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Post by Kaplan on Oct 13, 2007 19:39:44 GMT -5
hey you whip experts out there! I have a very pristine kip hide caciedo 8fter. It's a creamy rosy color that I would like to change to something more Raiders accurate. I have put it out in the sun for some time with little improvement.
Here's my question. Can I use brown pecards on it? Or shoeshine?
I don't want to ruin it. I just want it to look good for Halloween.
Thanks!
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Post by Marc on Oct 17, 2007 14:58:35 GMT -5
Use it Andy. Just use it, use it and use it again. Too much Pecards will losen up the strands, so be CAREFUL not to overuse the stuff.
Regards,
Marc
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Post by Ragingblues on Oct 17, 2007 15:05:38 GMT -5
I used some brown shoe creme to darken/take some of the burgandy out of my IOAB whip. It did work, though much of it wore off with normal use of the whip. Brown Pecards has a reddish base to it, so be careful what you put that on. It's ok on some things, but tends to really show on others.
Ken
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Post by Kaplan on Oct 17, 2007 18:08:43 GMT -5
Thanks guys!   |
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Post by bluejay on Feb 26, 2008 4:11:58 GMT -5
on another note: can you distress a whip with fullers earth, i mean to make it look like it has been through some adventures?
Would it even look good?
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Post by Connecticut Jones on Feb 26, 2008 6:54:14 GMT -5
I`m no Expert jay, but i do believe that dirt/sand getting in the braids of the whip will cause friction and eventually destroy the strands. So, for a good costume whip it should be fine, but if you intend on cracking it alot I don`t recomend it. Hopefully someone with a bit more knowledge can jump in here and either back me up or correct me.
CJ
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Post by bluejay on Feb 26, 2008 7:12:29 GMT -5
thanks connecticut This gives me at least an idea what could happen |
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Post by digger4glory on Oct 20, 2009 13:27:21 GMT -5
I e-mailed Joe Strain about this very subject.. He said a whip will naturally darken with use and Sunlight.
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Post by jerrico on Jun 2, 2010 11:28:55 GMT -5
mine hasn't darkened that much at all in the two years I have had it, and i havent attempted to distress it at all, its just too expensive for me to risk it
I clean and polish it with this beeswax based polish i got from the UK whipstore, applying it with an old toothbrush which is easier to handle than a cloth
and then shining it off with silicon spray, which i use to clean all my props and is great for keeping dust off of it ( if you display it on a wall for example and want it to be clean and shiny )
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Post by Noah on Sept 26, 2010 22:07:45 GMT -5
After use, sunshine, and Pecards it'll darken. |
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Post by solowe on Sept 26, 2012 9:55:33 GMT -5
How does the sun darken the leather? Kinda like tanning in the tanning bed? Also don't know if this good for whips but I have tanned leather with WD-40 and it works good.
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Post by jerrico on Oct 22, 2014 8:22:10 GMT -5
last time i did my temple of doom indy, i gave it a dirtied down look by simply using black shoe polish, not only polishes the leather ( like it says on the tin...  ) but putting blobs on it with a toothbrush and rubbing it with a cloth gave it dark streaks that actually look authentic without causing any harm to it, i would never use something like fullers earth or real sand or anything like that, you'd end up ruining it forever, unless you are really rich and can afford to purchase multiple whips for different reasons |
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