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Postby aunt betty » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:23 am

I used to spend $10 for a tiny bottle of silicon waterproofing from Wolverine boots...
The smell of it was so familiar that I figured out what it is.
Its Thompson's water seal that's been put into a small bottle with a little dauber cap brush thing.
A GALLON is about $20 and will last your entire life.
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Postby jehler » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:24 am

aunt betty wrote:I used to spend $10 for a tiny bottle of silicon waterproofing from Wolverine boots...
The smell of it was so familiar that I figured out what it is.
Its Thompson's water seal that's been put into a small bottle with a little dauber cap brush thing.
A GALLON is about $20 and will last your entire life.
only 60$ for a five gallon bucket!
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Re: Waterproofing your boots cheaply.

Postby aunt betty » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:26 am

Damn, you are quick. I KNEW you would probably have figured out the same thing.
I read a tip in Fur-Fish-Game magazine years ago.
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Postby aunt betty » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:27 am

Waterproofing my boots. Going out to cut firewood in snow. The acidity in snow eats the waterproofing off.
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Postby jehler » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:27 am

I don't use it for any if my shit as I'm scared to put it on gore-tex, money on canvas ghoigh
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Re: Waterproofing your boots cheaply.

Postby rozzo842 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:26 am

Ever put it on clothes? I'd love to wayerproof my carhartt bibs
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Postby Goldfish » Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:30 am

aunt betty wrote:Waterproofing my boots. Going out to cut firewood in snow. The acidity in snow eats the waterproofing off.

Da fuk kinda snow do you have if it eats the waterproofing???
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Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:33 pm

rozzo842 wrote:Ever put it on clothes? I'd love to wayerproof my carhartt bibs


I use camp dry on all my Carhartt stuff. It's not gonna stop a downpour but light rain and such will run right off.
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Re: Waterproofing your boots cheaply.

Postby rozzo842 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:11 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:
rozzo842 wrote:Ever put it on clothes? I'd love to wayerproof my carhartt bibs


I use camp dry on all my Carhartt stuff. It's not gonna stop a downpour but light rain and such will run right off.


Thanks. Is it a one time application or will it need to be redone after every rain?
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Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:13 pm

rozzo842 wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:
rozzo842 wrote:Ever put it on clothes? I'd love to wayerproof my carhartt bibs


I use camp dry on all my Carhartt stuff. It's not gonna stop a downpour but light rain and such will run right off.


Thanks. Is it a one time application or will it need to be redone after every rain?


I do it yearly. You put 2-3 coats on when you do it and I like to spray it on thicker than what they suggest. Works really well for me.
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Re: Waterproofing your boots cheaply.

Postby Eric Haynes » Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:46 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:
rozzo842 wrote:Ever put it on clothes? I'd love to wayerproof my carhartt bibs


I use camp dry on all my Carhartt stuff. It's not gonna stop a downpour but light rain and such will run right off.

Think if I rub it on my weiner light STDs will run right off it?
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Re: Waterproofing your boots cheaply.

Postby 3legged_lab » Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:02 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:
rozzo842 wrote:Ever put it on clothes? I'd love to wayerproof my carhartt bibs


I use camp dry on all my Carhartt stuff. It's not gonna stop a downpour but light rain and such will run right off.

Think if I rub it on my weiner light STDs will run right off it?

Can't hurt.
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Re: Waterproofing your boots cheaply.

Postby The Duck Hammer » Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:06 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:
rozzo842 wrote:Ever put it on clothes? I'd love to wayerproof my carhartt bibs


I use camp dry on all my Carhartt stuff. It's not gonna stop a downpour but light rain and such will run right off.

Think if I rub it on my weiner light STDs will run right off it?

Worth a try unless you have a silicone allergy. If you do then I would suggest against it.
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Postby 3legged_lab » Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:24 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:
rozzo842 wrote:Ever put it on clothes? I'd love to wayerproof my carhartt bibs


I use camp dry on all my Carhartt stuff. It's not gonna stop a downpour but light rain and such will run right off.

Think if I rub it on my weiner light STDs will run right off it?

Worth a try unless you have a silicone allergy. If you do then I would suggest against it.

