on a youtube video, it recommended buffing the coat with an extremely soft sandpaper to soften the leather. Do you recommend this for your product?
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My Bomber jacket is lamb skin and after 15 years of use was extremely soft so I never considered using the sandpaper. I would discourage you from doing this. First if you use a very good penetrating product such as Leatheriqe, which I have used for over 15 years it will soften the leather without sanding the finish. Second, because this product is water based, it caused streaking on my jacket and caused it to become much harder and significantly less supple. I have applied over 5 coats of Leatherique and the jacket is still not as supple as before! Leatherique has taken 15 year old leather car seats and turned them into new showroom condition in two applications. IF your product has ALWAYS being hard, then a light sanding MAY allow a very good penetrating product to soften your leather, but this is beyond my experience.
951965
It is perfect for preservation ! It does darken non glossy leather . I mean real leather . If the swede leather you have is finished and shiny ...it won't darken it
599178
It hasnt darkend my leather. I would think that as long as the leather has a smooth finish it will do good. It will darken something like suede or unfinished leather.
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I am by far not an expert as I have just gotten into leather boots lately. But from my research you need leather conditioner such as Bickmore Bick 4. Leather conditioner helps softens leather.
944074
It is more of a conditioner. Moisturizers & makes the leather look less dry. Will cover very minimal scratches. It will not help with gouges & deep scratches.
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Based on your description, I would suggest a recoloring kit instead. The leather repair kit is more for making a repair to an actual tear or deep cracking. Roughed up leather has simply lost its finish. This requires a new finish be applied. This item is not currently available on Amazon but can be viewed on our website www.leathermagic.com
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You say your jacket is "high dollar", I'm not sure-if it is actually LEATHER-this stuff kicks butt in renewing, bringing back the luster and making things look new again!!!!!!!! It works wonders on my saddles and bridles, so if it is actually leather, and not some sort of expensive imitaion, it will work.
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I have used Ko Cao Line Leather Dressing for years. It's made for equestrian equipment. Or, if you can't find that, use Mink Oil or Lexol. To clean the leather use Saddle Soap. Basically, keep your leather oiled and soft, and treating it regularly will give you a long life for your leather things. Any leather product "gains character with age". Like blue jeans, they look better as they wear. Just keep it oiled and use saddle soap and apply one of the above conditioners liberally afterward. Remember, saddle soap cleans, it does not condition. On my boots I use Bear Grease. That stuff is serious. But for your backpack, mink oil will do just fine.
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I used it on my Lincoln with perforated black leather & it was OK. The leather looked really good after this stuff. I used only a very small amount of the cleaner and the conditioner and didn't load the stuff on there. I believe the conditioner was thicker so use a small amount on the applicator and rub it onto the leather. I wouldn't put it directly on the seats.
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I used a good leather softener on the exterior, and soaked the inside with gun oil, Put my gun inside a ziplock bag.. and holstered it for a few days in my sock drawer.. Brought some life back into the leather and made it fit alot better.. Then wiped away excess oil.. Cheers! Shane
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I found that the black coating left a few small smugges on my hands after the first two uses. Nothing I was upset over and nothing that left a stain on any of the fabric I placed it down on. I work on airplanes for a living and I use this leather man everyday, multiple times a day. Worth the money and I even bought one for my brother who is just learning to work on cars. Hope my answer helps you.
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Applying it to the inside is in my opinion not a good idea. The leather that lines the inside of a boot is quite different than the outside leather. A good thing to remember about the inside of the boot is that it normally absorbs the sweat from your foot. The sweat contains nothing but a salt solution. Salt is a major enemy of leather! It dries the leather out. When the leather dries it cracks. I would suggest you treat the inside with a solution of water and vinegar. This solution will draw any salt that is in the leather out. I would lightly rub into the leather the leather honey. Always keep some vinegar around when you are taking care of your leather footwear. It will definitely give longer life to your leather products. How much cheaper can you go than vinegar! I restored a 100 year old saddle that was so stiff and brittle I thought it would break! The stiffness was caused by many many years of salt from the horse and the rider. It took a bunch of treatments to bring the leather into a pliable state.. I used Leather Honey in the final stages and the leather was soft and totally restored! I hope this helps with your questions. My answer is based on my experience of over 40 years in the leather industry!
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Yes. Use a soft, damp sponge and rub it in the saddle soap. Apply using circular motion to the leather chairs. Rinse the sponge clean, wring out most water, rub on more saddle soap to the sponge and keep repeating. Let dry. If there are dry spots in the leather, just rub in some additional saddle soap to those areas. Should clean and soften the leather. You really cannot apply too much, so be liberal. Hope that helps.
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I just did that and it does work pretty well. I put on two coats and it looks good. I don't think there is a way to avoid the cracking though.
1157592
You are very welcome, I think you will be satisfied with the results of this product. It is very touchy to attempt to clean leather, I feel comfortable at least trying to clean it with this product. I cleaned my new husbands leather recliner that was about five years old and it looked great when I was done, in fact I was just looking at it today thinking I should do it again now that I have started my spring cleaning. <3
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I'd treat it like any good leather. Saddle soap to clean it. Use glove oil or leather conditioner if it seems dry..
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Never tried it on leather. My suggestion is to try a little bit on a place that is not noticeable like the underside. It will probably be fine.