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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 1:46:46 GMT
Been wondering what the best, and easiest, ways are to water proof a leather scabbard and a sword handle. Been considering painting it with epoxy, and maybe some clear coats, along with blueing all the metal
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Post by leviathansteak on Jan 26, 2020 4:03:23 GMT
Perhaps consider wax. I use beeswax based products on my leather items. Actually meant for furniture and wood but it works for me
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 4:34:33 GMT
Perhaps consider wax. I use beeswax based products on my leather items. Actually meant for furniture and wood but it works for me Man, that's a super good idea. I think I will do that. Thanks for the idea What do you know about petroleum jelly being used as a substitute? Would it harm untreated leather?
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Post by Jordan Williams on Jan 26, 2020 4:49:22 GMT
Blueing steel will not necessarily mean water can not rust the blade. I have experimented blueing a knife and leaving it in a damp environment and in no short order did it bloom red rust. Paint however did seem to stop rust from blooming.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 4:55:18 GMT
Blueing steel will not necessarily mean water can not rust the blade. I have experimented blueing a knife and leaving it in a damp environment and in no short order did it bloom red rust. Paint however did seem to stop rust from blooming. Paint is so ugly tho š Well... It might not look bad in an olive green š¤
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Post by Jordan Williams on Jan 26, 2020 5:01:02 GMT
Blueing steel will not necessarily mean water can not rust the blade. I have experimented blueing a knife and leaving it in a damp environment and in no short order did it bloom red rust. Paint however did seem to stop rust from blooming. Paint is so ugly tho š Well... It might not look bad in an olive green š¤ What sword is it? Black paint historically was not uncommon to see on some swords.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 5:03:37 GMT
Paint is so ugly tho š Well... It might not look bad in an olive green š¤ What sword is it? Black paint historically was not uncommon to see on some swords. My Briquet. But I'm tempted to paint the Spanish too. I could always remove it, since it needs a good sanding, due to the pitting, anyway. But I've seen some sabers with dope looking olive green guards But mostly the Briquet. I kinda wanna make a "survival sword" type of idea My GSOW is another contender
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 5:10:10 GMT
What's a good colour to paint a brass hikted Briquet? Brass seems like an obvious choice, now that I think of it
Edit: actually. Clear coat is the most obvious answer
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Post by pgandy on Jan 26, 2020 13:59:09 GMT
There are numerous leather preservers on the market. Check out Amazon to get an idea. Most all work well. The trick is not to let the leather dry out, least it will start cracking. As for the metal, thatās a good question. Depends to some extent whether the protection is for long term storage amongst other things. The old timers would paint the firearms with varnish. Not a pretty sight but it did prevent rusting. My x-wifeās grandfather did this and Iāve seen it, and Iāve heard other stories. I have one blade that I have a constant rust issue, I believe itās coming from the scabbard and am considering storing it out of the scabbard. Everything Iāve done so far has failed the last attempt was to apply clear finger nail polish over the affected area. It has slowed the rusting drastically and I trying to decide rather the process now is extremely slow or eliminated. I think extremely slow unfortunately. If you are wondering, the clear nail polish is invisible on the blade. If you intend to use the sword I would not recommend varnish or any such coating. Wrap the blade in an oily cloth would be my best suggestion.
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Post by paulmuaddib on Jan 26, 2020 14:45:47 GMT
Perhaps consider wax. I use beeswax based products on my leather items. Actually meant for furniture and wood but it works for me Man, that's a super good idea. I think I will do that. Thanks for the idea What do you know about petroleum jelly being used as a substitute? Would it harm untreated leather? Yald, donāt use petroleum jelly on the leather(or anything else for that matter). Open a jar and set a lit match to it. It will catch on fire. Not using that on my leather, body or anything else. The only use I have found for it is to soak cotton balls in it and I stuffed them into an old plastic film container to use as fire starters. They are in my bugout bag.
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Post by pgandy on Jan 26, 2020 15:37:33 GMT
What do you know about petroleum jelly being used as a substitute? Would it harm untreated leather? The only use I have found for it is to soak cotton balls in it and I stuffed them into an old plastic film container to use as fire starters. They are in my bugout bag. I use to impregnate cotton balls in that stuff and place in a sealed plastic bag to be used with a magnesium stick to start fires in an emergency in the field when I was into SAR work. The balls were to be placed with whatever I could find such as wood chips, pine straw, etc., not to burn the bag as such.
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Post by mrbadexample on Jan 26, 2020 16:12:04 GMT
Bees wax is great for treating leather, but donāt take the shortcut of applying it melted. It coats quickly that way and looks great at first, but the heat is high enough that the leather will burn and start to crack and flake much sooner. Slowly rub the leather with a chunk youāve warmed with your hands. It takes a while over multiple sessions, but it works.
Alternatively, there are some boot sealants that work nicely. I believe SnoSeal is the name of the product I have had luck with on knife sheaths before.
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Post by paulmuaddib on Jan 26, 2020 18:27:09 GMT
Ā The only use I have found for it is to soak cotton balls in it and I stuffed them into an old plastic film container to use as fire starters. They are in my bugout bag. I use to impregnate cotton balls in that stuff and place in a sealed plastic bag to be used with a magnesium stick to start fires in an emergency in the field when I was into SAR work. The balls were to be placed with whatever I could find such as wood chips, pine straw, etc., not to burn the bag as such. Exactly what I meant. I canāt remember how many cotton balls I got in that film container but had to be 20 or 30. Use one to start the fire. Will burn even in damp conditions.
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Post by snowbite on Jan 26, 2020 21:21:53 GMT
I use this on leather gloves and boots, but it's not truly waterproof like lacquer or epoxy. Mostly beeswax, but really easy to apply and holds up well.
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Post by paulmuaddib on Jan 26, 2020 22:05:39 GMT
Bees wax is great for treating leather, but donāt take the shortcut of applying it melted. It coats quickly that way and looks great at first, but the heat is high enough that the leather will burn and start to crack and flake much sooner. Slowly rub the leather with a chunk youāve warmed with your hands. It takes a while over multiple sessions, but it works. Alternatively, there are some boot sealants that work nicely. I believe SnoSeal is the name of the product I have had luck with on knife sheaths before. I used SnoSeal on some hiking boots I had back in college(many years ago). Would put it on then use a blow dryer(yes I used to have hair to dry) to melt it into the leather. Worked great. If I remember correctly it is a silicone product and some purists didnāt like that. But my feet only got wet from sweat.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2020 0:32:03 GMT
Thanks for The ideas guys. I appreciate them. All are good. I might go with the snoseal, but carry bees wax in my bug out bag and my camping bag.
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