Post by IndyBlues on Feb 18, 2007 12:26:35 GMT -5
I found this post on a Vintage Leather jacket forum, and it was posted by a member who also works for Pecards. It was posted to help some of the members understand their products, and I thought it might be helpful for you all to read. There is mention of "Vaseline" in the post, because one member there said Pecards was just vaseline, with other "crap" thrown in. He preferred using it over Pecards.
"Pecards Antique Leather Dressing and Classic Leather Dressing is exactly the same product. They are just labeled for different markets. Our Shoe/Boot Oil, Jell Dressing, and Paste Dressings have exactly the same ingredients in each, only in different amounts. The Oil is a liquid, the Dressing is a paste, and the Jell is inbetween the two.
We use a pH balanced (to leather) petroleum oil as the carrying and lubrication agent and a blend of waxes as the protectant. It is NOT the same as Vaseline. Do you know what the pH is of Vaseline? You wouldn't use battery acid to wash your hands because over time (soon in this case!) you would burn your skin. This is the same point I'm making about using something that isn't pH balanced to your leather.
We use an oil-based carrying agent for a couple of reasons. One reason is that it will stay longer in the leather, unlike water based lotions. Once the water evaporates you haven't replaced the lost fat liquers from the tanning process. Leather fibers need to move past one another without chaffing and the oil helps in this process.
We use a blend of waxes (one being beeswax) to coat the surface leather fibers to repel water, dirt, and other things. Once you start to buff the dressing off the leather you heat up the wax to the point where it can mold itself to the fibers.
We recommend using the Oil for items that are used often in wet conditions like boots and shoes. Never pour an oil conditioner directly on the leather since you can over-saturate the leather. Use a rag and just swipe your leather with the oily rag.
Use the Jell for items that need to be conditioned quicker than the thicker paste would. Once the item has the desired flexibility, switch over to the regular Dressing paste.
Our Leather Dressing paste is of such density that you can't over apply it to leather. Meaning that the leather will absorb only as much as it needs. You apply the dressing in a very thin coat and let the leather draw in as much oil as it needs. After a couple of days in a warm area you can redistribute any unused dressing to areas that have soaked up everything on the surface. Wait a day longer and then buff the leather. If its a collector piece you shouldn't have to reapply again for another year (depending on the humidity and other factors of course). "
Hope this helps,
'Blues
"Pecards Antique Leather Dressing and Classic Leather Dressing is exactly the same product. They are just labeled for different markets. Our Shoe/Boot Oil, Jell Dressing, and Paste Dressings have exactly the same ingredients in each, only in different amounts. The Oil is a liquid, the Dressing is a paste, and the Jell is inbetween the two.
We use a pH balanced (to leather) petroleum oil as the carrying and lubrication agent and a blend of waxes as the protectant. It is NOT the same as Vaseline. Do you know what the pH is of Vaseline? You wouldn't use battery acid to wash your hands because over time (soon in this case!) you would burn your skin. This is the same point I'm making about using something that isn't pH balanced to your leather.
We use an oil-based carrying agent for a couple of reasons. One reason is that it will stay longer in the leather, unlike water based lotions. Once the water evaporates you haven't replaced the lost fat liquers from the tanning process. Leather fibers need to move past one another without chaffing and the oil helps in this process.
We use a blend of waxes (one being beeswax) to coat the surface leather fibers to repel water, dirt, and other things. Once you start to buff the dressing off the leather you heat up the wax to the point where it can mold itself to the fibers.
We recommend using the Oil for items that are used often in wet conditions like boots and shoes. Never pour an oil conditioner directly on the leather since you can over-saturate the leather. Use a rag and just swipe your leather with the oily rag.
Use the Jell for items that need to be conditioned quicker than the thicker paste would. Once the item has the desired flexibility, switch over to the regular Dressing paste.
Our Leather Dressing paste is of such density that you can't over apply it to leather. Meaning that the leather will absorb only as much as it needs. You apply the dressing in a very thin coat and let the leather draw in as much oil as it needs. After a couple of days in a warm area you can redistribute any unused dressing to areas that have soaked up everything on the surface. Wait a day longer and then buff the leather. If its a collector piece you shouldn't have to reapply again for another year (depending on the humidity and other factors of course). "
Hope this helps,
'Blues
