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Leather Preservative Experiment

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  • G
    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    Bummer, that's what I use on mine….....

    IHB-01 Tan (or natural)

    Approx 3 years. no smell, no rot - but i have only applied a couple of times - the rest is probably sweat….

    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      seawolf
      Mod Squad
      Joined: 28 Oct 2011

      That's good to hear. Maybe it affects wood differently than leather? That's great if it works for you! I'm too scared to try it at this point after my butcher block incident 🙂

      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

      @zeebeeleather

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        LandoCal126 0
        Banned
        Joined: 2 Oct 2009

        Great idea/ experiment G. Thanks for doing this!~

        last edited by 31 Oct 2011, 13:24 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          7tacos
          Iron Heart Deity
          Joined: 1 May 2010

          +1  Great idea.

          I've had Aero and Langlitz leather samples tacked on boards around my yard for over a year now.  Best way to know how you leather's going to age is to get on it and start aging it to see what happens.

          RIP, Geo
          "Wow I never knew the made jackets that heavy… I need room for underlay and a gun.  Please advise.  That is one heavy jacket."  My Dad, IH-526Jod

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          • H
            Heavy Duty
            Joined: 3 Dec 2009

            Any updated shots G?

            last edited by 4 Nov 2011, 19:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • G
              Giles
              IHUK Crew
              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

              Maybe this week end….

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                So, 3 weeks in….

                Just brought inside to dry out.

                Tomorrow, another application of potions…...

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  After latest application:

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    michaeljcr
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 14 Oct 2010

                    Loving this thread, apart from the fact I now really, really, want one of the IHB-02s in natural leather… 😃

                    last edited by 6 Nov 2011, 17:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • J
                      jimmy
                      Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                      olive oil doesn't actually seem to do too much in my eyes so if thats what you like just keep it el natural

                      last edited by 6 Nov 2011, 23:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        madmonday
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                        nah don't agree jimmy.  let's see what happens down the road.  it's a little too early to call it.

                        head high, middle finger higher

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                          jimmy
                          Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                          true early days

                          last edited by 6 Nov 2011, 23:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            jacoavlu
                            Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                            this read might be of interest to folks hanging around this thread
                            http://leffot.com/2011/08/31/the-brownout-by-nick-horween/

                            last edited by 6 Nov 2011, 23:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              jimmy
                              Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                              nice link jaco.

                              last edited by 7 Nov 2011, 03:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Rollo
                                Joined: 22 Aug 2011

                                @seawolf:

                                A bit of warning: Olive oil rots over time, and smells really bad. I thought it would be a good idea to oil my big butcher block with olive oil, because, you know, its a cutting board, so what better to oil it with than olive oil, right? Wrong! After about a year, I noticed a foul odor that actually permeated the food and tasted horrible. I can't imagine the effect would be less on a nice piece of leather. Since that incident, I got a new butcher block, and oil it with mineral oil, which won't rot, and keeps my block looking (and smelling) fresh!

                                As good as that olive oiled leather looks, I would strongly advise NOT using olive oil on your own belts!

                                There's a good reason your chopping board became stinky.
                                Oil creates a seal, that will seal any sort of dirt, mud or tiny chopping remnants inside of it. It'd be like coating a piece of meat in vaseline so it degrades in an almost oxygen free environment and any space in that seal is going to reek.

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                                • Finn666F
                                  Finn666
                                  Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                  any news?…

                                  last edited by 8 Dec 2011, 11:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • Max PowerM
                                    Max Power
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined: 31 Oct 2010

                                    Yup, would be great!

                                    @elclintor:

                                    > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      Will post next week unless they get stolen from the garden whilst we are away…..

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • Finn666F
                                        Finn666
                                        Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                        thanks a lot G. - have save and great trip y´all…enjoy!

                                        last edited by 8 Dec 2011, 11:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          Two months outside now.  Pre application…..

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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