My Neatsfoot Oil Has Dandruff?

[Barlaam1]

I hope everyone is having a good day! I am vinegrooning straps to make Firefighter suspenders. I am giving them a baking soda rinse and then rinsing them in warm tap water after that. I allowed them to dry for 24 hours and have just applied my first coat of neatsfoot oil and there are little white specks everywhere. I am using Fiebing's 100% pure neatsfoot oil. I bought it at Tractor Supply. I believe it was $12 for a 32oz jug of the stuff. I found it in their tack section of the store. My first thought was I didn't get the baking soda rinsed off well enough. But there were no white specks after drying for 24 hours. When I applied the Neatsfoot oil I poured some in a clear plastic cup and I could see the white specks on the side of the cup and I think some where settling in the bottom of the cup.

Is this normal with Neatsfoot Oil? The white specks do wipe off pretty easy but when they get into stamp impressions and stitch gouges they are a pain in the butt.

Did I just learn a lesson on cheap neatsfoot oil? I figured with it being Fiebings I was safe.

Thanks and have a great day.

[DJ1935]

Hi Barlaam

What you are seeing with the white specks is the tallow or fat in the oil has seperated out - probably because the oil has been cold. Put your bottle of oil in a pan of hot water for a while and it will come right. Do not heat the oil directly on the stove!!! If you are continually having this problem because of the weather conditions store the bottle in the hot water cupboard (better ask permission first!)

Cheers DJ

[Barlaam1]

Thank you dj1935. I will give that a try right away. Again thank you.

[surge223]

What is a hot water cupboard?

[Matt S]

What is a hot water cupboard?

A result of old fashioned domestic central heating systems in damp environments! Large quantities of hot water are kept for immediate use in an insulated tank. These are usually enclosed in a cupboard or closet for aesthetics, and this is used to air linen, always being quite warm.

[Phatdaddy]

This just happened to mine and it was like half of the jug had bread crumbs floating in it. I live in Nova Scotia, Canada and it's a cold time of year here. I took mine upstairs and set the bottle on the warm air duct from my furnace and it came back to new in just an hour or so.

Kevin