The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #157359 Message #3713459
Posted By: Greg F.
31-May-15 - 05:40 PM
Thread Name: BS: Care of sealskin kayak
Subject: RE: BS: Care of sealskin kayak
Well, this has been used for decades to treat leather:
BRITISH MUSEUM LEATHER DRESSING TREATMENT (BML)
200 gm (7 oz) anhydrous lanolin
30 ml (1 oz) cedarwood oil (acts as a fungicide)
15 gm (½ oz) beeswax (optional)
350 ml diethyl ether (B.P. 15-25°C) or 330 ml of hexane
[Sometimes 60% of the lanolin is replaced by neatsfoot oil]
But on the other hand, there's THIS