Oil Skin Coat Hazzard? Sounds Flammable to me

[Just Duke]

In lieu of our move back to one of our other homes we dug out all out Drizza-Bone oil skin dusters (gud-die mite) like 8 or so and was wondering how to treat them? They seam dry. I know oily rags are combustible so we want to use the correct treatment on them.
TIA,
Duke

[waksupi]

Check your ranch supply stores. I think they carry the proper sealant.

[x101airborne]

I am not sure about "proper" sealants, but we always used neatsfoot oil on our drovers. Worked well back then.

[selmerfan]

I have a hard time believing that Filson's Tin Cloth treatment wouldn't bring them right back to spec. It's very commonly available - but also probably very, very similar to neatsfoot oil.

[Ron]

G'day Nuke - here are the contact details for Driza bone, an email might give you the answers you need.

Driza-Bone Pty Ltd
25-29 Wangaratta Street
Richmond VIC 3121 Australia
Phone: +61 (03) 9425 2222
Fax: +61 (03) 9425 2298
info@drizabone.com.au

Regards,

[redneckdan]

You'll pay a fortune for enough Filson cans to treat them. Use this recipe.

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/materials/maintaining-traditional-oil-skins-tin-cloth-2669.html


Works great.

Oil skins are flammable. But no where near as bad as synthetics. In my experience welding sparks bounce off tin cloth unless caught in a fold. Sparks go right through synthetics.

[Just Duke]

You'll pay a fortune for enough Filson cans to treat them. Use this recipe.

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/materials/maintaining-traditional-oil-skins-tin-cloth-2669.html


Works great.

Oil skins are flammable. But no where near as bad as synthetics. In my experience welding sparks bounce off tin cloth unless caught in a fold. Sparks go right through synthetics.

Bingo! That's just what I need and thanks Dan. :lovebooli

[montana_charlie]

You'll pay a fortune for enough Filson cans to treat them. Use this recipe.
Assuming that a person who owns several homes is concerned about cost, here is the dressing for the tin cloth clothing made by Barbour.

Twelve bucks doesn't seem bad ...
http://www.bestgear.com/barbour+thornproof+dressing

CM

[redneckdan]

That stuff seems more reasonable then the filson stuff. Jen tends to go through it with her work coat. I usually do her's twice a year. I do mine in the spring.