WATERPROOFING  INFORMATION
Posted originally by Steve Clark

Waterproofing Formulas

WATERPROOFING CANVAS

-- 3 cups soybean oil (available from grocery or health food store)

-- 1 1/2 cups turpentine

Mix ingredients together. Paint on surfaces of tents, awnings, car and boat covers, etc., and let dry.

Store in a cool place, out of reach of children and pets. Reapply after a year or two of hard use or outdoor exposure.

This is great for tents, awnings and camping equipment.

WATERPROOFING LEATHER FOR OUTDOOR USE

Method 1:

Heat together in a double boiler

-- 2 1/2 ounces neat's-foot oil (be careful - oil is flammable - available from boot or shoe store).  Neat's-foot oil is a pale yellow fatty oil made especially from the bones of cattle and used chiefly as a leather dressing.

-- 3/4 ounce mineral oil (available from drugstore or chemical supply house) and 1/2 ounce of tallow (be careful tallow is flammable - available from meat market)

Stir gently until well mixed. Cool and bottle. Use a cloth to rub into shoes and boots.

Method 2:

Mix 1 tablespoon silicone oil (available from foundry or foundry supply dealer) into 1 cup of Stoddard solvent (Hardware store, Drugstore or Dry cleaning shop).

Apply liberally.

Thank you

Steve Clark

Riverside, Ca.

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