SpecialAdvisor’s Mad Labs - Mars Leather Mods Plus

[SpecialAdvisor]

Alrighty then!

A Monster Dog (formerly) Whiskey (my apologies O-Brother @scrodo) and now Monster Dog Cleared with Flat Steel Icons and Revant Titanium Polarized lenses.

…DANG! I ‘Dig’ Em!

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

Wahoo!

Olive Drab Gaffer’s tape has arrived. I know I was gonna leave the Rattler on the Mars Standard…but…but…the OD Stingray looks like T-Rex hide!!!

…gotta try it

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

Rattler off! I’ll admit I did have to re-glue a couple edges of the Rattler down to the khaki gaffers tape. Fair enough.

Cleaned off the excess schmuts with zero scuffing to @THE X-MAN beautiful Cerakote H-240 Mil-Spec Olive Drab finish.

On to the OD Sting Ray!

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

First of all…this OD is the absolutely worst gaffer’s tape I’ve ever tried. Need to check the brand to never buy it again. BAD . Moving on.

Due to that this T-Rex fought me tooth, nail, and claw. Thank goodness Stingray is virtually indestructible. Will need to take a toothpick with some OD paint and touch up the trimmed edges tomorrow. Stingray has these white nodules in the cross section that shine bright white if you trim after the fact.

All good

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

I am a big enough man to admit when I’ve made a mistake. In fairness to the Olive Drab Gaffer’s tape I “might” have adhered the adhesive side to the flat paper rather than the shiny slick side of my base tape backing.

Was bugging me how hard it was to separate so did a test this AM. It’s fine

Ahem. Schmidt Happens

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

After over a week of Olive Drab MARS Stingray shoreside shenanigans, it’s back to being a humble OD Mars Standard. What next for our intrepid adventurer!?!

Side note the Stingray came off cleanly but will need some additional glue to re-adhere a few corners of the hide to the gaffers tape.

Still and all a success I’d say.

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

Cerakote is some cool stuff…also they offer swatches which is extra cool if you are as particular as I am on certain colors. Cerakote swatches galore!

Some possibilities trying to match my favorite tobacco buckskin vest…and some others that were just interesting.

Also comparing heat to air cured variations of my two current favorites H-240 OD and H-268 Coyote.

Plus I found a cool new color called Crocodile

Bolstering my courage to try and paint one of the myriad beater frames I have acquired.

Already had the airbrush and compressor. Just needed a sandblaster and a toaster oven.

Never know till ya try!

 

[Mystiko Neossia]

This is some cool stuff man. Keep posting this hobby. Have you worked with leather before? I have a few jackets that need to be conditioned. Any recommendations?

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

Many thanks

I just picked leatherwork up last year or year before...if memory serves. Self taught stuff....good ole Google and Youtube.

That having been said I have a lot of leather and buckskin coats and especially vests. The talented lady who does all my buckskin vests highly recommends Skidmore's Leather Cream for conditioning and light waterproofing and Skidmore's Waterproofing for leather that's really gonna get wet. I usually opt for the leather cream. Superb stuff. They have it on Amazon.

 

[Mystiko Neossia]

Thanks for the tip. I am new to all of this expensive clothing.