Using Fur Brightener

Fur Brightener enhances the quality of hair by adding a lustrous shine to it. It should be added to the tanning mixture only. It can not be used alone!

Maximum usage amount of Fur Brightener is 1/2 ounce per pound of skin.

Simply add 1/2 ounce of liquid Fur Brightener for every pound of skin being tanned in a chrome (Tannium) or Alum (Ammonium Alum), (Aluminum Sulfate) or (Lutan FN®) mixture.

Pelt Weights:

Fox hide: Approximately 4 ounces per pelt

Rabbit hide: Approximately 2 ounces per pelt

Beaver hide: Approximately 4 to 6 ounces depending on the size

Coyote hide: Approximately 4 to 6 ounces depending on the size

When skins are tanned, oil skins and tumble in hardwood sawdust or corn cob grit. Break skins by teasing (stretching and flexing skin) and rubbing across a breaking tool or the edge of a table.

Note: Van Dyke's Taxidermy Supply Co. offers these instructions in an advisory capacity and assumes no liability. Such information is the same as used in our own successful experiments, and since we have no control over the environment or the materials upon which our products or instructions will be used, no success is guaranteed. Trial must be performed to account for individual circumstances. In all suggestions, we recommend reading the formulas that have been provided for your evaluation. These are proven formulas that you may find beneficial, from the experience of other tanners.

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