Pecards and Shrinking

IndianaMoto · Post by **IndianaMoto** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:54 pm

Does anyone know if applying pecards will shrink leather at all? I'm getting a US Wings Vintage cowhide and a pair of Aldens and don't want either of them to shrink when I apply the pecards. Thanks.

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:54 pm

No, it will not. Regards. Michaelson

date_eating_monkey · Post by **date_eating_monkey** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:24 pm

Well, it hasn't on anything I've ever used it on....and that's just about everything. But, there have been times that I wish it would.

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:12 am

Trying to shrink leather, DEM? A couple guys claim they've have a bit of shrinkage after completing soaking a Wested.

But that's anecdotal - I haven't heard of a lot of people doing it, so it's at your own risk. Especially since some folks have had problems w/ bleeding (the jackets, not them).

Michaelson, can you chime in w/ the correct information? I think I bungled this one a bit more than usual. (Water -> maybe shrink, maybe bleed.)

Thanks,
J

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:15 pm

Untreated leather will shrink. It's a given. Treated leather will not...well, there's not such thing as an 'absolute', but let's say the chances are MIGHTLY slim. Dye will only release when the material has reached a saturation level with water. The better the material is treated with a product such as Pecards, the higher the threshhold becomes for that level to be reached. Regards. Michaelson