Ambassador abn Posted January 30, 2007 Author Ambassador Report Posted January 30, 2007 I've heard that Montana Pitch Blend is about the best product out there for waterproofing leather. Patrice, above is a link to a product I've heard is good for waterproofing leather, but I must admit, I've never used it. However, here's a customer testimonial from their web site: "After a 2300 mile trip from Washington, DC to Memphis, TN and back on my motorcycle and in the rain. Does your product work? I'd say it's miraculous. My motorcycle boots and gloves stayed waterproof." R.K.E., Jr. If you decide to try it, I'd be curious to learn if you end up liking it or not. Good luck! -Alex Quote
Ambassador abn Posted January 30, 2007 Author Ambassador Report Posted January 30, 2007 More on waterproofing: I've also heard that putting several light coats of water-based polyurethane (a wood finish) on both the outside and inside of the leather product provides nearly complete waterproofing, but tends to harden the leather. Again, I have no experience with this, just passing on what I've heard... Quote
Guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Neetsfoot is what I use on motorcycle seats Dave Theobald Quote
Moderator Art Posted January 31, 2007 Moderator Report Posted January 31, 2007 Hi abn, From experience Pecard's (great on MC seats and bags) is a little better than Montana Pitchblend. If you need antifungal properties, Montana Pitchblend is better than Pecard's. The tree sap they use is a natural antifungal. I also use Pecard's to "rejuvinate" leather. Art Patrice, above is a link to a product I've heard is good for waterproofing leather, but I must admit, I've never used it. However, here's a customer testimonial from their web site:"After a 2300 mile trip from Washington, DC to Memphis, TN and back on my motorcycle and in the rain. Does your product work? I'd say it's miraculous. My motorcycle boots and gloves stayed waterproof." R.K.E., Jr. If you decide to try it, I'd be curious to learn if you end up liking it or not. Good luck! -Alex Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members JustWakinUp Posted September 25, 2007 Members Report Posted September 25, 2007 A note waterproofing. I used pecards on a small bracelet i made for my daughter (3yrs old <==That's her). After it dried over night and I wiped the piece off i put a little Leather Balm /w Atom Wax on it to get a good shine. That night she took a "BATH" with it on and much to my surprise within 15 minutes of being out of the bath the piece looked as good as it did when I was finisehd and showed no signs of being in submersed in water. I stand by the pecards, the Atom wax thing was just a test to see if I could get some good shine and it worked fairly well. Quote
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