine under hair.

[drake]

Originally Posted by honda450

How bout one that was fully tanned but in a smokers house, it reeks of cigarette smoke.

Its a nice one but just stinks.

Leave it outside for a while....or try nesting it between some spruce boughs for a few days outside

[HunterDave]

I wash all of my pelts in plastic garbage can with straight water and then I wash them a second time in straight water. I squeeze the water out and then take then outside and whip the pelt a few times to get a lot of the excess water out of the hair. I'll hang them by the nose for a bit and give them another flick outside to get a bit more water out before boarding. I then put them on the board fur in for the night and turn them the next day. As long as it's warm in the shed and I have a fan circulating the air they dry in 4 or 5 days. So far, so good.

I have to get a better system for next season but for now, that is working well for me.

[shakeyleg02]

Awesome thanks gents. I was under the impression the fur had to be totally dry before boarding doesnt sound like it has to I do much prefer to wash them seems they come out very fluffy and nicely presentable that way ? My dogs dont look dirty but when they get a bath the water is

[Crawlake]

If you can find an old spin dryer, they work great for drying hides after washing. I had a bit of a hard time finding one, but the hides come out almost dry.

[Battle Rat]

Originally Posted by Crawlake

If you can find an old spin dryer, they work great for drying hides after washing. I had a bit of a hard time finding one, but the hides come out almost dry.

Ya, the little old square Hoovers worked great for that.