Leather treatment?

[TrooperHarley]

What do you use to treat your leather jackets and trousers?

[Pwalo]

Mothers leather conditioner. Even smells ok'ish.

[Quasievil]

What do you use to treat your leather jackets and trousers?I use Sno Seal to give them some waterproofness, I also use Mothers as well to keep them gleaming

[McJim]

I use saddle soap to clean the bug guts off and tanners oil to keep them supple and waterproof...ish. (I have cordura gear for when it rains so being waterproof isn't a requirement for my leathers)

[vifferman]

I start off with an aperitif, perhaps a sweet dessert wine, or maybe even a lager. Then definitely something red, perhaps a Burgundy, Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon. Afterwards, maybe a port or (depending on the dessert), maybe a Muscat.

[Pwalo]

I start off with an aperitif, perhaps a sweet dessert wine, or maybe even a lager. Then definitely something red, perhaps a Burgundy, Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon. Afterwards, maybe a port or (depending on the dessert), maybe a Muscat.

Does your missus get jealous? And how do you treat your bike?

[rustys]

If you can get hold of "Mink Oil", its brillant, waterproofs, protects the stitchings, and softens the leather. Its the best i have ever used, and the leathers look great when they are done, just rub it straight on with a small piece of cloth, i have tried everything else. Its hard to get hold of these days,( with all the do good'ers around as it comes from, as the name says, Mink Whales) but leather shops may have it or people in the shoe repair business. That where i used to get it from. Snow seal would be the next best product, but do it on a hot day for good results.

[puddytat]

I use saddle soap to clean the bug guts off and tanners oil to keep them supple and waterproof...ish. (I have cordura gear for when it rains so being waterproof isn't a requirement for my leathers)

Thats the shit man,& a bottle of tanners oil goes a long way....you dont want to use something to greasy as it can be sticky for weeks:yes:

[Owl]

+1 Tanners Oil :2thumbsup

[Naki Rat]

Put the leathers in a sunny spot to get them warm, liberally apply Sno Seal, leave in the sun to maximise penetration. Done :niceone:

[Winston001]

Put the leathers in a sunny spot to get them warm, liberally apply Sno Seal, leave in the sun to maximise penetration. Done :niceone:

10 characters :niceone::niceone:

[vifferman]

There are *SO* many threads on this topic already.
I've tried almost everything under the sun (well... perhaps a slight exaggeration...) and although I use SnoSeal on some things (like boots), by far the easiest product I've ever used is NikWax Leather Restorer. It's brilliant! Easy to apply, works well, and although the label says one bottle will treat two garments, I've treated my jacket and gloves three times now and have used less than half the bottle. :niceone:

[LBD]

In the sun and snow seal works for me too...

I just searched leather conditioning and found many threads and many posts on the subject. May be some one who is a little more KB site savey, could set up a pole?

Snow seal, Nikwax,Dubbin, Saddler oil, mothers, bees wax or some other secret formula....
1 part bees wax, 1 part baby oil (perfumed for the lady riders), 1/2 part beef tallow, 1 part Mobil shc 46M, 1/2 part dielectric silicon grease. Place in large pot over low open fire in a clearing in the wood on a blue moon night. Simmer from dusk till dawn stirring regularly. Add salt, pepper and chicken stock to taste.......am I dribbling? :doh::doh:

[3umph]

At the March Hare they had some stuff called BONE DRY that was rub on water proofing and conditioning...

looked a really good product... made by some locals in Waimate...

will flick some pics up later if they come out ok

[jim.cox]

Black shoepolish and SnoSeal work well for me

[vifferman]

Here's the deal: for years, I've thought, "Why isn't there a leather conditioner you can spray on, and then just give a quick buff up?!" It seemed such a simple idea, and yet there didn't seem to be anything. Maybe it was too hard to make a wax emulsion or summat? Maybe if you had a solvent the waz could dissolve i, the solvent would wreck the leather? Maybe the world was waiting for me to invent summat?

Iit turned out that the Nikwax Leather Restorer was what I was looking for. It's in a pump bottle, you just squirt it on here'n'there, wait a while rub it around with a soft cloth. Short of some product that comes in an erosol can and requires no buffing up, it couldn't be easier.

No, I'm NOT getting royalties on Nikwax. I've become a convert, and if they ever stop making it, I might have to give up wearing leather or kill myself if I can't find another similar product.

[saltydog]

As recommended by every saddler I have talked to. It protects and waterproofs, has bees wax, lanilion, emu oil and all sorts of other goodies.
made in Australia

[Burtha]

olive oil ! restored me old jacket just fine.

[vifferman]

olive oil ! restored me old jacket just fine.
I suppose it'd be OK if your jacket's made out of salad.
But don't you have problems with European males following you trying to lick it? :confused:

[JMemonic]

I found this stuff to be rather good http://www.duzz-allbeeswax.co.nz/, as someone who occasionally carves leather I am often on the look out for products, this stuff is easy to apply and has no harsh solvents, and the kicker for me was it did not hugely alter the colour of vegetable tanned leather.

[JMemonic]

olive oil ! restored me old jacket just fine.

Olive oil is ok to replenish leather, saddler's oils is a bit better as it has a conditioner as well, for sealing you cant beat some form of wax.

[Burtha]

I suppose it'd be OK if your jacket's made out of salad.

Its made out of kumara skins actually .... (not) :)



But don't you have problems with European males following you trying to lick it? :confused:

I have that problem anyway :eek5:

[Burtha]

Olive oil is ok to replenish leather, saddler's oils is a bit better as it has a conditioner as well, for sealing you cant beat some form of wax.

yip, sometimes I add beeswax when doin me shoes & boots.
I got the idea when I bought some shoes once that actually came with a sample of natural olive oil mix that was purely natural and have just recreated the combination ever since.

[Winston001]

Here's the deal: for years, I've thought, "Why isn't there a leather conditioner you can spray on, and then just give a quick buff up?!" It seemed such a simple idea, and yet there didn't seem to be anything. ....


Ah ya wuss. Are you not a man? Spray-on? :crazy: Spare me days. What's wrong with getting the Snowseal tube out, putting it in the sun (or on the logburner) until its nice and soft and melding the mix lovingly into your precious jacket? :2thumbsup Next thing you'll be telling me you don't use a chain bath and prefer those poncy cans.....mutter mutter soft-core bikers......

[Hailwood]

I use elephant wax from leather Direct on the jacket and pants....rate it very highly...my 2c worth anyway

[Southern man]

The Bone dry product that a local guy produces here is excellent. I have used it on my trouseres and gloves and it conditions and waterproofs great. It is also very easy tyo apply and non sticky. If you want hihs details i can get them for you.

[Trumpess]

The Bone dry product that a local guy produces here is excellent. I have used it on my trouseres and gloves and it conditions and waterproofs great. It is also very easy tyo apply and non sticky. If you want hihs details i can get them for you.


I have used it myself and I rate it very highly! :nice one:

[martybabe]

. If you want hihs details i can get them for you.

Yes please. :niceone: