Thread: Scale warp

Thanks, I'll try that.

I think just by looking you may have cooked a little of the natural oil out of the horn. I would think after you polish them up you will be fine.

I can say for sure the boiling water trick works for horn (at least temporarily). I Soaked the scales in the boiling water for 1 minute, pulled them out, put a tapered chopstick inbetween, flexed them, and then into cold running water while flexed!

You definately need to be holding the scales in the desired position when putting them under the cold water. You can't just mold them then harden. And It took me about 4 tries to get it right so... try and try again!

Metal polish worked a treat, thanks for the tip. The scales aren't horn btw, definitely some sort of synthetic material.

Has anyone tried successfully re-shaping fancy Dubl Duck scales? I'm worried about the effects of heat.