Leather Conditioners

[raysouth]

Howdy All,

I have been working with different leather conditioners and have attempted to post some results as attachments. Hope that they are legible.

I will attempt to get pics of the leather cards as well, but may take a bit of time for me to figure out.

This was a pleasant project for me. Please feel free to ask any questions as I have probably overlooked a few things. I hope that this will give some folks an idea of the products available to finish/enhance the many projects they make.

6 pages and hope they are in order.

God bless.

Ray

I JUST NOTICED THAT THE PAGES DID NOT COME UP IN ORDER. SORRY BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS.

Edited July 22, 2013 by raysouth

[Northmount]

Here are the files resized to 8.5 x 11 and converted to PDF type. Had to split the file to be able to upload it.

Leather Conditioners pt1.pdf

Leather Conditioners pt2.pdf

Tom

Edited July 23, 2013 by northmount

[LNLeather]

Thanks Ray - for putting this all together. I had no idea there were so many choices of products.

No problem with the order - I just fixed that once I downloaded the info.

I am sure this will be of help to many others - look already 40 folks have downloaded your info.

Thanks again for your time and effort and for sharing it all

[lightingale]

Very interesting experiment!

I've been testing the few conditioners that I have for darkening, but not nearly as many as you. Been trying to find the conditioner that does the least amount of darkening, as a lot of my projects have intricate paintings in spirit dyes. The colours look off if the leather darkens much.

Which if your tests darkened leather the least?

[raysouth]

Hello Lightingale,

Good question.

I have taken pics of the sample cards but do not believe they will be good enough to get much of an idea as to which darkens the most/least. What I will do in the am, when I return to the shop, is take a very close look at the lower strip that is natural, and I should be able to tell which has done the least darkening, at least on the natural leather.

Will be back with the info. tomorrow.

Thanks for taking an interest.

God Bless.

Ray

Edited July 23, 2013 by raysouth

[raysouth]

Here are the files resized to 8.5 x 11 and converted to PDF type. Had to split the file to be able to upload it.

Leather Conditioners pt1.pdf

Leather Conditioners pt2.pdf

Tom

Here are the files resized to 8.5 x 11 and converted to PDF type. Had to split the file to be able to upload it.

Leather Conditioners pt1.pdf

Leather Conditioners pt2.pdf

Tom

Thank you Tom.

I hope this makes it easier for folks interested in the subject.

Hope to do a bit more as I learn of other products available to the craft, in hopes that it will benefit someone seeking good products.

God Bless.

Ray

[Feraud]

Thanks for taking the time and effort to experiment with the different products. I look forward to trying a few products in future projects.

[raysouth]

Thanks for taking the time and effort to experiment with the different products. I look forward to trying a few products in future projects.

Thank you Feraud,

Not being a professional product tester, there may be plenty of additional information I overlooked but that will have to be taken into consideration as questions may be asked. It was a pleasant project and gave me information I myself, had been seeking.

God Bless.

Ray

[raysouth]

Very interesting experiment!

I've been testing the few conditioners that I have for darkening, but not nearly as many as you. Been trying to find the conditioner that does the least amount of darkening, as a lot of my projects have intricate paintings in spirit dyes. The colours look off if the leather darkens much.

Which if your tests darkened leather the least?

Hello Lightingale,

Was able to get to the shop and retrieve some information. I wish I had one of the devices that can read and display information on a screen but had to do it by comparison and may not be factual. Hope this is of use.

1. CARR & DAY & MARTIN, KO-CHO-LINE LEATHER BALSAM.

2. BIENENWACHSLEDERFLEGE CREME.

3. URAD TENDERLY

4. HESTRA LEATHER BALM

6. ANGELUS LEATHER BALM

7. PECARD LEATHER DRESSING

8. DR. MARTEN LEATHER DRESSING

9. HUBERD SHOE GREASE

10. OAKWOOD LEATHER CONDITIONER

11. MONTANA PITCH BLEND (paste)

This is how I read the sample cards I have mounted on display boards. I thought I might be able to take pics that would reflect this but my camera ability is not up to snuff. Perhaps this is the best way to go about it.

1. being the least darkening. I must say, there seemed to be very few products that darkened to and undesireable degree. It may be different with methods used by individual crafters and when in contact with other products used during fabrication.

Hope this is of use.

God Bless.

Ray

[lightingale]

Hello Lightingale,

Was able to get to the shop and retrieve some information. I wish I had one of the devices that can read and display information on a screen but had to do it by comparison and may not be factual. Hope this is of use.

1. CARR & DAY & MARTIN, KO-CHO-LINE LEATHER BALSAM.

2. BIENENWACHSLEDERFLEGE CREME.

3. URAD TENDERLY

4. HESTRA LEATHER BALM

6. ANGELUS LEATHER BALM

7. PECARD LEATHER DRESSING

8. DR. MARTEN LEATHER DRESSING

9. HUBERD SHOE GREASE

10. OAKWOOD LEATHER CONDITIONER

11. MONTANA PITCH BLEND (paste)

This is how I read the sample cards I have mounted on display boards. I thought I might be able to take pics that would reflect this but my camera ability is not up to snuff. Perhaps this is the best way to go about it.

1. being the least darkening. I must say, there seemed to be very few products that darkened to and undesireable degree. It may be different with methods used by individual crafters and when in contact with other products used during fabrication.

Hope this is of use.

God Bless.

Ray

Wow, you've gone above and beyond in answering my question. Thanks! Saving this list so I can order some of these to play with.

[raysouth]

Howdy All,

I have been working with different leather conditioners and have attempted to post some results as attachments. Hope that they are legible.

I will attempt to get pics of the leather cards as well, but may take a bit of time for me to figure out.

This was a pleasant project for me. Please feel free to ask any questions as I have probably overlooked a few things. I hope that this will give some folks an idea of the products available to finish/enhance the many projects they make.

6 pages and hope they are in order.

God bless.

Ray

I JUST NOTICED THAT THE PAGES DID NOT COME UP IN ORDER. SORRY BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS.

Here are the pics of the sample cards butnot being a photographer, I doubt if they will be of much value.

[bizbeblu]

For what it's worth, the man who hand makes my boots (my feet are very different sizes) at Stewart Boots in S. Tucson, AZ absolutely swears by Bick #4. I use it on everything and to me it is the best of a wide range of products used previously.

Robert

Good try on the pix. I am a photographer, and my guess is that the "white balance" is off in your shots. Likely you shot them using a point and shoot with tungsten lighting. Looking at the "white" paper gives you a clue that you didn't get a good rendering. Shooting JPEG limits your ability, but try it again in sunlight but not so that there is glare on your display. Should work better. Appreciate the effort you've put into this.

[raysouth]

For what it's worth, the man who hand makes my boots (my feet are very different sizes) at Stewart Boots in S. Tucson, AZ absolutely swears by Bick #4. I use it on everything and to me it is the best of a wide range of products used previously.

Robert

Good try on the pix. I am a photographer, and my guess is that the "white balance" is off in your shots. Likely you shot them using a point and shoot with tungsten lighting. Looking at the "white" paper gives you a clue that you didn't get a good rendering. Shooting JPEG limits your ability, but try it again in sunlight but not so that there is glare on your display. Should work better. Appreciate the effort you've put into this.

Thanks Robert,

Always used point and shoot cameras and the canons I have now are more sophisticated than I will ever comprehend. I'm vintage, like the old box cameras with the slide in plate, lol.

I will just place the cars on a shelf and there they will end up resting until my estate is emptied, I suppose. Just enjoy the task of trying new products and sharing what I can.

Hope somone gets a bit out of it.

God Bless.

Ray