I took these horns off a shoulder mount that I had in a storage unit. The antlers got chewed on a little by rats. What is the best way to repair them?
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I'm not taxidermist but I use a 2 part epoxy called epoxysculpt that works well. Blending the color is the hard part, you can use stain or paint but the key is the get the epoxy close to the same color as the antlers before you start to blend it in. I still have not mastered it but I'm getting better at it.
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Originally posted by TXbowman View PostIs the epoxy easy to use? Is it sticky or runny? Does it come with any stain or do you use the stain you're going to coat the antler with? Would it be worth it to let a taxi do it?
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IMHO, getting the repair to match the antler color will be difficult. Epoxy does not absorb stain well if at all. There are plastic wood repair materials that might be better. Home Depot sells for wood rot repair- easy to work with. How to texture to match? And then stain to match?
Maybe easier to find a stain pencil for scratches and just touch up the marks. Or pay a professional!
Let’s see what you come up with.
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Just to be clear, we would use APOXIE Sculpt, not Epoxie. Big, big difference.
Originally posted by TXbowman View PostChance, can you ballpark what a repair like this runs?
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