Lookie what I found...

[crappyice]

...when walking a piece of land that I have been checked before on a property I have access to. Two things- no hunters must be back there since these finds were in fairly open areas and I clearly have been seeing this land incorrectly if I never walked back there before. New excitement on old property!

How can I clean these up a bit? Power wash? Peroxide solution?

[sampotter]

Both, a hair bleach kit works best but would be expensive for just 1 skull.

[PREDATE]

You can make a paste with Borax laundry powder and peroxide. Just smear it on and wrap the whole thing with paper towels so the paste wont dry up and fall off. You could try putting the whole thing in a garbage bag to keep it moist.

[jjb4900]

I would start with something mild, can always work your way up to something stronger if it don't work.

[crappyice]

Thanks...everything seems damp for lacks a better word-moldy and muddy from sitting for at least two years(my best guess). Is boric acid ( i use thus for ant bait) the same as borax detergent?

[jjb4900]

Thanks...everything seems damp for lacks a better word-moldy and muddy from sitting for at least two years(my best guess). Is boric acid ( i use thus for ant bait) the same as borax detergent?

I don't believe it is...........maybe start with a mild bleach solution, just don't let it soak too long at first.

[sampotter]

I don't believe it is...........maybe start with a mild bleach solution, just don't let it soak too long at first.

 

Bleach cleans it up but it continues to eat away at the bone long after it has been rinsed and dried. Peroxide is the safest and can be just as effective.

[wooly]

Nice finds crappyice!

I would leave that skull grungie and put it on the porch for Halloween!

[Jeremy K]

I bought a bottle of 40 solution creme from a beauty salon , paint it on with a paint brush ,let sit for a day and reapply a few more time to get it really white , wait a day for each application . I finish washing mine with oxy clean ,it whitens any removes any stink. The 40 solution will last you many times of use because its a paste and goes a long way.