Advice Needed.

[Tommy.H 0]

Need advice on a good leather cleaner and a conditioner. Previously used neatsfoot oil and that was OK. Looking for really good stuff this is to clean and restore a vintage leather bag.

 

Cheers.

[bobcullen79 1,495]

I know a couple of austringers that use this. http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Saddlery-Shop-Ko-Cho-Line-Dressing/dp/B002D1DVM8

[abarrett 462]

Try a bit of olive oil

[the big chief 3,099]

All i used was baby wipes then got an old-fashioned saddlers blend wax from unicorn leather its brilliant stuff i would recommend using that tbh

[shovel leaner 7,650]

I use URAD waterproofer JO JO from Arthur Carter ltd . A very good product .

[Tommy.H 0]

Thanks guys the replies are appreciated.

[unicornleather 60]

Don't use oil only on veg tanned leather, it really doesn't do it much good.

It doesn't condition the leather as well as greases and fats do.

Old leather that was tanned many years ago is entirely different in it's make up than todays hides, the old leather can take neatsfoot oil, new modern hides can't the Ph is wrong, neatsfoot will make the fibres of the leather go soggy, weaken them and stretch them. If you saw the fibres of the hide under a microscope after oiling it, you'd see what I mean. Conditioner is far superior to oil.

Any conditioner that contains lanolin, tallow and beeswax is good, avoid some of the "easy to apply" quick conditioners as they contain silicone and polishes that in my experience don't feed the leather that well. Polishes actually can seal the fibres too well and not allow any more conditioner in.