Thread: Velvet Skull-Acetone to finish velvet

Originally Posted by tekaihangafarm

Hi there,

I have a hard velvet Fallow skull,i have skun it,bled the tips and let dry out,all velvet is in tact. I watched a tutorial and the guy painted/drenched his velvet with acetone to dry cure i suppose you could call it,then brushed up the hairs and let dry! Has anyone else tried this method?
He Also wrapped the head in a type of glad wrap, zip tied the coronet and then put tin foil on antlers,then boiled the skull to clean it up further. Has anyone tried this method also?
Cheers.

I have tried it with velvet roe bucks. Only that I used ethanol instead of acetone. Worked great. You might also want to apply an insectiside to keep bugs off.