Whip condtioning

Indiana Croft · Post by **Indiana Croft** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:04 pm

I've used Pecards in the past but can I use but I was wondering can I use Letaps.

Just took my 8' Strain out and was able to get some cracks

but I have to admit that i don't bring it out as much as I should, would the Letap give a better condioning.

Croft

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:15 pm

Croft, I know a lot of the members here use Letaps on their jackets but I’m not that familiar with it, Is that the stuff that sprays out as a foam and then turns to a liquid as it's applied? If that’s the case, don’t use it to condition your whip. Stick with hard fat type leather dressing like Pecards or Fiebings Aussie leather dressing.

Dan

Indiana Croft · Post by **Indiana Croft** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:55 pm

Yes Letaps does come out as a foam. And I was just wondering thats all after what a nice job it did on my jacket. Well looks like it's time to pull out the Pecards and get to work.

Thanks for responding BullWhipBorton.

Croft

Post by **Michaelson** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:06 pm

Letaps is water based, so it's not going to help a whip, in case you were wondering why.

Regards! Michaelson

Indiana Croft · Post by **Indiana Croft** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:33 pm

Nope, just thought I would ask the experts. They say no go, I say a-ok.
But thanks for telling me this Michaelson, if it's not good for whips which are made of leather, why is it ok to use on a Lamb from Wested or my soon to arive Lamb from Todds??.

Youv'e perked my curiosity now.

Croft

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:16 am

Croft, I can't say exactly what the deal with Letaps and why is so hightly recommended with lambskin, but regarding light oils and leather conditioners in general (The kind that are liquid at room temperature) whether water based or oil based is that they run the risk of over saturating leather causing the fibers to swell and loosen, actually weakening the leather. They also tend to evaporate out quickly, so one you have to reapply them more often and two the residue left behind as they evaporate can actually be corrosive to the leather over time.

With whips especially, where the leather is being subjected to greater stresses then say a jacket, you want to use a hard fat, waxy type leather dressing that takes along time to evaporate out, this will not only help keep the whips supple by adding back the oils your loosing from the leather as the whip is used, but it will also helping to stay off long term effects of leather oxidization.

Dan

Mountaineer Lasher · Post by **Mountaineer Lasher** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:57 am

BullWhipBorton wrote:Croft, I can't say exactly what the deal with Letaps and why is so hightly recommended with lambskin, but regarding light oils and leather conditioners in general (The kind that are liquid at room temperature) whether water based or oil based is that they run the risk of over saturating leather causing the fibers to swell and loosen, actually weakening the leather. They also tend to evaporate out quickly, so one you have to reapply them more often and two the residue left behind as they evaporate can actually be corrosive to the leather over time.

With whips especially, where the leather is being subjected to greater stresses then say a jacket, you want to use a hard fat, waxy type leather dressing that takes along time to evaporate out, this will not only help keep the whips supple by adding back the oils your loosing from the leather as the whip is used, but it will also helping to stay off long term effects of leather oxidization.

Dan

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Thanks BWB, that was actually very enlightening.