db wrote on Jul 18^th, 2014 at 7:26am:


Maybe it wasn't cologne at all ....back in the day I ran a radial drill punching 2 inch holes in steel plates, after a few months i smelled like the coolant and no matter how many showers I took i couldn't get the smell off. Only years later did I understand why I attracted a certain type of woman......whew! glad I got out of being a shop rat even though I liked the work. Stetson replaced the coolant and the rest, as they say, is history.

Thanks for the suggestions........the leather on the boots seem different ( to me at least)......I ended up just getting a conditioner from REI. I wanted to maintain the porosity of the leather, after all, they are wet boots. I thought something like sno seal might make them less apt to dry readily. I also noticed a tiny gap starting between the sole and the uppers at the toe so I slapped a bit of gorilla glue in......stuff is superb. If you have never used it be aware that it foams a bit and expands in volume, it is not like "super glue" in the least bit.

I know I have already mentioned it but after wearing the OTB boots it made me realize just how excellent the SV2 Rocky boots really are. Comfortable with aggressive tread and ankle support. Weight is good for such a strong package. I understand they make a jungle version of the boot which would lighten it even more but I'm plenty happy with what I have.

I've used mink oil for years.  I have some insulated waterproof leather boots (Matterhorns) that I bought in 1995 in the Army.  I have used nothing but mink oil on them, and they are in great shape.  I have only worn them a few days per year for the last 10 year or so, but they are supple and not dry or cracking.

My son worked 6- years as a wildland firefighter. They swear by a product called "Obenauf's" he put this on his 400.00 fire boots every 2 weeks. They are walking in hot coals and wood ash. Wood ash and water forms acid that dries leather out in a heart beat. It comes in a paste and oil. I like the paste it is not as hard as Snow Seal you can work it into the leather with your hands no heat needed. It will darken the leather.

Now I'm wondering if panther piss is a local, regional or common term for liquid wrench.

Had a friend in the 80's that liked cologne - a lot. I always thought he smelled like wet, moldy leather.

WD stands for water displacement.  The company tried different formulas and numbered them beginning with 1.  So on the way to WD 40 there were WD 1, WD 2 and so forth.  At least that is my understanding.
Westwood

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Yup, I don't know where the 30 came from.
I don't buy cologne for myself, if I'm dating someone for awhile they'll usally mention they like a certain fragrance and if they buy it, I'll use it, or at least give it a try.

I still like the original Old Spice and the Bay Rum the old time barbers used. Compared to the foo-foo so called "masculine" scents that are the norm now, it's like the difference between the "DUKE" and the "Rhinestone Cowboy".

WD-30 was the precursor of WD-40 and was made primarily from the glands of Musk Ox which of course explains the gender attraction. It was particularly effective in securing Inuit women. With the addition of the ink and paper used in today's paper currency It has also became attractive to European women and is marketed under such names as Ralph Lauren and Polo to name just a few.

solotripper wrote on Jul 16^th, 2014 at 5:50pm:

You mean WD-40?

I was at NAPPA a while back for my fourth lifetime guaranteed muffler asking for something I couldn't remember the name of so I said, umm, panther piss? She said, Oh, you mean liquid wrench.

Oddly enough, I can't grind steal w/o thinking of waiting for my father to get out of work. Sure sounds better than Crammer's 'The Beach' to me. Perhaps that girl was on to something.

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That's some multi-purpose stuff. Many great lakes salmon/trout anglers spray their spoons with it and swear it attracts them.

I knew a gal once who said that if she could develop a man's cologne fragrance, it would smell like 10w-30. Said it smelled "manly".

Mad_Mat wrote on Jul 16^th, 2014 at 12:42pm:

That reminds me of a saying I heard again recently.
A deer has just enough brains to tan it's hide.