11-25-2017, 04:18 PM
Hi Joe,
Not necessary although if there were bits of fat etc. --I might want to scrub that off with baking soda and a little salt. But the hide is nice and clean, and the bleach water kills off bacteria as well as making the hide more "basic" and durable so that the acidity of the oil in the paint emulsion is neutralized a bit. The goal is to get a nice bond between casein paint and hide. I have two large hides, and the piece in pic is about 1/3 to half of one of those.
Not necessary although if there were bits of fat etc. --I might want to scrub that off with baking soda and a little salt. But the hide is nice and clean, and the bleach water kills off bacteria as well as making the hide more "basic" and durable so that the acidity of the oil in the paint emulsion is neutralized a bit. The goal is to get a nice bond between casein paint and hide. I have two large hides, and the piece in pic is about 1/3 to half of one of those.
