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    Leather Preservative Experiment

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      None of them are mouldy, but where the various oils have left a sticky residue on the surface, all manner of stuff has stuck to it.  The Ober-Oil being the stickiest….

      "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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      • scroogenS
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        I  think the LP looks the best. But let's see them cleaned up and bent

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          WooHoo! Love this thread! Bring on the clean and bend test 🙂

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          • tigerpacT
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            Just read this entire thread - start to… almost finish - who would have thought how interesting it would be?!  Can't wait to see the results!!

            Too bad I use Leather Honey and/or Bick 4 to condition - still, surprisingly interesting thread

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            • xtcclassicX
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              The suspense is killing me! I just read this whole thread, and being an LP user but liking the looks of the Mustang Paste sample slightly more, I'm curious to see which piece of leather is the "healthiest".

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              • summ3rhaysS
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                Great thread. Just read front to back. I use LP on boots, but leave belts natural. Can't wait to see how they bend. Crazy experiment.

                IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                  Same I just read the whole thing,
                  really want to see how they look after the drying!
                  My fav at the moment is probably mustang paste,

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                  • ArabitA
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                    This thread inspired me to use olive oil on my leather patch!

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                    • joesaintjohnJ
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                      The suspense is killing me!

                      Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                      • GilesG
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                        And it will continue to I am afraid.  Super bogged down with other more critical stuff atm…

                        "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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                        • tigerpacT
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                          ^MORE critical than this?  What could that possibly be?!?  Oh right… everything.  We shall wait.

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                          • AnesthetistA
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                            A quick word on the mustang paste. I had just applied it to my IH-CCH and had set it on the kitchen window sill to dry. My wife was washing dishes and accidentally got it wet. I guess I realized it only a short while later and I was surprised to see the water beading up like it would on a freshly waxed car. After drying it, I didn't see any water marks at all. I've also applied to it an older Goro's coin wallet and it has really refreshed the leather. With a little beeswax, the thing looks almost new.

                            IG: bluehandsslim

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                              Sly bump too, well done ;).

                              Obenauf's does similar beading FYI. I really enjoyed walked through snow/rain/puddles with recently Obenauf treated boots. Boots kept utterly dry.

                              Most importantly, great to know the IH-CCH lives to see more spending 🙂 ❤

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                              • GilesG
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                                I have remembered to order some Saddle Soap.  Once it arrives, I can clean up the samples and finish this thing off.  Sorry for the delay….

                                "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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                                • xtcclassicX
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                                  I'm just gonna go ahead and bump this thread.

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Soap has arrived, I've done nothing.  Will try and fix that next week.  Mea Culpa…..

                                    "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
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                                      Samples still outside, or did you bring them in after that last update?  Just curious…

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        Inside…..Because I need to be reminded that they need something doing to them....

                                        "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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                                          @Snowy:

                                          Sly bump too, well done ;).

                                          ^ 😉

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                                          • AnesthetistA
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                                            Can't wait to see the results!

                                            IG: bluehandsslim

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