PRODUCT EDUCATION: LEARN HOW TO CHOOSE AND USE PAPPY'S DUBBIN
Depending on the type of leather you are caring for and what you are trying to accomplish in treating the leather, choose from the following Pappy’s Dubbin products:
Pappy’s Premium Dubbin
Pappy's Premium Dubbin is our original and most used product. As a saddlemaker I have used it for years. It is good for all leathers. It is easy to use, gentle and even good for your hands, while it also softens and maintains leathers. This product is loved by braiders, which was the original use, and people become dependant on having it onhand. It is very good at keeping leather healthy and good for many uses but does not repel water. From this product came the slogan, “Makes Leather Work Better”. It works better if you are a craftsman and trying to create your art. It works better if you are a cowboy or other user and depend on healthy leather for your work or pleasure. This is a product you can depend on.
Recommended Uses: Heavy, smooth leather. See Product Comparison Chart for other uses.
Pappy’s Traditional Liquid Dubbin (Premium-Lite Dubbin)
This product is made from a Premium Dubbin base, is great for thin leathers, and is very creamy and nice to use. I soak saddle string, lacing strings or braiding string in it for an hour or two or over night, squeegee it off between my fingers, let it cure for a couple days or just use it if pressed for time. It makes strong and beautiful strings. My favorite is a dry Indian tan latigo and soaked in Liquid Dubbin for beautiful strings. It is a very versatile product and quite different from Premium from which it is made.
Recommended Uses: Braiding, lacing, lighter, or tooled leather. See Product Comparison Chart for other uses.
Dubbin’s Cousin for Rawhide
A soap-based product for rawhid braiding and care made from Premium Dubbin using a unique process. A rawhide braider can apply this generously to the strings after cutting them from wet rawhide and it will help reduce the mold growth until the job is finished. Some braiders apply it to dry rawhide for overnight casing, add some more with a little water the next day and braid. Braiders report the strings lay and stay flat and buff up pretty when the job is done. It works well to clean used equipment and often brings the used rawhide tack back to original beauty. It will replace saddle soap for cleaning leather goods. It has a higher PH and can be hard on hands so if you are in it for hours you might need to protect your hands. Some customers even use it with leather, and with a higher PH it may help prevent mold growth. One customer said that I must be a genius for inventing it and that it made him look like a genius to his customers when he uses it. It has unique qualities.
Recommended Uses: Braiding, lacing, and working with rawhide or leather where oils are less desired. See Product Comparison Chart for other uses.
Pappy’s Bee-Dry Dubbin (Boot and Chap Wax)
This is the only Pappy's Dubbin product that repels water. I have tested it for over three years and it definitely helps prolong the life of leather that is exposed to moisture compared to other leather products I have used in the comparisons. It is not intended for leather stored in humid areas that you are trying to stop the mold growth on, but rather for boots, gloves, chaps and other things that are rained on or get wet from morning dew and everyday use. I use it for back cinch straps and latigos, for the back side of the fender and stirrup leathers that comes against the horse, and for saddle strings that get wet from sweat. Another use is for a cantle binding where the rope rubs, or the swells where the rope rubs, it helps the leather move under the rope and helps to keep from being so worn off from the abrasion. I have tried to keep the oils down so the leather doesn't get soggy or sticky. With all of these products if you get it in the tooling use an air compressor or brush and remove it before it sets up in the depressions. It polishes very well. I would hate to be without this fine product.
Recommended Uses: Waterproofing and preserving leather. See Product Comparison Chart for other uses.
