Welcome back to the third and final installment of my “How NOT to Make a Euro Mount” series. When we left off last time I had let the skull degrees in the sink and then left it to dry for a day in the garage. The next step is to make sure any flesh, brain, skin, or other soft tissue is removed. You don't want anything inside the skull or outside to rot and stink later. Once the skull is clean it's time to bleach it. Now most people just soak it in peroxide for a week or so but to speed the process up I used bleach, not the bleach you used on clothing but the bleach that women use on their hair. You probably going to need toClairol Bleach make a trip to a Sally's beauty supply to pick up the bleach and while your their your going to need a bottle of 40 volume developer. I have a slight advantage here since I work for a professional hair products distributor and have access to bleach and developer. Stick with the cheap stuff it will work fine for what we are doing here. I used “Clairol Basic White” with “Mariana 40 Super Star 40 Volume DeveloperVolume Super Star Developer”. You may also want to pick up a color bowl and brush but you could also just use a Styrofoam bowl and an old paint brush. Mix the bleach following the instructions on the back of the tub. You can adjust the consistency by adding more powder or more developer depending on if you want it thicker or thinner, I like the mix thicker so it will stick to all the parts on the skull without running. Now take and apply the bleach to the skull, make sure you cover it evenly and don't be afraid to really cake it on. Next rap the skull in some clear saran rap and either place it by a space heater or you can do what I did and use a blow dryer on high heat. If you use the space heater make sure and turn the head every couple of minutes and if you use the blow dryer don't put the dryer to close or you'll over heat it. I let the bleach sit for 20 minutes and unwrapped it, rinsed it off, and found that it still had some Optional color bowl and brush.yellowed spots so I reapplied the bleach and let it sit for another 30 minutes. I would recommend just leaving it on for 45 minutes or 50 minutes. Most bleach loses it's potency after 45 minutes. Rinse the bleach off and then let the skull dry for another night and your done. If you notice any yellow spots the next day apply a little more bleach to that spot but other than that your ready to mount the skull on the plaque of your choice.  Soon, with my wife permision I'll be mounting this one in my office at home.My finished skull along with one of my coyote pelts

Hopefully this has been helpful to everyone who is considering to make a euro mount and humorous to the people who have done this before.

Well, I spent this lovely Friday evening boiling a half rotten deer head to make a euro mount.  This might be the worst smelling thing I've ever done.    Here is a quick video of my setup, I'll post a full write up and pictures later this weekend.

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