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i have a method to make the skull more sanitary, and look evenly-white, yet more natural than spray paint.
essentially, you'll grow a microscopic coating of borax onto all surfaces of the skull; exterior and interior. borax has anti-bacterial qualities and is white. it's available cheap at the grocery store, ie 20 mule team, the proud sponsor of some fine western TV shows.
you prepare a hyper-saturated solution of borax/water by dissolving as much borax as you can into boiling water, which you then put into a 5 gal bucket or suitable container for your project. put the skull in and as the solution cools, the borax will develop a tendency to come out of solution and microscopic crystals will form on the skull.
the water doesn't have to be boiling when the skull goes in - that's just the process for getting the solution to be 'super-saturated' at more ambient temperatures.
this is similar process to making rock candy on a string, but you do not need crystals to be visible size, so you remove the skull when it 1st develops the smooth, white finish you're looking for, then just allow to air dry.
ps - i have done this on deer and steer head but not snakehead, so you may want to try on a fish jaw or something before risking your trophy. regardless, if you don't like the results, you should be able to dissolve back off again in fresh water.
essentially, you'll grow a microscopic coating of borax onto all surfaces of the skull; exterior and interior. borax has anti-bacterial qualities and is white. it's available cheap at the grocery store, ie 20 mule team, the proud sponsor of some fine western TV shows.
you prepare a hyper-saturated solution of borax/water by dissolving as much borax as you can into boiling water, which you then put into a 5 gal bucket or suitable container for your project. put the skull in and as the solution cools, the borax will develop a tendency to come out of solution and microscopic crystals will form on the skull.
the water doesn't have to be boiling when the skull goes in - that's just the process for getting the solution to be 'super-saturated' at more ambient temperatures.
this is similar process to making rock candy on a string, but you do not need crystals to be visible size, so you remove the skull when it 1st develops the smooth, white finish you're looking for, then just allow to air dry.
ps - i have done this on deer and steer head but not snakehead, so you may want to try on a fish jaw or something before risking your trophy. regardless, if you don't like the results, you should be able to dissolve back off again in fresh water.
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