Leather Preservative Experiment

[Rollo]

@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.

[Finn666]

any news?…

[Max Power]

Yup, would be great!

[Giles]

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

[Finn666]

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

[Giles]

Two months outside now.  Pre application…..

[Max Power]

Yell me down, but i think olive oil has the nicest result so far.

[mvb]

im with ya

[Giles]

Oil has been applied, just waiting for it to soak in, then I'll take a photo.

[Finn666]

Thanks for the flick G.

@Max:

Yell me down, but i think olive oil has the nicest result so far.

+2…

[thomasnunnally]

Yea, total agreement, suprised by the olive oil.

[Giles]

Feck, I'm going to have to get into the olive oil business…....We do have an olive tree in the garden, but only got 6 olives off it this year.......

[Giles]

Post latest application:

[Max Power]

Well, to give us an objective impression, you should also describe the odour of all leather pieces Olive and Mustang are super nice.

[madmonday]

jeez, seems like a load of trouble.

why are you doing this again hAhahEhahahahahha . . .  yikes

[Giles]

@Max:

Well, to give us an objective impression, you should also describe the odour of all leather pieces Olive and Mustang are super nice.

How more objective can I be than giving you a photo with no comment?

And subjective is subjective - depends what you want to achieve.  Personally I think it is remarkable that the mustang paste does not alter the original colour…..Not saying that is what I like, just think it is remarkable......

[Seul]

Natural for the win. I might have to go with Kiya on this and not treat any of my leathers…

[Finn666]

@Seul:

Natural for the win. I might have to go with Kiya on this and not treat any of my leathers…

Too late mate…you already treated your Tricker's

[Seul]

Was thinking the same… And not buying any new leathers soon (normally)... Aaah well!.. 

[Max Power]

I haven't been oiling my Samurai belt yet as I love the natural colour right now. But then, it has a light tan out of the factory. My Obbigood or Pike Brothers belt that came really raw, grainy and light coloured needed treatment. Still, I think I'll oil my W001 someday, but not yet.