Waterproofing test: This time a bit more scientific

[esantoro]

Here's a bit more scientific waterproofing test.

Waterproofing conditioners involved:

A Aussie Wax

S Sno-Seal

O Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP

P Pecard Leather dressing

Results:

1st..... Aussie Wax

2nd.... Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP

3rd..... Sno-Seal

4th..... Pecard

The following pictures show how well a water droplet beads immediately on leather with one application of the respective dressing. Dressing was wiped on with no buffing. Use the above letters for reference. The water droplet is in the upper-left corner of the picture:

Edited October 18, 2008 by esantoro

[esantoro]

The following pictures show how well each respective dressing held up after 20 minutes, then after 30 minutes:

Edited October 18, 2008 by esantoro

[esantoro]

The following pictures were taken after 30 minutes and after the water bead had been wiped away to reveal the presence or lack of a water spot:

[esantoro]

The first application of dressing was followed by a second application. This round of pictures is better annotated than the first. Again, dressing was wiped on with no buffing.The following pictures were taken immediately after second application was done:

The pictures that follow are annotated with "I" to indicate that they were taken after about twenty-five minutes:

Edited October 19, 2008 by esantoro

[esantoro]

The next pictures of the second application, annotated with "II", were taken after about 45 minutes:

Edited October 18, 2008 by esantoro

[TwinOaks]

Well, I guess this pretty definitively shows what's best (of those tested) at water repelling. Thanks for this thread, esantoro, I know a lot of people will find it very usefull.

[esantoro]

The following pictures of the second application, annotated with "IIW" were taken after 45 minutes and after the water bead had been wiped away to reveal the presence or lack of a water spot:

Edited October 18, 2008 by esantoro

[esantoro]

I've put the marked veg tan sample squares aside and will test them again in a week without any additional treatment.

Ed

[Rawhide]

  esantoro said:

I've put the marked veg tan sample squares aside and will test them again in a week without any additional treatment.

Ed

[wildrose]

Thank you. I use Aussie Wax on almost everything. I've been applying it on mystery braids I've been selling, and my coworkers, who've worn them around the coffee shop, have experienced some dye/stain bleeding. Of course, some of them were dunking their hands in the dishwater...