Unless you have an even higher "the clap" allergy, go for it.
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Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:48 am

3legged_lab wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:
rozzo842 wrote:Ever put it on clothes? I'd love to wayerproof my carhartt bibs


I use camp dry on all my Carhartt stuff. It's not gonna stop a downpour but light rain and such will run right off.

Think if I rub it on my weiner light STDs will run right off it?

Can't hurt.

Any worse than some good ole chlamydia...:lol:
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Postby (MT)Montanafowler » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:12 am

obenauf's heavy duty LP or regular beeswax, i don't trust anything else to not eat away leather.
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Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:08 pm

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:obenauf's heavy duty LP or regular beeswax, i don't trust anything else to not eat away leather.

Anything else?

Beeswax actually does eat away at tanned hides. The long chain alcohols in the beeswax dry the hides and causes them to become desiccated, which forever changes the structure of the leather, making it brittle and weak.
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Postby (MT)Montanafowler » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:19 am

Eric Haynes wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:obenauf's heavy duty LP or regular beeswax, i don't trust anything else to not eat away leather.

Anything else?

Beeswax actually does eat away at tanned hides. The long chain alcohols in the beeswax dry the hides and causes them to become desiccated, which forever changes the structure of the leather, making it brittle and weak.


who told you this? i've never heard anything saying beeswax was bad for leather.

i only use the pure wax in the winter, obenauf's the rest of the year.

EDIT: after thinking about it, most anything would probably dry out leather. but if you're replacing the oils that would naturally occur if the animal was still alive you should be ok. the obenaufs has oils in it so capping it with pure wax shouldn't be a problem.
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Postby Eric Haynes » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:58 am

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:obenauf's heavy duty LP or regular beeswax, i don't trust anything else to not eat away leather.

Anything else?

Beeswax actually does eat away at tanned hides. The long chain alcohols in the beeswax dry the hides and causes them to become desiccated, which forever changes the structure of the leather, making it brittle and weak.


who told you this? i've never heard anything saying beeswax was bad for leather.

i only use the pure wax in the winter, obenauf's the rest of the year.

EDIT: after thinking about it, most anything would probably dry out leather. but if you're replacing the oils that would naturally occur if the animal was still alive you should be ok. the obenaufs has oils in it so capping it with pure wax shouldn't be a problem.


It was pure bullshit that I made up from knowing what beeswax is composed of:lol::lol:
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Re: Waterproofing your boots cheaply.

Postby bill herian » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:38 pm

Goldfish wrote:
aunt betty wrote:Waterproofing my boots. Going out to cut firewood in snow. The acidity in snow eats the waterproofing off.

Da fuk kinda snow do you have if it eats the waterproofing???


The same kind that falls everywhere. pH as low as 5.5
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Postby assateague » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:49 pm

It's not the acidity. It's the sharp edges on the ice crystals comprising the snowflakes. Like a million tiny knives wrecking your Red Wings.
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Postby DC727 » Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:13 am

:lol:

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Postby bill herian » Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:15 pm

assateague wrote:It's not the acidity. It's the sharp edges on the ice crystals comprising the snowflakes. Like a million tiny knives wrecking your Red Wings.


Nope.
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Re: Waterproofing your boots cheaply.

Postby Goldfish » Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:10 pm

bill herian wrote:
Goldfish wrote:
aunt betty wrote:Waterproofing my boots. Going out to cut firewood in snow. The acidity in snow eats the waterproofing off.

Da fuk kinda snow do you have if it eats the waterproofing???


The same kind that falls everywhere. pH as low as 5.5
so water while frozen is different than water that isn't?
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Postby bill herian » Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:09 pm

Goldfish wrote:so water while frozen is different than water that isn't?


I don't know, is water while not frozen not dissimilar to unthawed water in a camel's hump?

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Postby assateague » Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:21 pm

Fuck you, Cobra Kai.
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Postby assateague » Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:21 pm

Wax off, bitch.
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Postby bill herian » Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:31 pm

I call that retort the leg sweep. There is no known counter for the leg sweep.
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Postby Mornin Beef » Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:23 pm

bill herian wrote:I call that retort the leg sweep. There is no known counter for the leg sweep.

Toe pinch.
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Postby assateague » Mon Dec 16, 2013 6:51 pm

bill herian wrote:I call that retort the leg sweep. There is no known counter for the leg sweep.



Bullshit. Crane technique.


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