Vinegaroon: Can You Ever Really Get Rid Of The Smell?

[Sticky]

After i've used the vinegaroon i rub some patchouli oil into the leather and that seems to work quite well at getting rid of the smell.

[Go2Tex]

For what its worth, I recently used a batch of vinegaroon that I had made up, oh gosh, a year ago, maybe longer. Very strong batch. Very dark. Very stinky. Used it on a couple of holsters. Worked great but they did smell like vinegar. Very strong smell. Don't know if the smell went away yet. Haven't heard back. I suspect it did. Didn't seal it up. Just oil and TanKote.

I didn't soak them in the batch as the piece was too big to get into the container, so I used a wool swab to apply it, liberally. Didn't use baking soda or rince water. I'm pretty sure that would help, though. Probably a good idea. Definitely don't soak in baking soad. It will burn.

[randypants]

i've had it take up to a week for the smell to go away, but it's always gone away. letting the 'groon age properly, using the right amount of steel, and following the step-by-step procedures on this forum will get you a long way.