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Leather Preservative Experiment

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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    And the morning after the night before…...

    "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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      Seul
      Joined: 24 Nov 2009

      Still # 1 fan of LP…

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        dcg
        Joined: 22 Sept 2011

        This thread is the sort of thing that really sets Giles apart from other retailers.  Such a cool idea.  Thanks, G!

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          xtcclassic
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 13 Feb 2012

          ^Amen to that! And I agree with Seul, LP for the win.

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            Snowy
            Joined: 15 Jun 2012

            Thank you!

            (looks like I'll be sticking with LP)

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              scroogen
              Joined: 30 Nov 2011

              I think LP looks the best too, but olive oil is a close 2nd…

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                natehate
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 18 Jun 2012

                Digging the olive oil myself

                don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                  seawolf
                  Mod Squad
                  Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                  Thanks for doing this Giles. You're the best!

                  “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                  @zeebeeleather

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                    summ3rhays
                    Joined: 28 Nov 2012

                    +1 for LP. I think the olive oil looks good, but I'm not sold. Great results though. What a cool idea.

                    IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                      joesaintjohn
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 9 Aug 2012

                      I kinda dig the mustang paste. Nobody feeling it?

                      Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                        urbanwoodsman
                        Banned
                        Joined: 16 Aug 2011

                        @joesaintjohn:

                        I kinda dig the mustang paste. Nobody feeling it?

                        I like the color of the mustang but I feel like the oils would be pretty amazing on leather that is actually being used.

                        Also, were the pastes/waxes applied then hit with a heat gun? I know this was a fun experiment but I'm just wondering.

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                          xtcclassic
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 13 Feb 2012

                          The Mustang Paste is a close second IMHO.

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            @urbanwoodsman:

                            Also, were the pastes/waxes applied then hit with a heat gun?

                            No, just rubbed in with a cloth

                            "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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                              toddjcoley
                              Joined: 11 Apr 2013

                              The lp seems to have less cracking and marks from the bend test. Do you think any are better?

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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                IMO the LP is best.  Remind me to show them to you when you are next down.

                                "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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                                  ohighyo
                                  Joined: 5 Apr 2013

                                  @dcg:

                                  This thread is the sort of thing that really sets Giles apart from other retailers.  Such a cool idea.  Thanks, G!

                                  Agreed

                                  Slipping gradually into senility

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                                    mclaincausey
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                    I'd think that vegetable oils (like olive oil) that can go rancid would be a bad idea.

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                    • dave28D
                                      dave28
                                      Joined: 22 Aug 2010

                                      I made the fatal error of putting neatsfoot oil on several pairs of leather shoes and boots.

                                      Mould, mould and more mould. Disgusting stuff ruined all my leather goods.

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                                        mclaincausey
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                        That's crazy, that's what Nick Horween says to use on cxl

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                          mclaincausey
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                          This isn't true, mineral oil would have been fine on the butcher block (but NOT on leather).

                                          The logic is entirely backwards, the entire rationale for vacuum sealing, for example, is exactly the opposite what he's describing, removing oxygen and oxidation from the material to be preserved so that it WON'T rot.

                                          @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.

                                          Think it, be it.

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