Re: New chain. Clean traps
[Re: elsmasho82]
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07/25/24 09:17 PM
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Or soak them in a bucket with a little dish soap to get rid of the oil. They will rust nicely after that.
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Re: New chain. Clean traps
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07/25/24 09:18 PM
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Or soak them in a bucket with a little dish soap to get rid of the oil. They will rust nicely after that. Thank you I don’t feel the need to boil everything in Ajax cause it’s all kinda clean. But I do wanna re dye in the logwood.
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Re: New chain. Clean traps
[Re: elsmasho82]
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07/25/24 09:27 PM
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After I get a little rust I then dye them using maple and oak leaves.
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Re: New chain. Clean traps
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07/25/24 09:29 PM
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I don't dye traps anymore...clean & wax. Is the old adage nonsense? Asking seriously. The old books stress so much about odor. I’ve seen guys set traps with bare hands and I’ve read that’s a no no. I feel like as long as you’re not being stupid like spitting snuff and junk you can still make catches. Clean trap after every catch? That just isn’t realistic??
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Re: New chain. Clean traps
[Re: elsmasho82]
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07/25/24 09:37 PM
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Have never waxed a trap.Have always dyed them.I do now paint my conibears for Fisher and marten.
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Re: New chain. Clean traps
[Re: elsmasho82]
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07/25/24 09:45 PM
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By dying my traps I also want them to last a few years also.Traps are getting more and more expensive to buy.
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Re: New chain. Clean traps
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07/25/24 09:50 PM
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Power wash them, set them outside a while. I don't think the waxing thing is much benefit. Dyeing them makes em look " sexy".
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You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: New chain. Clean traps
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07/25/24 09:52 PM
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clean is clean. I cleaned, dyed and waxed for YEARS. Geez, I only tried it once and found it painful. You must be tougher than me.
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