Then they are different

Posted by Michaelson from leospace047.utsi.edu on May 08, 2001 at 17:58:09:

In Reply to: I also think the leather may be different -- mine is pretty grainy in some areas, not so much in others, but not slick and smooth like some people's jackets (nm) posted by Bennett on May 08, 2001 at 16:25:04:

Both of mine were the slick lambskin. Yours sound more like the new finish cowhide to me, which acts like lambskin, but has the slight grain (personally my favorite that Peter uses), but he's been trying new distributers lately, so it sounds like your lambskin will take the treatment now. Good for you (and Peter!) Thanks again! Regards. Michaelson

: : : : As I pointd out at the IndyGear FAQ, all I stated was my personal experience. I attempted this on two different lambskin Westeds and had the same "negative" results, so with only 2 data points to work with, that has been my recommendation. Now that there's a third, it appears that it can work. Thanks for sharing the info. Regards. Michaelson

: : : : : I received a new finish lambskin Wested jacket about a month ago -- I initially put Lexol on it, after reading all the posts about the negative qualities of Pecards on lambskin -- later, after some wear and several soakings in water, the leather was getting stiff and felt much more like cowhide than lamb, and I decided to put Pecard's leather dressing on it (the paste type) -- and the result is great. The jacket initially had that thin, spongy lambskin feel -- but after getting wet and drying, it lost that feel, and with the Pecards it feels and looks great -- slightly heavier and stiffer than when it arrived --

: : : : : Also, the natural distressing that has occurred is still visible -- not for the first few days, but starts to come back out after a few days, especially with wear. I would recommend Pecards for this lambskin without reservation and over Lexol or similar products --
: : : : : My jacket is not sticky or tacky, nor did it turn appreciably darker --

: : : : : Bennett

: :
: : : I think the key here is his lambskin had been abused a bit and the factory oils had leeched out. Any dried out leather will accept a dressing like Pecards. If I tried to apply it to my new lambskin Wested, it would not be assorbed, and would just sit on the top of the leather. Regards, Fedora

: : The results were worse on the new, but seemed not as bad on the distressed, though it had a very heavy waxy finish once it did "soak" in, and it did indeed darken the leather several shades. That was to be expected. I'm wondering if Peter may have changed his leather supplier again to a better source, as noted by the experience of our friend Bennett with his Pecards application? Sounds like it worked just fine for him. Just a thought. Regards from one "old geezer" to another. (grins) Michaelson

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