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Article about: Hi guys, I just got this Japanese cavalry ammo pouch for free from a friend , somwhere through the years someone thought it would look better with a coat of black shoe polish! Then my friend

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    Quote by AZPhil View Post
    So Shemp,
    Will you please give a report and update on this process. I would be very interested to see how this turns out.

    Semper Fi
    Phil
    No problem Phil,I've been home from work for two days with gout, so the doc gave me two more days off, this will give me the time to fart around with this pouch and I will post the results for you guys.

    Thank you, Bill.

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    Ouch!! I haven't gotten Gout yet!!!
    Take care of yourself Bill.
    And when you get something done ya get something done!!

    Semper Fi
    Phil

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    Well here she be,I used 70% isopropyl alcohol on .30 cal 2x2 southern bloomer cleaning patches and barbasol beard buster on Q-tips to clean the stitching ( if the can looks old thats because I got it when my Dad passed and I have a full beard and don't use cream ).This is probably as far as I'll go with this because the stitching was starting to fray and whatever brown finish that was original on it started to come off. As you can also see, somebody cut out the interior dividers, look at the knife marks on the front, probably the same bonehead who covered it with polish! The leather is very pliable and it is dated Showa 16 (1941).Lastly can one o you guys tell me how to post photos so they don't come out sideways?

    Thank you for the help guys, Bill
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    Looks good. Nice work. The barbasol is an interesting addition that I have not ever used. Good info.
    John

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    Looks Awesome. The barbasol does work. Like I mentioned about our new boots. I didn't know why but figured they been doing this for a long time..
    I did a comparison pic instead of flipping back to the other Page.
    Before:
    Removing shoe polish

    After:
    Removing shoe polish

    I'm really glad this worked

    Semper Fi
    Phil

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    Thank you again guys.

    Bill.

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    Very interesting. That looks a good result to me.

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