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Forgot to pickle hides before applying tanning oil #7605569
06/15/22 09:13 AM 06/15/22 09:13 AM
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Hectic day and jumped the gun, are my coyote, mink and 2 ermine hides garbage?
Re: Forgot to pickle hides before applying tanning oil [Re: Qui] #7605881
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When you say tanning oil I assume you mean a topical tanning agent that is applied to the leather side of a furskin to tan it,and not a leather lube oil that is applied after an immersion tan.
If the former,just rinse the skins and then pickle,then proceed with tanning.

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Re: Forgot to pickle hides before applying tanning oil [Re: Boco] #7605955
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The former is correct, Roger that! what would happen anyways if not pickled? My understanding is the pickling finishes off any bacteria that may be left over.
Re: Forgot to pickle hides before applying tanning oil [Re: Qui] #7605977
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The pickle opens up the fibres and makes the tan penetrate the skin better.it changes the skin to make it more "tannable"
You can tan a skin without it being pickled,but you may or may not get good results.
Salting the skin is important if you choose not to pickle the skin before tanning.

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