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#642483 - 03/21/08 05:12 AM Greasy fur on beavers ?????
coyote snarer Offline
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Registered: 02/05/07
Posts: 517
Loc: Canada
What's the best way to remove the greasy feeling of the beaver fur???? . I have 2 done up pelts that feel right greasy . Heavy fured pelts . I never had them that bad before .Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated ... Thanks in advance
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#642631 - 03/21/08 08:31 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: coyote snarer]
trapperkeck Offline
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Registered: 11/12/07
Posts: 404
Loc: Crofton, NE
I would think you could rub them down with saw dust or chopped corn cobs then vaccuum them afterwards.
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#642653 - 03/21/08 08:51 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: trapperkeck]
don Wolf Offline
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Registered: 12/22/06
Posts: 2712
Loc: evansville Indiana age 62
Keep you a rag handy and keep the grease off of your beam. This will help greatly. Otherwise, sawdust will help take the grease out. But then the sawdust can be a pain in the rear getting out of the fur also.
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#642663 - 03/21/08 09:00 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: don Wolf]
goldy Offline
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Registered: 12/31/07
Posts: 1210
Loc: minnesota
Don, what if he sprayed the fur with a degreaser, like a strong dish soap, and rubbed the fur with a rag somehow. Would that work or cause problems?
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#642667 - 03/21/08 09:03 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: goldy]
don Wolf Offline
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Registered: 12/22/06
Posts: 2712
Loc: evansville Indiana age 62
Might spray it with wd-40 and comb. wd evaporates after a day or so.
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#642675 - 03/21/08 09:11 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: don Wolf]
MikeTraps2 Offline
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 309
Loc: Ames, IA
Here is a trick I do - I have not ever seen it or read about doing it.

After fleshing anything I mean anything I take a handfull or two of fine sawdust and scrub my fleshing beam clean of fat, grease or any bits of flesh.

It only takes a few seconds and keep all my furs from getting greasy.

Mike
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#642686 - 03/21/08 09:22 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: MikeTraps2]
possum skinner Offline
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Registered: 12/25/06
Posts: 2398
Loc: Virginia 38 - act 10 - feel 68
i've wiped down dry coons/beavers with wd-40

borax/sawdust/windex/409 and combing ... it aint gonna be instant but it'll get ya where ya wanna go

balled up newspaper wipes a beam down nice ... a rag hung over it and pulled tight and pushed towards end of beam is another way ... it's worth any time/effort to eliminate greasey fat getting into fur

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#642701 - 03/21/08 09:45 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: MikeTraps2]
Daniel Edinger Offline
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Registered: 12/30/06
Posts: 3272
Loc: Eastern NC
 Originally Posted By: MikeTraps2
Here is a trick I do - I have not ever seen it or read about doing it.

After fleshing anything I mean anything I take a handfull or two of fine sawdust and scrub my fleshing beam clean of fat, grease or any bits of flesh.

It only takes a few seconds and keep all my furs from getting greasy.

Mike


Mike...I agree 100%. I do this also. It keeps the beam from building up and keeps the fur clean. On really greasy pelt...or a warm day I'll even break in fleshing to wipe it down with sawdust.
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#642708 - 03/21/08 09:54 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: possum skinner]
madtrapper Online content
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 745
Loc: Ely, Minnesota
If you have a drum it does help to drum the pelts in sawdust or drumming compound when they are green before fleshing.
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#642728 - 03/21/08 10:12 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: madtrapper]
minnscott Offline
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Registered: 10/10/07
Posts: 561
Loc: Itasca county,Minesota
i have miss givings about wd-40, i have used started fluid and rubbing acohol with good results. i have also washed palts in mild laundry soad and wrung them out very well with the old ringer washer that i have.
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#642772 - 03/21/08 10:36 AM Re: Greasy fur on beavers ????? [Re: madtrapper]
coyote snarer Offline
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Registered: 02/05/07
Posts: 517
Loc: Canada
Thanks Guys , I tried the dish soap on a damp rag and then dried it with paper towls ,made quite a difference . I also degreased the beam and it was a bit greasy . You've been very helpful Thanks Again
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