Leather care

[Dave K]

Just did a search on leather care as I have a bunch of shooting bags that should have some attention. In the search, I saw all kinds of concoctions but I was surprised to see nothing like saddle soap or mink oil or Fiebing's 4 way care leather conditioner. Is there something wrong with these products? I have used them on my motorcycle leathers for years, shouldn't they be ok for my hunting bags also? I am not really in boiling down some concoction, I just want to protect my leather bags.

[Macon Due]

Sir
I use Saddle Soap & Mink Oil.
Macon

[Dave K]

Thanks for the response.

[Beaverman]

This is what I use on ALL my leather  including hunting pouches when they leave my shop


http://www.whitesboots.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29836

[pathfinder]

There are A LOT of different product's out there for leather care,and like women,ALL are pretty,some are just better lookin' than others! What I lookfor is fat liqueur in the ingredient's. What I've been taught is that it's a short molecule protein that replaces those that are lost through time. But,once leather begin's to crack and deteriorate,there's nothing you can do to restore it,but you can slow down the process.

[Frank Barker]

Dave, Mink Oil is just fine and Tandy has a conditioner called Dr Jackson's leather conditioner which is very good also. It runs about $8 a jar and will last you quite awhile. I use them both and get excellent results. My wife has a leather coat that is maroon in color and it was scratched and spotted. I put the Dr Jacksons on it and it made that coat like new. It restored the original color and made it very supple. Kind Regards  Frank

[C. Cash]

Olive oil has worked well for me(on Saddles), and there does not seem to be any breakdown as when I use Lexol.

[C. Cash]

She's not much to look at though...kinda thin.

[Fred]

Not trying to high-jack the thread but I have a bunch of knife sheathes with a white mold that really stinks any suggestions on what to use on them would be apprec. I thought about bleach water maybe for a start?

[Dogshirt]

Not trying to high-jack the thread but I have a bunch of knife sheathes with a white mold that really stinks any suggestions on what to use on them would be apprec. I thought about bleach water maybe for a start?

Try wiping it down with a rag DAMP with cider vinegar. No need to saturate.
After it dries, reapply your oil, wax or what ever.

[Bob F]

Has anyone ever tried Johnsons PAste Wax?  Used it today on a new horn and it says it works on leather too.

[Old Soldier]

I use Montana Pitch Blend on all my leather that sees outdoor use.
Water proofs and conditions.

Picards is good too.

[Glenn]

I think our ancestors resolved the problem with neatsfoot oil.  If you want to get rid of mold then try some full-strength chlorine bleach.

[Dogshirt]

Do not use bleach on leather unless you want to throw it out and start over!

[Glenn]

Do not use bleach on leather unless you want to throw it out and start over!

You dont leave it on there very long.  You apply it then wash it off.  It will stop the mold though.

[Bountyhunter]

I use the Whites Boot Wax.   Those folks are the experts in leather, keeping all the logging boots in shape up in that wet Pacific North West.

[Dogshirt]

Just for the record, only Seattle and the coast is wet, the rest is desert. Where I live we get 4-6"
a year.