Hah!! Yes, that would firm it up, no doubt!
I was in the opposite situation last week myself - I was using a hair dryer
to liquify some proofide in order to get it to run into all the little gaps
between the metal nose and tail sections and the leather. It turned my
squeaky B17 into a dead
Follow up.
Thanks for all the input, it was/is very helpful. Yes, the refrigerator
seemed to do the trick. I guess it's just that cold in England.
I shared the information with Rivendell, and they are taking care of me.
They had never heard of the proofide arriving in as a liquid. The issue
I think fridge storage is a good idea. If it's true the Proofide contains
tallow, then refrigeration will delay rancidity.
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I keep the proofide in my garage, in the hill country just north of San
Antonio. In the summer, it's about the consistency of vasoline, and in the
winter it's like cool butter. I can definitely see it going to liquid
after a few summer days in the back of a UPS truck.
I also have around
Proofide is just a mixture of oil and wax, maybe other stuff in it but I
doubt it. It will melt in warmer temps.
Personally, I find it easier for leather to soak up treatments when both
leather and the treatment mixture are warmed up.
David
Chicago, IL
On Monday, August 17, 2015 at 11:20:52 AM
I keep it in the fridge. Mine arrived on a very warm day, melted as
expected and seeping out the tin. Fridge fixed it up nice and firm in no
time. No harm.
It will be 116 here in the desert today.
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Do you have an ice box? Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, August 17, 2015 at 10:20:52 AM UTC-6, Fred Craven wrote:
Anyone know how to reconstitute the Proofide?
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Or you could send it to Mark R. and ask if it could accompany him on one of
his -30˚F bikepacking trips, then FedEx it to you, though you may be
without it till January or so.
Or purchase multiple pints of ice cream and surround the Prooftide with
these. If you wanted to then eat the ice cream
