Hello Ted
Good idea. Maybe I can use my redundant Neats Foot Oil (Cow ankle fat) as a substitute for Botox!!
Derek Athey Honiton, Devon UK
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Leslie Reissner <l_reissner@hotmail.com>wrote:
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> Ted Ernst wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 10:23:35 -0700
> From: "Ted Ernst" <ternst1@cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR] Leather Preservation and Restoration
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> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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> It was suggested that Neatsfoot Oil deteriorated leather in the long run.
> People in hiking/sporting goods shops recommended Skunk Oil, Saddle Soap,
> and Lexol...
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> Skunk Oil? That sounds pretty novel, but then again I had no idea that
> Neatsfoot Oil was made from the fat of cows' ankles. Live and learn. My
> wife rides horses and she swears by Mink Oil for saddles and boots. I tried
> some today on the Sella San Marco Regal on my Raleigh Team Pro and it seemed
> to work very nicely. I gather that both Mink Oil and Skunk Oil are
> basically grease and if you don't like what they do for your saddle, you can
> always use them to remove unsightly wrinkles on your face (according to A
> Popular Search Engine).
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> Leslie Reissner
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> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada