Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="d0c.1c06b457_alt_bound" --d0c.1c06b457_alt_bound Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit be careful when you oil your leads don't over due it. best is to warm the neatsfoot oil and apply with a cloth dampen the cloth with oil wipe down the lead with the oily cloth let sit while you oil a few more leads then maybe wipe the leads down again.or hang them up and oil them lightly again the next day... don't over oil the leads ask Bob Lyndsey what happens when you add to much oil Em the leashlady saddlemaker by trade >> In a message dated 10/9/2007 3:23:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> MidniteGSD@xxxxxxx writes: >> I have a question about leather leads. I was sorting through our leashes >> and >> found some really stiff leashes that might have gotten wet at one time. >> My >> question is there anything that can be done to clean and soften them so >> they >> are usable? Thankfully, I'm headed to Nationals and will be able to >> replace >> them if they are toast .. >> >> >> >> Absolutely! Clean them, (Lexol), oil them heavily (Neetsfoot oil) and put >> them in the sun. After a few hours, wipe off the excess oil. They'll be >> darker, smooth and flexible. >> >> Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC >> Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions >> >> visit www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds We have PUPPIES,happy PUPPIES /) (\ /) (\ . . Emily the Leashlady . . \o/ brownhillshepherds.com \o/ BrownHill Shepherds est, 1979 ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com --d0c.1c06b457_alt_bound Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset= =3DUS-ASCII"></HEAD> <BODY id=3Drole_body style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY:=20= Arial" bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7><FONT= id=3Drole_document face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>be careful when you oil your leads don't over due it. best is to warm t= he=20 neatsfoot oil and apply with a cloth dampen the cloth with oil wipe down the= =20 lead with the oily cloth let sit while you oil a few more leads then maybe w= ipe=20 the leads down again.or hang them up and oil them lightly again the next day= ...=20 don't over oil the leads ask Bob Lyndsey what happens when you add to much=20 oil</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Em the leashlady</DIV> <DIV>saddlemaker by trade</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blu= e 2px solid"><FONT style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial=20= color=3D#000000 size=3D2>>>=20 In a message dated 10/9/2007 3:23:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,<BR>>&g= t;=20 MidniteGSD@xxxxxxx writes:<BR>>> I have a question about leather lea= ds.=20 I was sorting through our leashes<BR>>> and<BR>>> found some=20 really stiff leashes that might have gotten wet at one time. <BR>>>=20 My<BR>>> question is there anything that can be done to clean and so= ften=20 them so <BR>>> they<BR>>> are usable? Thankfully, I'm headed t= o=20 Nationals and will be able to <BR>>> replace<BR>>> them if the= y=20 are toast ..<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> Absolutely! C= lean=20 them, (Lexol), oil them heavily (Neetsfoot oil) and put<BR>>> them i= n=20 the sun. After a few hours, wipe off the excess oil. They'll be<BR>>>= ;=20 darker, smooth and flexible.<BR>>><BR>>> Kathy, member GSDCA,=20 DVGSDC<BR>>> Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd=20 Champions<BR>>><BR>>> visit=20 www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"= ></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#800040 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SAN= SSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><B><I>We=20 have PUPPIES,happy PUPPIES</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#000000= size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></B></I><BR><B>/) (\ &n= bsp;<IMG SRC=3D"cid:X.MA1.1191979976@aol.com" height=3D121 width=3D172 bo= rder=3D0 DATASIZE=3D"16411" ID=3D"MA1.1191979976" ></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 f= ace=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"> /= ) (\ <BR>. . Emily the Leashlady .=20 .<BR>\o/ </FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 FAMILY= =3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">brownhillshepherds.com </FONT><FONT lang=3D0=20= face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">\= o/<BR> BrownHill Shepherds est,=20 1979 <BR></B></FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style=3D"color:= black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 10px">= See what's new at <A title=3D"http://www.aol.com?NCID=3DAOLCMP00300000001170= " href=3D"http://www.aol.com?NCID=3DAOLCMP00300000001170"; target=3D"_blank">= AOL.com</A> and <A title=3D"http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=3DAOLCMP003= 00000001169" href=3D"http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=3DAOLCMP0030000000= 1169" target=3D"_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTM= L> --d0c.1c06b457_alt_bound-- ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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