Heh, looks like I've been bad :) I should have remembered to put that the idea was dangerous or some such. I guess I foolishly figured that since gasoline was mentioned, people would take proper precautions if they decided to carry it through. Sorry about that, I sometimes forget that we all think o...

So long as you get the pecards out while it's still molten and very runny it ought to be easy. just don't let it cool. It'd a ##### to get out then. Of course, if it cools, you may always heat it back up. If there's a thin film of it left after pouring it out, you can just wipe it clean with a paper...

Have any of you guys ever tried taking a plain strip of undyed leather and saturating it in a pot of melted pecards? (just heat on the stove over low heat til it's liquid) After the leather dries, the color is perfect, I think. It softens up the stiff leather very nicely, and solves the dye problem....

What I did was buy a plain veg-tanned 1 inch strap, and soaked it in molten Pecards. Softens and darkens it really nicely, and no need to worry about any dye coming out. The color from this is perfect, in my opinion.