what is the best leather treatment for my m1D cheek pads ?

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I heard pecard was good -any other ideas? Thanks

[Johnny P]

I have been using Pecards for about 30 years and it has always worked for me. Apply it in thin coats and apply multiple coats.

[dave]

I started using it 6-7 year ago, have done all my rifle slings and other stuff. Softens and makes dried leather pliable. Will not cure damage (nothing will) but stops it from getting worse. Rifle sling should never be left tight in parade position.

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Awsome guy's-thank you, I just ordered the classic leather dress..

[dave]

I suspect it may all be the same but I use the Antique Leather Dressing.

[Robert Scott]

Should I not use the Neatsfoot Compound I recently purchased and go w/ the Pecards?
There is another recent post about Pecards on Gun Talk. I have a number of nice WWII slings that are due for treatment. I was going to use Saddle soap and the Neatsfoot.

Don't know what to use now....Thanks

[Col. Colt]

The consensus I hear on most firearms and collectors boards is that the use of saddle soap and neatsfoot oil are relics from a bygone time when we did not know how to care for leather very well - and should be avoided, period. Saddle soap involves water - not good. And neatsfoot just softens the leather, weakening it over time.

I am not a leather expert and claim no expertise myself - but I have read some authoritative collector types who are of this opinion. Please research to your satisfaction before using anything but the Pecards - which generally gets good reviews. Some say Lexol is also harmful. CC

[oldtirediron]

There is a little trick I learned with using Pecard's !! You can rejuvenate even badly dried leather if you put a heavy coat of Pecard's on it --On both sides of the leather like a dry sling- and then put it in a plastic bag-- Seal it and leave it alone for a few weeks-- Then come back and recoat it and do the same thing again !! The plastic bag helps to keep the Pecard's nice and moist-- and helps it penetrate the leather!! Leave it to penetrate the leather on those almost hopeless leather cases where the leather is almost falling apart-- The Pecard's can help but it won't do real miracles but it may save some of the leather items that are going downhill!!

[George in NH]

I offer NO to neats foot oil and Lexol!! I RUINED a damn decent Model of 1912 holster for the M1911 by applying neats foot oil. The oil raised the stampings about out of sight! Wish I had known better but I did not. Found Pecard's some time later and that is the only thing that touches my period leather gear. By the way, applying a "leather" dressing that has a fair amount of water in it is not a good idea either! Saddle soap has a place in cleaning but I have as yet, not used it on a M1904
McClellan saddle that is quite dirty. I may use the saddle soap on a small area of the dirty saddle, let it dry and then apply Pecards. HTH, George in NH

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I talked to pecards the formula is all the same-just changed the names for target sales

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I ordered more pecards stuff today and asked him about the bag technique and he didn't recommend it as his product needs to have air. I am trying the bag trick too right now...I'll check it out. .thx

[jonnyo55]

DO NOT, under any circumstances, use any of the commercially available neatsfoot oil "compounds". They are full of petroleum-based solvents, and will turn your lovely old russet colored leather a dark, dull, fecal brown. PURE neatsfoot oil is better, but is no match for Pecard's, and is difficult to find. A trick I use to enhance the absorption of Pecard's is to apply it very liberally, then heat the item (carefully!) with a hairdryer. You can watch the stuff melt into the leather!

[pickax]

I have been a Pecard user for many years until I found this thread pinned here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/foru...rving-leather/
Lots of good reading on the subject.

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wow

[Griff Murphey]

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