Topic: Clean the leathers while waiting for spring - Helmet insects residues

[PeWe]

I refreshed my helmet too.
I usually clean the visor from insects before each ride.
Plus a little more.

Cleaned it yesterday. Plus polish-wax treatment. Look good again.

It would be nice with a wax (or teflon) sprayed on the helmet, visor and bike front to make dead insects to fall off much easier.

Some summer days the is air full of insects.

Now ready for a ride. Bikes need a quick clean and polish. Can be done in the garage.

[HondaMan]

The balm I used this time "Ekol leather balm" contains:
Wool grease/lanolin, mink oil, vaseline, beeswax.

I just went through another skin cancer surgery, and the #1 recommendation to help the wound heal is vaseline. If it's good for human skin, its probably good for cow skin.

Vaseline works wonders on big scars, too...

[grcamna2]

I've been looking around for shoe repair and leather work places,as I need repair work done.
I spoke with a county feed and tack store and asked about a leather worker.
A person inside recommended a local saddle maker which helped me with my repair.
I want to find a shoe repair place too.

The gentleman recommended this product for all leather,which feeds the leather;it really soaks in.

I just used it for the 1st time today on my dry leather tan walking shoes;it took the dry away nice.

[PeWe]

" feeds the leather; it really soaks in."

That must be how it should work. I used a thicker leather balm earlier when I focused on mostly mink oil.
It was white,  like thick grease. It did not soak in that well.
Might have been made for water protection of trail leather boots.

I found another jacket today that I have not used since late 2019. It got a mink oil massage the following winter or next. 
I think it was not dirty so it got no warm water cleaning before mink oil.

Jacket felt like dry leather with a sticky outside.
So I brought it into the shower room. Warm water sprayed so it became really wet. Leather soap and a sponge to clean it.
More warm water and back to my garage to give it more leather balm as my other jacket. Hot air to ensure it will melt into the seams.

Today it looks greasy.
I hope it will soak in as my other jacket and trousers did.