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Maybe it was the cheap bag. As I said, we've never had that problem.

GOOD LUCK to all of us on filling those duck straps next season. My strap didn't have much of a workout in 2010/11.

MemphisStockBroker wrote:

The Waterfowler wrote:We have ours custom made and soak them in mineral oil in a gallon ziplock over the summer. Not neatsfoot, 30 weight or any of the other oils around, but Mineral Oil. I rertreat mine every year and have had them since the 70's. It keeps them soft, supple and water resistant.

Mineral oil will dissolve a plastic zip lock bag...

BS, that's why they use it on babies. Won't dissolve anything plastic as that's what kind of containers it comes in!!, especially a good bag that seals well. Might want to quit buying yours at the dollar store.

Mineral oil can dissolve a plastic sandwich bag depending on what the bag is made with. If it contains hexane which is a six carbon non-polar substance. Mineral oil is a non-polar substance. Like dissolves like which is why the bag will dissolve.

That is why you see warnings on condoms not to use mineral oil because it destroys the latex which is made with hexane. My bet is the sandwich bag stockbroker was using contained hexane.

We now return to "The Duckstrap" post.

DUCKAHOLIC wrote:

Double R 2 wrote:Mineral oil. I've got the "Callie Special", one of 12 heavy bridle leather "DuckStraps" made by the original owner to commemorate a favorite retreiver that had recently died. A good strap should last forever.

It would be nice to get the strap that I was promised like 6 months ago...........................

Well...I think there is some confusion...you've gotta go duck hunting to need a duck strap........

The Waterfowler wrote:BS, that's why they use it on babies. Won't dissolve anything plastic as that's what kind of containers it comes in!!, especially a good bag that seals well. Might want to quit buying yours at the dollar store.

nope, no BS here.
Dont know what your babies were made of, but mine were not plastic.

And it damn sure will dissolve a gallon freezer bag from Wal-Mart.

Seymore wrote:Mineral oil can dissolve a plastic sandwich bag depending on what the bag is made with. If it contains hexane which is a six carbon non-polar substance. Mineral oil is a non-polar substance. Like dissolves like which is why the bag will dissolve.

That is why you see warnings on condoms not to use mineral oil because it destroys the latex which is made with hexane. My bet is the sandwich bag stockbroker was using contained hexane.

We now return to "The Duckstrap" post.

Now that my boys was a damn good way to say YOU ARE WRONG