Members chiefjason Posted January 27, 2018 Members Report Posted January 27, 2018 9 hours ago, robs456 said: Wax and oil sounds like they would mess up any garment in contact with it. What's your experience, or do you finish with something else as well on top of that? But I thought using wax would make that quite difficult. I use the same type of finish Dwight does, but I use U82 Saddlers oil in it instead of Neatsfoot. Melt it together in a crock put then pour it in a dedicated container. You can either buff it well like Dwight does. Or I put a light coat of Atom Wax on it and buff that out. Gives it a nice shine without being plastic looking. Technically my process is oil/wax mix with heat gun, Mop & Glo (one coat on the whole holster and another coat on the inside and edges), then Atom Wax and buff. Yeah, I'm sure it's overkill. But I've never had a complaint and never had a problem with my stuff. Quote
Members dikman Posted January 27, 2018 Members Report Posted January 27, 2018 I was curious what U82 Saddlers oil is, it's just under 100% Solvent naptha (petroleum) heavy aliphatic, the rest being alcohol! I'm sure it works, but I think I'll stick to neatsfoot oil, beeswax, tallow etc. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members chiefjason Posted January 28, 2018 Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 3 hours ago, dikman said: I was curious what U82 Saddlers oil is, it's just under 100% Solvent naptha (petroleum) heavy aliphatic, the rest being alcohol! I'm sure it works, but I think I'll stick to neatsfoot oil, beeswax, tallow etc. I'm not an expert on safety sheets, but my reading is that the Naphtha is the bulk of the ingredients they label as dangerous. So most of that is Naphtha. But I can tell you that most of the product is certainly not naphtha. It's a light oil. Pretty much smells, looks, and acts like any other light oil used on leather. I'm not going to drink it, but I don't drink any of the others either. What I like about it is that you don't get any residue if you get a little too much. Neatsfoot can be a bit oily if you are not careful. But use whatever works for you. Quote
Members dikman Posted January 28, 2018 Members Report Posted January 28, 2018 I wouldn't drink it either . I just wanted to point out that it's made from crude oil, rather than being a natural product. (When I saw the name "Saddler's Oil" for some reason I just assumed it would be a natural product). As you say, the important thing is whatever works, and you're obviously getting good results from it. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
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