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Post by trappnman on Dec 26, 2006 8:42:34 GMT -6
10 gals? I never measure stuff like this.. in a washtub half full , I'd toss about 1/3 of a 5 gal bucket in. Say 12-15? With the sumac, just cut a bunch of berries and boil them, same as we made boy scout tea. A little goes a long ways here.
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Post by bobm on Dec 26, 2006 8:55:24 GMT -6
I use about an ice cream pail of hulls to 5 gallons of water. I simply step on the nut to separate the hull from the nut. I only use the hulls. I prefer the green hulls as they just seem to make a better dye for me than when they're black or dried.
I've used pretty much every kind of dye there is and still have had the best luck with walnut hulls. I boil all my dirty traps in powdered dishwasher detergent first. Then I rinse them off with a garden hose. Next they get about an hour boil in the walnut hulls and then a quick rinse in a bucket of fresh water. I do think the hulls clean up any residual skunk smell as some of the traps have a light odor of skun even after boiling in detergent but never after coming out of the dye. Good luck.
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Post by stickbowhntr on Dec 26, 2006 9:25:01 GMT -6
A lot depends on how many traps you plan on doing also as more traps require more dye and what you can dye and do effectively with say a gal of hulls won't even begin to do a good job on 2 times that amount of traps. For CERTAIN you can NEVER USE TOO MUCH dye...the traps only take so much and the rest is left for the next batch. It never ceases to amaze me how many people want to use 1 bag of dye and try to do 100 traps in the same solution. And like has said before you really don't need to dye a trap thats going to be under 1/2-3/4" of dirt anyway....just that I like the looks , have done it forever and feel dye "helps" prevent some rust from forming as quickly as it would without it for protection.
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Post by thebeav2 on Dec 26, 2006 9:43:51 GMT -6
You guys actually do this major cleaning during the season. I just power wash and wax the same day and I'm ready the next day or even the same day to re use those traps.
You make one or two catches In any waxed and dyed trap and It's pretty much shined up.It just depends on what your weather conditions are as to how quick It starts to rust.
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Post by dabrock on Dec 26, 2006 18:56:20 GMT -6
bleach is strong smelling and dishwashing detergents have their own
oders. The question is, how come those smells do not contaminat the traps? does the dye cover that scent?
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Post by Steve Gappa on Dec 27, 2006 7:33:27 GMT -6
the bleach evaporates quickly. For example, in fast food places, machines like soda machines and malted shake machines are cleaned out that evening in bleach solution- yet you never smell or taste bleach in the product.
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Post by bobm on Dec 27, 2006 9:44:18 GMT -6
I'm not a chemist but I believe that the walnut hulls don't simply cover the odors but actually remove them.
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Post by thebeav2 on Dec 27, 2006 10:07:21 GMT -6
No matter what you do you will have some odore son your trap.Don't worry about It.
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Post by edge on Dec 29, 2006 0:05:31 GMT -6
**I just power wash and wax the same day and I'm ready the next day or even the same day to re use those traps.**
You're smart,Beav.
My new house has a hot water hosebib in the garage with its own heater so now I can powerwash right at home and dont hve to count on MR Bubbles being open.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Dec 29, 2006 8:18:37 GMT -6
just power wash and wax the same day and I'm ready the next day or even the same day to re use those traps.**
When I'm doing traps mid season, I'm doing them inbetween running a line. If I had all day, I'd do them right.
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