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Offline gimpyolman

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« on: November 11, 2003, 12:33:57 PM »
Hey, I had to buy a whole bunch of new traps to get control of an infestation problem I have with beaver, muskrats, and cyotoes.  I boiled them to get all the grease/oil/whatever it is they put on the new traps and spent well over 3 hours trying to boil a walnut stain (real walnut hulls) and couldn't get it to take.  I don't recall doing anything different 20 years ago before the bottom fell out, but Did I forget something in dying traps? :oops:  Walnuts always worked before, and they were allowed to stew for a long time and cook down before attempting to stain my steel.  Any ideas? :shock:

PS...I did order some commerical logwood dye this evening, because I don't want to wait much longer to start thinning out my problems.  I already lost 20 mature trees this summer and a couple more about to go in the next week if I don't catch the critters first.  These things are taking down 25 inch trees!  :eek:  Any good bait recommendations for the beaver?  Never tried to catch them before.... :oops:
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« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2003, 12:51:00 PM »
In order for your dye to take,your traps must have a fine coating of rust for the dye to adhere to.That is one of the things I like about dipping--no rust needed.Even the commercial dye you ordered will not blacken your traps without some rust.  Good luck--Tom
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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2003, 01:16:05 AM »
:D

 Try boiling your new traps in Salt water first then hang them out a few
days see if this helps.
                                   Grizzy57 :lol:
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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2003, 04:08:32 AM »
The salt water will rust your traps so they  will take a dye,but be careful.If you let them go to long ,you can end up with way more rust than you want.Also when they have reached the amount of rust you desire---rinse the traps well ,to get rid of any remaining salt.
 I have had customers turn new traps into rust buckets by overdoing the salt--so use a bit of caution.  Tom
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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2003, 06:47:52 AM »
After the traps are boiled clean and free of oil a short soak in dilute chlorox will rust them fast and wil not cause the adverse efects of salt.
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