Do you treat your leathers?

[Fifteen15]

My leather jacket has started to get a bit wrinkly. It's only about 4 months old. I read a lot about people treating their leathers but never really felt the need to until now.

Is there any treatment that will make it look less wrinkled and more like new?
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[Tomzo47]

I use nikwax waterproofing wax stuff on mine, makes them sort of and does brighten them up a bit
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[Fifteen15]

Yeah I used the spray-on Nikwax on my textile jacket and made it look like new.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

They were once on a living thing. Expect them to wrinkle.

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Your choice of leather treatment. Some use boot polish. I prefer some stuff my good lady uses on her horse tack. Flexalan. A small bit on a rag and rub it in. The 1ltr tin will last years and years.
I spruce my leathers up before winter and whenever I get caught out...sprayed in roadsalt etc.

[Andrew122]

I've used muc-off leather wipes a few times. Don't bother with them. They're pretty shite. I just use a damp cloth now.
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[Redoko]

No.
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[stinkwheel]

I use ledergris.

This will do it a lot of good in terms of keeping it flexible and help waterproof it but will not help make it clean and tarty. It will in fact make it greasy and prone to having muck stuck to it but it's undoubtedly the best stuff to put on leathers.

Lanolised saddle soap would probably be the best thing for what you want. It'll clean and feed the leather.
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[TheSmiler]

Personally feel that the greying of leather and the wrinkles add to its character and shown that they are actually used instead of being hung up and used on the odd day.

So nope don't treat it with anything.
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[pinkyfloyd]

I treat them to a day out once a year or so.

Its about the only time they do get out of the wardrobe these days.
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[Fizzer Thou]

I have been treating my leathers with Neatsfoot oil for many years after a girlfriend suggested it for all of my leather bike gear

https://furnitureclinic.co.uk/Neatsfoot_Oil.php

(ignore the referance to furniture)
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[woodsey]

I use Lord Sheraton leather wipes to get bugs n crap off and about once or twice a year I spray with Putoline leather protection spray, which keeps them really supple.

[MarJay]

I use Nikwax and Leder Gris.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I use mustang stuff on my leathers. 5 years and still going strong.
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[mysterious_rider]

Yes they get taken off and kicked under the bed.

[tahrey]

So that's one vote for everything under the sun, and two votes each for Nikwax and Ledergris...

I've got some kind of waterproofing Nikwax stuff somewhere, would that be any good? Bet it'll say it's not for leather when I pull it out, but eh.

Oddly enough I also bought some "leather care" wipes from Aldi last night, seeing as they had them there on clearance for about a quid. Might see how those do. At least the procedure is likely to be simple, i.e. "wipe it over all nice".

Cuz I have no idea what to do with mine otherwise. Presumably you don't put the gear into the washing machine with the Nikwax/etc in a dosing ball? Would you have to grab a shoeshine brush / sponge and rub it in that way?

(Mine are starting to look a bit tatty after 2-3 years with no proper care, so figured it was time to do SOMETHING. Question is ... how the heck do you clean the fabric liner that mine have? It's almost certainly going to be getting a bit grungy by now...)

[Nexus Icon]

I rub in a liberal coating of dead fly guts.
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[Sir Black Pig]

The only treat my leathers get is being wrapped around me....
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[i.p.phrealy]

on a serious note my boots seem to let through a hell of a lot of water, anyone suggest anything better than Dubbin?
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[WannaBeDude]

Sealskin socks in the right size, or new boots.
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[temeluchus]

Wipe em down with warm slightly soapy water, let dry then apply boot polish. Allow polish to be absorbed then vigorously brush.

Keep any leather boots or clothes well polished and they should remain moderately waterproof.
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