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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

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    Just_KC
    Joined: 24 Jan 2011

    @babyknight:

    Giles and Beats, as veterans of the IH-FW tan would you recommend an application of the Obenaufs leather oil on the outside of the wallet before first use and then again every few months?  thanks.

    i have the IH-FW black. i applied obeaufs on mine. i had no problems whatsoever. just gotta be careful not to get any on the rough parts of the wallet that isn't the face of the leather . (Note Compartment and Removable Card Slot) it will leave black spots that are not removable.

    just make sure that your obenauf or w/e other leather care product you use isn't "tainted". i lend it to my friend once and he left a black smudge of shoe polish on it.

    i didnt notice it till i applied it on my new tann leather belt and it stained it permanently.

    caligula - oderint dum metuant : let them hate so long as they fear.

    bruce lee - life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.

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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      The whole wallet is leather, do you mean the non-face side of the leather?  G

      "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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        Just_KC
        Joined: 24 Jan 2011

        yup, the non face side. that described it better. yeah, its best to avoid getting that spot wet with any form of liquid.

        caligula - oderint dum metuant : let them hate so long as they fear.

        bruce lee - life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.

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          mankarat
          Joined: 25 Dec 2010

          treated with obenaufs very lightly.. dont put it too much.. Thats what i do with my RM tan wallet.. So far so good..3 months with one application

          Picture when new

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            jimmy
            Joined: 17 Dec 2010

            is obenaufs gel like out of the bottle or hard as surf wax?

            last edited by 18 Apr 2011, 23:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              babyknight
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 19 Feb 2011

              jimmy, the Obenauf's leather oil is neither gel nor wax-like… it's literally like oil.  not sure about the other products.

              btw thanks Just_KC and mankarat for the thoughts re adding oil.  For now I am thinking I will not bother adding any coating of oil to start with at least but will see how it goes...

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                jimmy
                Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                thanks, never actually used a liquid leather treatment before. may have to give it a go.

                last edited by 19 Apr 2011, 00:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  jacoavlu
                  Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                  I think more people around here referring to Obenauf's are speaking of the LP and not the oil. The LP comes in a jar and is more of a paste or soft wax you rub in with your fingers.

                  last edited by 19 Apr 2011, 02:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    jimmy
                    Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                    Yeah that's what I was referring to. So is it more soft or hard? Soft would be you can push your finger though and touch the bottom of the jar

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                      elclintor
                      Joined: 30 Dec 2010

                      It's solid stuff, but if you rub your thumb on it, it melts..

                      Geo

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                        jimmy
                        Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                        Thats exactly what I wanted to hear to me that's quality. The heat of fiction while applying helps the penetration

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                          jimmy
                          Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                          Haha did that just sound extremely rude

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                            jacoavlu
                            Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                            I think the LP is a wax/oil mix, it's certainly a wax, but soft like a pommade. Could you push your finger through to the bottom of the jar? Maybe. Probably. But I wouldn't characterize it as a gel.


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                              zhivago
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 17 Aug 2010

                              Just a little side note, this stuff was created in the Pac northwest where I live and folks (myself include) have sworn/used it for as long as I can remember.  I have even used it as chap stick in a pinch, the stuff is very "kind" too say the least.

                              Zhivago

                              MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

                              G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

                              last edited by 19 Apr 2011, 03:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                jacoavlu
                                Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                                hmm, hadn't thought of that, but I think it is much beeswax, and the smell is not bad

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                                  mvb
                                  Joined: 3 Dec 2009

                                  maybe i can put it my hair as well

                                  last edited by 19 Apr 2011, 05:39 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Captain
                                    Joined: 12 Feb 2010

                                    Anybody already owning a medium wallet wanting the new hardware, I might be interested in getting the one you got

                                    last edited by 19 Apr 2011, 16:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      jacoavlu
                                      Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                                      @mvb:

                                      maybe i can put it my hair as well

                                      well if you do, pics

                                      last edited by 19 Apr 2011, 16:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        AFTRMTH
                                        Joined: 2 Feb 2011

                                        Haha! Not rude, but funny if you read between the lines. lol

                                        @jimmy:

                                        Thats exactly what I wanted to hear to me that's quality. The heat of fiction while applying helps the penetration

                                        Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk

                                        last edited by 19 Apr 2011, 20:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          babyknight
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 19 Feb 2011

                                          just received my IH-FW tan and, put simply, this thing is stunning.  IH signature tough while somehow also being soft to the touch.  WHAT A WALLET!

                                          last edited by 19 Apr 2011, 23:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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