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Anyone ever hear of or use this stuff
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:18 am
by JerseyJones
Montana Pitch Blend leather conditioners
http://www.treatleather.com/
I may trry it on my jacket first, but I like the idea of NO petroleum at all.. Anyone any info ?
Thanks
J
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:22 am
by Michaelson
Contains mink oil. Personally, I wouldn't use it for that reason. Mink oil can turn rancid over time.
Regards! Michaelson
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:56 am
by Sergei
Yep, stay far away from mink oil....
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:22 pm
by IndyMo
Michaelson wrote:Contains mink oil. Personally, I wouldn't use it for that reason. Mink oil can turn rancid over time.
Regards! Michaelson
It raises heck with stitching as well!
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:08 pm
by JerseyJones
Well then....that's about the size of that ! No mink, no foul !
Thanks
Ken
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:53 pm
by Mola Ram
If its so bad why do people still make stuff with it in it?
Ive never quite understood that.
Adam
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:55 am
by BullWhipBorton
Yep, good advice. Lets leave the mink oil to the minks.
Dan
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:02 pm
by Michaelson
Mola Ram wrote:If its so bad why do people still make stuff with it in it?
Ive never quite understood that.
Adam
Because it is so cheap to obtain the raw materials and make, that's why. Same with neatsfoot oil. It's made from the ground up hooves of cows and horses...and also turns rancid, but Tandy sells thousands of gallons of it every year. Why, you ask? Once your leather gear softens up, then breaks down, they can sell you more leather...then more mink oil and neetsfoot oil....then more leather...then more.....you get the idea.
Regards! Michaelson
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 2:49 am
by Indiana Jerry
Keep in mind there's a supply & demand cycle that can lead to a stretch-out of a phaseout of anything. Nobody wants to use mink oil / neatsfoot oil anymore? Demand down, supply up, prices drop. Gosh, now it's a great deal again, so people use it for longer. Yeah, they might be the LAST person on the planet using it, but look, they got a lifetime supply for $10!!!!
J
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 2:29 pm
by BullWhipBorton
Unfortunately it’s about money. As Michaelson pointed out, Mink oil is inexpensive to produce; it’s also been around for years and it when first applied to leather it seems to have good results. It’s in the long term where the problems really start to occur.
Dan
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 2:47 pm
by JerseyJones
So Pecards is winner and still champion ! I'm glad I bought the TUB sized one now.
Ken
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:03 pm
by Michaelson
I'm trying to figure out if I can apply to the old Plymouth so IT will last longer....but I guess after 55 years, it's allowed to look a LITTLE older now.
Regards! Michaelson
