Author Topic: Leather Jacket Care (Read 5594 times)

trueblue · « **on:** January 03, 2012, 03:35:32 AM »

I was wondering what everyone uses to keep their leather jackets from drying out and cracking.

I have heard everything from wd40 to driza-bone treatment. I was thinking of just using liquid lanolin but I want to make certain it won't hurt my jacket.

City Boy · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2012, 03:46:50 AM »

Hi.I use mink oil rubbed into the garment .I still have the leather bike jacket I bought used in '68 when I got my first motorbike.It ahem; almost still fits and I am working on that !! Rock On

MoMo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2012, 04:40:22 AM »

I have always used a product called Leathernu, which can be difficult to find but is one of the best conditioners made. try amazon...Larry

Gordon · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2012, 04:50:25 AM »

Saddle Soap for my jackets. It has lanolin, neatsfoot oil and glycerin. I was hooked after I used it on a crusty old motorcycle jacket I bought off ebay about 13 years ago. It made it soft and pliable again and has kept it from deteriorating any further. I use it a couple of times a year and that jacket is still in great shape.

veloracermike · « **Reply #4 on:** January 03, 2012, 04:53:19 AM »

Quote from: Gordon on January 03, 2012, 04:50:25 AM

Saddle Soap for my jackets. It has lanolin, neatsfoot oil and glycerin. I was hooked after I used it on a crusty old motorcycle jacket I bought off ebay about 13 years ago. It made it soft and pliable again and has kept it from deteriorating any further. I use it a couple of times a year and that jacket is still in great shape.

Yeah I use saddle soap to clean my leather once or twice a year then treat it with mink oil to soften and protect.

Gordon · « **Reply #5 on:** January 03, 2012, 05:09:53 AM »

Quote from: veloracermike on January 03, 2012, 04:53:19 AM

Quote from: Gordon on January 03, 2012, 04:50:25 AM
Saddle Soap for my jackets. It has lanolin, neatsfoot oil and glycerin. I was hooked after I used it on a crusty old motorcycle jacket I bought off ebay about 13 years ago. It made it soft and pliable again and has kept it from deteriorating any further. I use it a couple of times a year and that jacket is still in great shape.

Yeah I use saddle soap to clean my leather once or twice a year then treat it with mink oil to soften and protect.

I've thought about trying some mink oil, but the oil and lanolin in the saddle soap have always done such a good job of conditioning my jackets that I never took that extra step. I'm willing to give it a try, though.

70CB750 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 03, 2012, 06:33:29 AM »

Quote from: trueblue on January 03, 2012, 03:35:32 AM

I was wondering what everyone uses to keep their leather jackets from drying out and cracking. I have heard everything from wd40 to driza-bone treatment. I was thinking of just using liquid lanolin but I want to make certain it won't hurt my jacket.

http://www.murphywhips.com/LeatherDressing.html

ofreen · « **Reply #7 on:** January 03, 2012, 10:13:48 AM »

Huberd's Shoe Oil.

BobbyR · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2012, 07:46:56 PM »

Fiebings Leather Balm. Saddle Soap can be very drying to the Leather.

Gordon · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2012, 09:58:32 PM »

Quote from: BobbyR on January 03, 2012, 07:46:56 PM

Fiebings Leather Balm. Saddle Soap can be very drying to the Leather.

Anything can be bad if you over-do it. I've resurrected two already very old and dried-out leather jackets with saddle soap, and have used nothing else on them. The first one I've been wearing regularly since 1999, and it's still going strong.

I think it's the word "soap" in the name that scares some people. While it is a mild cleaner, the neatsfoot oil and lanolin in it do a great job of conditioning the leather.

Is leather care the new "oil thread"?

70CB750 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2012, 07:50:08 AM »

Stop at a tack store and ask, they also sell neatsfoot oil. I myself buy oil from vandam taxidermy.

ofreen · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2012, 05:38:31 PM »

Quote from: Gordon on January 03, 2012, 09:58:32 PM

Is leather care the new "oil thread"?

It needn't be if everyone will just acknowledge that Huberd's Shoe Oil is the best possible choice, and any other choice is just foolishness.

bathcollector · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2012, 11:52:50 PM »

I have used Mink Oil on mine but find it leaves a whitish patch here and there, anyone else had this happen ??

CrankyOldGuy · « **Reply #13 on:** January 05, 2012, 06:14:27 PM »

From my experience don't use asphalt. It does a heck of a job on leather, and especially on the zippers

Harry O.

736cc · « **Reply #14 on:** January 05, 2012, 06:59:18 PM »

Murphy's Oil Soap diluted w/ water. Its an old Rolls Royce interior detailing trick.

lone*X · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2012, 10:24:21 PM »

Saddle soap and neatsfoot oil maybe once a year. But really wearing it will keep it pliable. They only get stiff if they hang in the closet for long periods.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #16 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:13:12 PM »

Quote from: lone*X on January 06, 2012, 10:24:21 PM

Saddle soap and neatsfoot oil maybe once a year. But really wearing it will keep it pliable. They only get stiff if they hang in the closet for long periods.

Yep, mine shrank as well....

Don R · « **Reply #17 on:** January 07, 2012, 03:11:21 PM »

Mine shrank too! dang.

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #18 on:** January 09, 2012, 03:06:41 PM »

My Dad uses olive oil and that seems to keep his nice. I have some leather conditioner that I bought ages ago that I still use.

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