Members katsass Posted June 9, 2012 Members Report Posted June 9, 2012 Sorta. If you let it set and all the particulates fall out, then no stain. If you shake it up, it will stain. Even straining it through coffee filters will not get all the particulates out for me. I have to let it sit. Then carefully dip a brush in and not stir it up. It's the junk in the mixture that stains. The liquid itself will not. At least, that's my experience. Now, sometimes in the process of working with the wet grooned leather I will get some black rubbing off on my hands. Gloves would fix that, but I just hate gloves. I like the wrapped denim idea. Going to have to try that too. I've got some stapled to a section of quarter round that I burnish with by hand. chiefjason, you're kinda right. Vinegaroon is a mild form of ferrous or ferric (I forget my chemistry class stuff) acetate which has been used to stain wood and a number of other things for centuries. I think that the first mention of it is from the1600s. It'll stain cloth, wood (as said) and your hands. It works as a chemical reaction on the material it hits. Mike Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Members chiefjason Posted June 9, 2012 Members Report Posted June 9, 2012 In my experience it's been hit or miss. If the groon is clean I don't have a problem. If the junk on the bottom starts lifting then that definitely stains my hands, shirt, whatever it gets on. But my hands stay kind of grungy and dirty from work so maybe I just don't notice. It's not been problematic enough for me to glove up. But the edges of my fingernails and any rough skin pick up either the groon itself or black residue off the leather. It makes me look like I'm a real leatherworker though. Quote
Members Sylvia Posted June 9, 2012 Members Report Posted June 9, 2012 Gentlemen: From reading and OLD turn of the 20th century book... it says to draw off the clear liquid after your vinegaroon has settled. Used a turkey baster.... or siphon it off, into a different container. Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members chiefjason Posted June 10, 2012 Members Report Posted June 10, 2012 Sylvia, I keep meaning to but have not gotten around to it. I just strained a new batch so maybe it's time to start. I have to say this batch hardly even smelled and was pretty clear. I let it brew outside in the sun for a few weeks though. Quote
Members renegadelizard Posted June 10, 2012 Author Members Report Posted June 10, 2012 Gentlemen: From reading and OLD turn of the 20th century book... it says to draw off the clear liquid after your vinegaroon has settled. Used a turkey baster.... or siphon it off, into a different container. Good tip!...Also, will the smooth side of vinegrooned leather hold contact cement?....I have decided to do some elephant trip on these to make them a bit more special... Quote Havoc Holsters
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