Re: Glad it worked for you

Posted by Fedora from 24.116.27.204 on May 08, 2001 at 12:18:13:

In Reply to: Glad it worked for you posted by Michaelson on May 08, 2001 at 10:10:20:

: 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

I think the key here is his lambskin had been abused a bit and the factory oils had leeched out. Any dried out leather will accept a dressing like Pecards. If I tried to apply it to my new lambskin Wested, it would not be assorbed, and would just sit on the top of the leather. Regards, Fedora

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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

:     I think the key here is his lambskin had been abused a bit and the factory oils had leeched out. Any dried out leather will accept a dressing like Pecards. If I tried to apply it to my new lambskin Wested, it would not be assorbed, and would just sit on the top of the leather. Regards, Fedora

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