Strategies to squeeze out Neetsfoot oil?

[Starman]

Hey folks, 

Let me cut to the chase: what strategies do you use to extract or squeeze out ALL the excess Neatsfoot oil from a piece of leather? (a belt in this case) Just thought I'd turn to this group to see if anyone has any brilliant ideas or strategies I haven't considered.

Thanks!

[fredk]

I've never been really able to extract NFO after a real bad case of over oiling

However, on modest over oiling I use

1. another piece of veg tan which needs oiling to leech out the oil. Laid in contact and left for months (cos I usually forget it)

2. a piece of brown wrapping paper to leech it out. I find brown wrapping paper work best of all papers

[DieselTech]

Soak it in denatured alcohol or acetone then wring it out & let dry. Best advice i can give. 

[Northmount]

There are a number of suggestions if you care to search for them.

Cornstarch, kitty litter, floor dry, etc. Bury the article in one of these.  Keep stirring it around every few hours or days until it has absorbed how ever much it can. 

With all these suggestions, I haven't seen any confirmations from those that asked as to whether it works or not.

 

[fredk]

Fortunately I've only had two real bad cases of over oiling. I tried kitty litter and corn starch. Neither worked. Never removed a bit of oil