Glad it worked for you

Posted by Michaelson from leospace047.utsi.edu on May 08, 2001 at 10:10:20:

In Reply to: Pecards on lambskin -- worked great -- posted by Bennett on May 08, 2001 at 08:29:11:

As I pointd out at the IndyGear FAQ, all I stated was my personal experience. I attempted this on two different lambskin Westeds and had the same "negative" results, so with only 2 data points to work with, that has been my recommendation. Now that there's a third, it appears that it can work. Thanks for sharing the info. Regards. Michaelson

: I received a new finish lambskin Wested jacket about a month ago -- I initially put Lexol on it, after reading all the posts about the negative qualities of Pecards on lambskin -- later, after some wear and several soakings in water, the leather was getting stiff and felt much more like cowhide than lamb, and I decided to put Pecard's leather dressing on it (the paste type) -- and the result is great. The jacket initially had that thin, spongy lambskin feel -- but after getting wet and drying, it lost that feel, and with the Pecards it feels and looks great -- slightly heavier and stiffer than when it arrived --

: Also, the natural distressing that has occurred is still visible -- not for the first few days, but starts to come back out after a few days, especially with wear. I would recommend Pecards for this lambskin without reservation and over Lexol or similar products --
: My jacket is not sticky or tacky, nor did it turn appreciably darker --

: Bennett

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Re: Glad it worked for you Fedora 12:18:13 5/08/2001 (5)
- I tried it on both Michaelson 12:23:47 5/08/2001 (4)
  - I also think the leather may be different -- mine is pretty grainy in some areas, not so much in others, but not slick and smooth like some people's jackets (nm) Bennett 16:25:04 5/08/2001 (1)
    - Then they are different Michaelson 17:58:09 5/08/2001 (0)
  - I think that's right, that the abuse the leather took before was important in the Pecard's soaking in, etc -- brand new I don't think it would have worked well (nm) Bennett 16:23:22 5/08/2001 (0)
  - I love it! Competition is so good for us. (nm) Fedora 13:02:06 5/08/2001 (0)

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: As I pointd out at the IndyGear FAQ, all I stated was my personal experience. I attempted this on two different lambskin Westeds and had the same "negative" results, so with only 2 data points to work with, that has been my recommendation. Now that there's a third, it appears that it can work. Thanks for sharing the info. Regards. Michaelson

: : I received a new finish lambskin Wested jacket about a month ago -- I initially put Lexol on it, after reading all the posts about the negative qualities of Pecards on lambskin -- later, after some wear and several soakings in water, the leather was getting stiff and felt much more like cowhide than lamb, and I decided to put Pecard's leather dressing on it (the paste type) -- and the result is great.  The jacket initially had that thin, spongy lambskin feel -- but after getting wet and drying, it lost that feel, and with the Pecards it feels and looks great -- slightly heavier and stiffer than when it arrived --

: : Also, the natural distressing that has occurred is still visible -- not for the first few days, but starts to come back out after a few days, especially with wear.  I would recommend Pecards for this lambskin without reservation and over Lexol or similar products --
: : My jacket is not sticky or tacky, nor did it turn appreciably darker --

: : Bennett

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