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    Leather Preservative Experiment

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    • B
      beautiful_FrEaK
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      Mustang for the win IMO 😉

      As it also kinda preserves the natural color (compare with the untreated leather, closest in color) but it also maintain the leather and keeps it in good condition

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      • madmondayM
        madmonday
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        look at the difference around the holes.  "none" seems to be showing some weathering while the treated leathers still look pretty smooth.

        whoops looked again the "ober oil" looks to have some creases as well  :-\

        6 months go by quickly

        head high, middle finger higher

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        • Finn666F
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          LP and olive oil ftw imo…

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          • derivative666D
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            Love the LP great stuff

            "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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            • MoonshineM
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              I don't have a favorite just yet, but it seems the Mustang is the way to go if you want to preserve the natural color, and LP or OO if you want to go a bit darker and lastly, the Oil if you want to go darker still.

              (I'm pretty good at stating the obvious, huh?)  Good stuff, G!

              www.moonshineleatherworks.tumblr.com
              instagram.com/moonshineleatherworks

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                8 months in…..

                "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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                • FurattoHeddoF
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                  I've stopped oiling leather a long time ago, good leather doesn't need it (which the above pic seems to acknowledge to me) …

                  "Don't ever be sorry"

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                  • ChrisC
                    Chris
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                    I don't know, the untreated one seems to be cracking a bit around the holes.  I'd agree that it shows good leather needs minimal care, though. 😉

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      I'm trying to resist doing a "bend test" till 12 months is up…..

                      "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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                      • ChrisC
                        Chris
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                        Ooh, that's going to be interesting to see.

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                        • SpaceGnomeS
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                          awesome.  Nice work

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                          • madmondayM
                            madmonday
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                            updates please when time presents itself

                            head high, middle finger higher

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              Almost 10 months…..

                              "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
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                                you´re going to give them some love again anytime soon?…looks pretty dry to me...

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  Yep, I'll take them into office Monday…..

                                  "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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                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
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                                    Popped into the office and applied the gunk….

                                    "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
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                                      for better comparison!…

                                      [image link broken]

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        Thx Finn.

                                        "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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                                        • S
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                                          Just read thread from end to end :amazing: LP getting my vote. Thanks for doing this G, and awesome idea MM.

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                                          • crankyfartC
                                            crankyfart
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                                            just curious, is the mustang paste any better than the LP since there is quite a big difference in their pricing..

                                            p.s/ don't shoot me for asking.. i know there's pictures from this experiment which G painstakingly did over a period of time but im just curious…  😶

                                            make peace, not war. <3

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