Re: [CR]Re: marvelous Silca floor pump

Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:48:35 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: marvelous Silca floor pump
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henox wrote:
> A petroleum product like Vaseline is NOT good for a pump leather.
>
> Ideally use camphor grease but a vegetable grease or Crisco will work.
>
> You could also use one of the shoe leather treatments such as you might find
> at REI or a mountaineering shop.

Or even Proofhide, if you have a can...

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA