Do It Yourself Skull Mounting

Cleaning

• 1

  Remove the hide and as much membrane and tissue you can from the skull with a sharp knife.

• 2

  Combine water, dish detergent and laundry detergent that contains sodium bicarbonate in a pot that is large enough to fit the skull inside.

• 3

  Boil the mixture with the skull fully submerged. If the skull has antlers, wrap them in aluminum foil so the solution doesn't come in contact with them.

• 4

  Pull the skull out of the solution once the excess bits of tissue on the skull start to soften. Scrape the skull with a knife that is somewhat dull until most of the visible bits of flesh are removed.

• 5

  Put the skull back into the boiling solution, take it out after 15 minutes and scrape it. Repeat this process until the skull is clean.

• 6

  Remove the brain by pouring borax into the brain cavity. Let the borax soak up as much of the moisture as possible and scoop the brain out with a screwdriver.

• 7

  Combine two parts of magnesium carbonate with one part of 40 percent hydrogen peroxide. While wearing protective gloves, apply the solution to the skull using a rag or paintbrush.

• 8

  Let the skull sit overnight and rinse it with water. After you rinse it, let it sit until it is completely dry.

Mounting

• 9

  Spray the skull with a coat of clear acrylic.

• 10

  Sand the back of the skull with a belt sander so there's a flat surface on the skull where it will attach to a wooden plaque.

• 11

  Drive two drywall screws from the back of the wooden plaque into the skull using an electric screwdriver.