Leather Preservative Experiment

[summ3rhays]

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.

[TomDuckett]

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,

[Arabit]

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

[joesaintjohn]

The suspense is killing me!

[Giles]

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

[tigerpac]

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

[Anesthetist]

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.

[Snowy]

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

[Giles]

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….

[xtcclassic]

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

[Giles]

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

[Chris]

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

[Giles]

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

[Snowy]

@Snowy:

Sly bump too, well done ;).

^

[Anesthetist]

Can't wait to see the results!

[Giles]

OK.  They are on the bench…

Did a pretty good job of protecting the wood….

And a nice patina on the nails….

[Giles]

I then gave each sample the well known and time honoured 20 squeeze and bend treatment….

[Giles]

And the only sample to suffer any significant damage was the one that had had no treatment…

[Giles]

Next up was a good clean…

They are still a bit damp here, tomorrow, I'll take another look….

[Moonshine]

Your choice of "squeeze and bend" music was calming…