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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Leather Preservative Experiment

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    • derivative666D
      derivative666
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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
        Moonshine
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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
          IHUK Crew
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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
            FurattoHeddo
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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
              Raw and Unwashed
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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
                IHUK Crew
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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
                  Raw and Unwashed
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                  Ooh, that's going to be interesting to see.

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                  • SpaceGnomeS
                    SpaceGnome
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                    awesome.  Nice work

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                    • madmondayM
                      madmonday
                      Raw and Unwashed
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                      updates please when time presents itself

                      head high, middle finger higher

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
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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
                          Finn666
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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
                              IHUK Crew
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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
                                Finn666
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                                for better comparison!…

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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
                                    Snowy
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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
                                      Raw and Unwashed
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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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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        In the next couple of months I will do a bend and stress test, then we may know…...

                                        "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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                                        • ronaldlshR
                                          ronaldlsh
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                                          My faves are the results from the mustang and LP!

                                          THE RAW WAR

                                          @ronaldlsh:

                                          > Just going to keep wearing IH.

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                                          • crankyfartC
                                            crankyfart
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                                            @Giles:

                                            In the next couple of months I will do a bend and stress test, then we may know…...

                                            seriously can't wait! guess I'll hold my fingers and wait for the outcome before getting the mustang paste. 🙂

                                            make peace, not war. <3

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