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hi,
I have a brown bullwhip with some scratches. Can I buy a brown colored leather cream to make it look newer ? Is there something like that ?

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I couldn't think of a specific product, but would putting a small amount of brown shoe polish on the scratches work? Many pair of brown shoes are leather so I am assuming you can find a polish that is fine to apply on a leather whip. How big are the scratches? I don't know if it would bother me very much unless they are huge cause I want my whip to look like it has be through "adventures" not just having been hung on the wall its entire life. Also you may be able to find a brown Sharpie marker that will cover a small nic or scratch. I think the shoe polish would be your best bet though. Hope that helped.
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Mike,
Just try using Pecards! -S
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Post by Kentucky Blues »

I'm with brady on the shoe polish thing, but don't just get shoe polish. Get a scuff cover. It's basically a little bottle of shoe polish, but it has a sponge end for applying it in small ammounts for scuffs and scratches. But I'm not a whip expert, so you'd probably want to get an opinion from somebody who knows alot about whips.
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Post by Sergei »

OK, let me blunt, shoe polish no! Try Pecards first. I have put Pecards on my Aldens after they went through some very rough scrambling through boulders. The Pecards made all the scuffs and abrasion marks disappear.
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Post by Indiana Texas-girl »

Don't forget that Pecards makes a product that conditions and has brown coloring in it.
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Indiana Texas-girl wrote:Don't forget that Pecards makes a product that conditions and has brown coloring in it.
Good point. I'm surprised Michaelson hadn't already popped in with that comment. :wink:

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And if you use shoe polish, be very careful what you use!
Always look its contains!
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well, I tried it with pecard and it looked good. But 2 days later it looks totally scratched again.
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Post by Sergei »

Just curious, where are the scratches?

-Sergei

p.s. Whips get scratched, it's life. Coloring the whip with shoe polish, is just a cover up. The Pecards actually will seal up the wound and prevent further wetness creeping into the leather. Shoe polish will not accomplish this.
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Heck, Michaelson has said it so many times, he loses track on exactly where he's done it. :wink: Yep, I'd recommend either standard dressing, or if really deep, the new brown dressing. Regards. Michaelson
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Chamorro wonders why Michaelson has started to talk about himself in the third person more often lately. :wink:

I too had this problem when my nephew decided to have a go at my Strain in his driveway. Needless to say, cement and kangaroo don't mix. However, with a little saddle soap (to clean off the dirt and dust) and a littlle Pecards, it was right as rain again. Go easy on the Pecards ... but really ... that's all you need. I still see the little scratches and a nick but I have to look real close. The Pecards darkens it and blends it in.
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Ouch, you have to watch the young onse. Yes I have noticed that to, it just adds to Michaelson's charm I guess, lol.
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Michaelson wrote:Heck, Michaelson has said it so many times, he loses track on exactly where he's done it.
Time to start cutting and pasting. I am suprised you don't have some old dissertations on stand by in the areas of distressing, pecards and message board policy. <grin>

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Yes we all know Michaelson has always been Anti-Distressing, but I have to say so am I. Nature is the way to go folks.
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Well, I guess my word means nothing around these parts. :cry:
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Don't say that Sergei, your word is your bond.
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Sergei wrote:Well, I guess my word means nothing around these parts. :cry:
Pecards man, pecards! Listen to Sergei! Dang nabbit! (Is nabbit a word? :roll: ) Don't worry Sergei, one day he'll try Pecards and say, hey, this stuff DOES work.... :wink:
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Sergei: the scratches are everywhere. I was so "stupid" to crack the whip on a rainy day on a street a year ago. I need pecard with brown color. Hope I can get some in Germany.
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Hummm, Sergei...

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....looks like you're having a 'Slim Whitman' moment yourself. :wink: (grins) Folks, you can take ANYTHING Sergei says to the bank. They're just picking on me because I'd probably even use Pecards as a moustache wax if it were a bit thicker, but haven't chimed in with my usual ramble about it's wonderful properties. As to the 'third person' statement, good question. I'll ask Michaelson next time he drops by. (Chamorro, do you hear those voices too? :shock: :wink: ) High regards. Michaelson
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What kinda whip is it? Is it cow or roo hide?
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Re: Hummm, Sergei...

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Michaelson wrote: (Chamorro, do you hear those voices too? :shock: :wink: ) High regards. Michaelson
Nope. But I DO see people who aren't there. At least that's what the giant invisible rabbit sitting next to me says ... :wink:
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Ditto Michaelson, Sergei is DA MAN! Never doubt the man, he knows his stuff.
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Post by IndianaMike »

I sold my whip today at ebay for 75 $. Its not a bad price for my old whip.
The bidder had no problems with the scratches. Thanks for your help out there anyway ;-)

Mike
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