Waterproofing for Leather

Ingredients

• half a pint of boiled oil
• half a pound of mutton suet
• six ounces of beeswax
• quarter of a pound of rosin

Method

1. 1

   Melt the whole together and apply while hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes for the million (1891), page 223. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

six ounces of beeswax and two ounces of mutton suet, then add six ounces of powdered sugar candy, two ounces of soft •oap, two ounces and a half of lampblack, and half an ounce of finely 201 powdered indigo. When all are well incorporated, stir in a quarter of a pint of oil of turpentine. Apply the polish thinly, and keep it well corked. WATERPROOF CARDBOARD, To Manufacture. — Dissolve half a pound of alum and a quarter of a pound of white Castile soap in two quarts of water ; next dissolve separately a quarter of a pound of glue and two ounces of gum-arabic in two quarts of water ; then mix the solu- tions, and add, slightly warm, to the cardboard pulp. WATERPROOF CLOAKS, &c. — Tweeds may be rendered waterproof by the following simple process : — Dissolve half a pound of alum in two quarts of boiling water, then add two gallons of cold water. Soak the articles in the liquor for twenty-four hours. Now in another tub dissolve a quarter of a pound of sugar of lead in two quarts of boiling water, and add two gallons of cold water. Remove the articles from the first tub and allow them to drain ; then immerse them for six hours in the solution of lead. Wring them gently, and dry in the shade. WATERPROOFING FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.— Mix together in a saucepan over the fire two parts of tallow and one part of rosin ; warm the boots and apply the hot mixture with a painter’s brush till they will not absorb any more. If well polished before applying the waterproofing they will take the polish afterwards. WATERPROOFING FOR CLOTH (Chinese Method).— Dissolve an ounce of white wax in a quart of spirits of turpentine, immerse the cloth in the solution, and then suspend it in the air till perfectly dry. The following method will render cloth almost impervious to water, and at the same time allow the air to pass through it : — Imbue the cloth on the wrong side with a solution of isinglass, alum, and soap, by means ot a brush. When dry, brush on the wrong side against the grain, and then go over with a brush dipped in water. WATERPROOFING FOR LEATHER

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.