Care For Your (Denim/ Wool/ Cotton)

[Finn666]

sounds like a plan.
you going to cheer us up with some post-soak pics as well!?

[crankyfart]

just wondering do you guys do anything to the leather patch? oil it or leave it? what oil? mink oil? some how after soaking the 666S, the leather patch feels so stiff and rough now. compared it with my 634S, totally different.

is it because the patch was soaked in hot water so it's dry? then we gotta oil it and all?

sorry if this was asked before or it sound stupid to any of you. I never had issues with levis jeans cos they weren't leather. hope you guys can understand.

[mankarat]

put some Leather oil to your patch if it feel dry.. And leave as it is.. I put mine whenever i saw the leather dry, especially after warmwater soak..

[crankyfart]

no wonder! I soaked mine with pretty hot water. so use what kinda oil? mink oil? there's also obernauf oil  and etc right? I'm confused with the oil thing. which is good for our leather patch?

[D97x7]

I use Obernauf's oil on mine whenever I feel they need it, usually after they've been in the washer!

[Finn666]

you even can use normal olive oil if you don't have special oil for leather around!…

[crankyfart]

@Finn666:

you even can use normal olive oil if you don't have special oil for leather around!…

are you serious?! I'm still looking for the word joking in your post. hahaha.

so you use normal olive oil for yours?

[Giles]

Take a look through this thread….

http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1977.msg111094#msg111094

[Finn666]

@volcano:

@Finn666:

you even can use normal olive oil if you don't have special oil for leather around!…

are you serious?! I'm still looking for the word joking in your post. hahaha.

so you use normal olive oil for yours?

why not?…i think if olive oil is good enough for us peops to cook with i think it´s seriously good enough to maintain the leather patch of your jeans, right?

[DougNg]

Olive oil will eventually go rancid and stink to high heaven

[Finn666]

@DougNg:

Olive oil will eventually go rancid and stink to high heaven

;)…
though i don´t think this will happen, since i´ve used it on some of my leather patches and never had any kinda problems, just smooth leather patches!

[Giles]

And I have used it on my IHB-01 with no issues…

[DougNg]

Fair enough, though the two years of inspecting food manufacturers won't let me do it

This one is mine:

Been wearing these for the last couple years except for the summer, no treatment, hot soaks, cold soaks, hot machine washes, cold machine washes, everything in between

[crankyfart]

^ that looks awesome Doug. how much do you apply? just spread around the patch? the back of the patch?

and after applying the olive oil, how long do you wait before you can use it? and, we don't need to sun tan it after applying olive oil? thanks!

[Seul]

Doug did not apply anything to the patch…

[DougNg]

@Seul:

Doug did not apply anything to the patch…

Thank you

@DougNg:

Been wearing these for the last couple years except for the summer, no treatment, hot soaks, cold soaks, hot machine washes, cold machine washes, everything in between

[DougNg]

I've been into high end denim for about five years now, and the fascination of obsessing over my jeans has passed

If there's anything that's more involved than washing my jeans when they're dirty is required, I ignore it

Most of my denim related activities don't involve paying attention to my denim. It's doing stuff in my denim. My life is complicated enough as it is

[Finn666]

@volcano:

^ that looks awesome Doug. how much do you apply? just spread around the patch? the back of the patch?
and after applying the olive oil, how long do you wait before you can use it? and, we don't need to sun tan it after applying olive oil? thanks!

if I apply oil to my patches I always do it before I go to bed. i apply it with a sponge (just a little, not much!) then, after I wake up, I just put my jeans back on and done!…

[crankyfart]

@Finn666:

@volcano:

^ that looks awesome Doug. how much do you apply? just spread around the patch? the back of the patch?
and after applying the olive oil, how long do you wait before you can use it? and, we don't need to sun tan it after applying olive oil? thanks!

if I apply oil to my patches I always do it before I go to bed. i apply it with a sponge (just a little, not much!) then, after I wake up, I just put my jeans back on and done!…

so theres no need to sun tan them after oiling?

[Omega Man]

As Beats would say "Just wear it".