Applying Pecard's

Kaleponi Craig · Post by **Kaleponi Craig** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:46 pm

I want to put Pecard's on my leather jacket, but the instructions are a little vague. Do you just rub it in with a cloth towel? Then I guess you rub off the excess. Is that how you guys do it? Thanks...KC

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:13 pm

Personally, I use a cloth towel if I'm working with Pecards lotion, and I use my bare hands if I'm working with Pecards classic/standard dressing (since it's more of a balm than a liquid).

The lotion's for lamb, the dressing is for cow/horsehide. Also, there is the cream for cow/horsehide which I haven't tried, but supposed to soften up the leather.

With the lotion, the lamb pretty much absorbs everything under a minute. But the dressing leaves a tacky finish, so you should use that sparingly, leave it up to hang overnight, and then buff off the excess.

Hope this helps!

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:16 pm

Thin layers are the key word KC. Just apply a really thin coat (be carefull not to add anything to the liner - cotton doesn't like Pecard's). Then hang it up to dry over night. If necesarry, apply another coat and let dry - to rub off the excess, can be a real mess.

Just personal preference, but has worked fine for several years.

Regards,

Marc

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:21 pm

Marc wrote:be carefull not to add anything to the liner - cotton doesn't like Pecard's

I am curious though to exactly what will happen in such an event? While pecarding my jackets, I might have once or twice come into contact with the cotton and satin...

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:47 pm

This is what happened to mine just after it touched the lining......

Which lead to this..........

Please be carefull !

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:55 pm

It wouldn't have happened if you would've stayed away from the baked beans.

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:19 pm

..........refried pecards ?.............

Kaleponi Craig · Post by **Kaleponi Craig** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:50 pm

I guess you shouldn't smoke while applying Pecard's...KC

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:37 am

after all that, I'm slightly concerned about using pecards!

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:40 am

....................well hopefully you know that was all in jest.............

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:29 pm

...Except the blowing up part.

I've got some bridges for sale if anyone's interested, too.

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:46 pm

...Except the blowing up part.

....well yah, that part happened. I was just talking about the refried pecards part not being true.........

Dre · Post by **Dre** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:58 pm

Castor Dioscuri wrote: The lotion's for lamb, the dressing is for cow/horsehide. Also, there is the cream for cow/horsehide which I haven't tried, but supposed to soften up the leather.

Hope this helps!

and for Goat? I bought the normal leather dressing a few months ago but havent applied it to my goatskin jacket yet - though I think with goat people have used either one.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:33 pm

Use the same dressing for horsehide/cow as you would for goat. That's what I use on my goatskin jacket.

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Thu May 24, 2007 1:38 am

How much Pecards lotion do you guys use?! I put like a quarter sized amount on a cloth and rub it in and its gone, and do that a couple times. You guys sound like you pour it all over the jacket and rub it in...

How much do you use, and how exactly do you apply it? Onto the jacket, or onto the cloth?

In Christ,
Shane

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Thu May 24, 2007 4:46 am

IT RUBS THE LOTION ON ITS SKIN!

What I do is just dunk some lotion on a cloth, wipe about 2 inches, then move to another area.

coronado3 · Post by **coronado3** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:34 am

Castor Dioscuri

IT RUBS THE LOTION ON ITS SKIN!

Or else it gets the hose again? That couldn't be good for a leather jacket!

C3

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:27 am

IndyMcFly wrote:How much Pecards lotion do you guys use?! I put like a quarter sized amount on a cloth and rub it in and its gone, and do that a couple times. You guys sound like you pour it all over the jacket and rub it in...

How much do you use, and how exactly do you apply it? Onto the jacket, or onto the cloth?

In Christ,
Shane

I tend to use my fingers and only use a cloth the next day to wipe off any excess. I think a little goes a long way if you can work it in, but it also depends on the jacket. My Wested has been regularly treated since I got it, so I don't have to use a huge amount of Pecards when I dress it. But I recently got a vintage horsehide jacket which was plenty dry and I ended up using the rest of the container on it! That jacket just stunk in the Pecards!

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:12 pm

i fill my bathtub up with pecards and bathe in it. then i dry myself off with my leather jackets

actually, i don't use pecards except on my whip...that way i can buy a new jacket if it wears out....which would be in a couple years or so. too many options on the market to take care of a jacket in that nature IMO.

Snakewhip_Sable · Post by **Snakewhip_Sable** » Sat May 26, 2007 7:25 pm

Indiana G wrote:i fill my bathtub up with pecards and bathe in it. then i dry myself off with my leather jackets

actually, i don't use pecards except on my whip...that way i can buy a new jacket if it wears out....which would be in a couple years or so. too many options on the market to take care of a jacket in that nature IMO.

Your wife told me you have too many jackets anyway, Gil.

Thanks for lettin' me have the spare! You're a durn hero, I tells ya!

How often would a normal person apply Pecards to a jacket? I'm not sure anyone here's qualified to answer that.

Post by **Michaelson** » Sun May 27, 2007 1:00 am

Snakewhip_Sable wrote:[How often would a normal person apply Pecards to a jacket? I'm not sure anyone here's qualified to answer that.

Oh, well, never mind then.....

Regards! Michaelson

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Sun May 27, 2007 1:05 am

Well, my first leather jacket I treated it as a normal person would... (read: I never even HEARD of Pecards)

Fast forward 7 years later, it's dead as Dillinger.

Lao Feng · Post by **Lao Feng** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:29 am

And just in case...place a towel on the back of your car seat the first time you wear the Pecards-treated jacket...in case you did not wipe off all the excess

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:08 pm

Wouldn't the pecards be good for your car seat though?

Post by **Michaelson** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:41 pm

The so called 'motorcycle leather lotion' would, as it's pretty close to the same product as Lexol...but not standard Pecards. The beeswax would make the seats unbearably tacky.

Regards! Michaelson

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:30 pm

Well, if you're driving a Chevette, then tacky fits just fine.