[RBW] Re: Liquid Proofide?

2015-08-18 Thread Mark Reimer
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

[RBW] Re: Liquid Proofide?

2015-08-18 Thread Fred Craven
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

[RBW] Re: Liquid Proofide?

2015-08-17 Thread Evan E.
I think fridge storage is a good idea. If it's true the Proofide contains tallow, then refrigeration will delay rancidity. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[RBW] Re: Liquid Proofide?

2015-08-17 Thread Ron Mc
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

[RBW] Re: Liquid Proofide?

2015-08-17 Thread David Banzer
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

[RBW] Re: Liquid Proofide?

2015-08-17 Thread EricK
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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners

[RBW] Re: Liquid Proofide?

2015-08-17 Thread Deacon Patrick
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? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from

[RBW] Re: Liquid Proofide?

2015-08-17 Thread Deacon Patrick
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