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    ChuckBurrows

    Posted Today, 12:37 PM

    I reactivate old vinegar black all the time

    So, how do you do it. Whatever the secret is, please give me an approximate time frame for each step. Thanks!

    cgleathercraft

    Posted Today, 01:53 PM

    Try giving it a stir. Could also be from a lack of tanins to react with in the leather. Brew some black tea (strong as possible) and add it to the roon. I get a nice dark black most of the time. Some pieces need a little longer soak or some oil before they get completely black.

    I stirred it and ran it through a rag to get all debris (scale?) out. As I said it did next to nothing to the leather. no darkening apart from the "getting wet darkening".

    I had read about the black tea before, but usually that you soak the leather in it and then submerge it in the 'roon.

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    I made some Vinagaroon quite while ago (many months, maybe more than a year). It doesn't do anything to 2 different pieces of leather scrap I put in it for about 5 minutes, pulled out and rinsed with clean water.

    Does it make sense to "reactivate" this stuff (it's about 3 gallons and I would hate wasting it without good reason), or is it better to start new?

    And as I'm at it asking stupid questions, how long do I have to wait after putting the steel wool into the vinegar if I start with a new batch?

    Thanks in advance for all help!

  3. Posted · Report reply

    I made some Vinagaroon quite while ago (many months, maybe more than a year). It doesn't do anything to 2 different pieces of leather scrap I put in it for about 5 minutes, pulled out and rinsed with clean water.

    Does it make sense to "reactivate" this stuff (it's about 3 gallons an I hate wasting it without good reason), or is it better to start new?

    And as I'm at it asking stupid questions, how long do I have to wait after putting the steel wool into the vinegar if I start with a new batch?

    Thanks in advance for all help!

  4. Posted · Report reply

    I made some Vinagaroon quite while ago (many months, maybe more than a year). It doesn't do anything to 2 different pieces of leather scrap I put in it for about 5 minutes, pulled out and rinsed with clean water.

    Does it make sense to "reactivate" this stuff (it's about 3 gallons an I hate wasting it without good reason), or is it better to start new?

    And as I'm at it asking stupid questions, how long do I have to wait after putting the steel wool into the vinegar if I start with a new batch?

    Thanks in advance for all help!

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