Leather Conditioning and Cleaning Products

[G-1_USN_USMC_USCG]

Hi there, Shipmates,
Was just wondering if anyone had ever used the Urad brand of leather conditioning and cleaning products? I have a late 60's G-1 jacket that has some very dry leather areas. Was wondering if these type of products could help to make the leather more supple and soft? Thanks for the advice and counsel. Hope those of you in U.S. are having a restful and safe Memorial Day weekend.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[AdeeC]

Hi there, Shipmates,
Was just wondering if anyone had ever used the Urad brand of leather conditioning and cleaning products? I have a late 60's G-1 jacket that has some very dry leather areas. Was wondering if these type of products could help to make the leather more supple and soft? Thanks for the advice and counsel. Hope those of you in U.S. are having a restful and safe Memorial Day weekend.

Cheers,
Mike

I have used plain Vaseline on my M422A navy type jackets with great success. Also avoids the solvent smells from propriety dressings that take ages to fade away.

 

[Seb Lucas]

There's a range of threads on this subject - do a search. Pecards usually wins the popular vote. Lexol and Renapur also work well in my experience.

 

[Peacoat]

There's a range of threads on this subject - do a search. Pecards usually wins the popular vote. Lexol and Renapur also work well in my experience.

Yes, there have been a wealth of threads on here about this topic. Pecard is usually the favorite. I have used it, as well as others, with good results. Our friends down under like R. W. Williams, which is evidently widely available there. I have looked for it locally without success.

Thank you for the Memorial Day reminder. I am temporarily out of the country, so it was nice to be reminded about it.

Duty, Honor, Country. Ron.

 

[Peacoat]

A quick search for "Leather Conditioner" in the thread title brought up a bunch of threads. The link below dates from 2007 and has 237 replies. It is one that I remember well.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/what-leather-conditioner-do-you-use.44676/

 

[Monitor]

Now, the internet is full of people whining about how Pecard basically ruins leather 'cause it's based on petroleum which eats through fibers, dries up leather and kills your pets.

Which I believe is nonsense because: https://www.pecard.com/is-petrolatum-safe-for-leather/

 

[Seb Lucas]

Some people hear the word petroleum and react like its uranium.

 

[Peacoat]

Now, the internet is full of people whining about how Pecard basically ruins leather 'cause it's based on petroleum which eats through fibers, dries up leather and kills your pets.

Which I believe is nonsense because: https://www.pecard.com/is-petrolatum-safe-for-leather/

Thanks for finding that and posting it, Monitor. Good job.

Of course Pecard is safe for leather; that is what it is formulated for. I have been using it, as well as other products containing petroleum distillates, for 28 years with good results.

 

[AeroFan_07]

Mike, Peacoat -- Thank you for your service!!

To anyone else serving or who has served - thank you as well.

Ok for the OP topic, In cases of extremely dirty/stained or reeking jackets and boots I find in consignment and thrift shops, I use "Bick 1" for cleaning and let it sit overnight, then "Bick 4" for re-oiling. It's a lot like Rubbing compound you use on a car, then polish the painted service afterwards.

For lighter, routine teatments, I use Fieblings 4-way care or Lexol leather treatment, these products and the Bick products purchased from a local saddle shop. However for the Aero's I don't use anything....right off thier website: "This is even easier. Do nothing, absolutely nothing. Do not oil it, don't treat it with hide food - even ours, this is for old steerhide jackets and dried up old vintage horsehide jackets from the 1930s and 1940s, not for your Aero, well not until maybe 2035."
Read the whole break-in/care story here:
http://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/break-in.php

 

[navetsea]

i found a dry spot on my cow jacket today near the zipper, naturally I licked my finger and rub on it... maybe later at home I will dab it with some conditioner if I remember.

 

[morrison2951]

Spit shine!

 

[nick123]

I use Obenauf's Leather Preserver. Darkens the leather a bit but seems to be relatively safe. I bought it for some boots and it does a nice job on jackets.