New leather jacket need cleaning?

[flimbar]

Just bought a leather jacket from J&S.
The guy recommended cleaning it straight away as "they have a special coating applied for transport" and you should clean this coating off as it will help break the jacket in and then apply leather reproofing.

Any truth in this or just upselling Nickwax cleaner and reproofer?

Thanks
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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Sounds like nonsense to me. What eventuality could they be protecting the jacket from in-transit that it won’t experience in normal use?

[stinkwheel]

Putting something like leidergreis on will make the leather more supple and help it break in more quickly in the same way it does with boots.

I've never "cleaned" a motorcycle leather.

In my experience, a leather jacket is never properly broken in until you've been totally soaked through then kept it on until dry again.
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[A100man]

I clean my jacket with soapy water and a damp sponge occasionally to remove teh flies an d road dire. Then I occasionally 'feed' it with one of those 'preparations' made from Carnuba wax, bees wax, axle grease or what have you.
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Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[to v or not to v]

ive got a bike jacket in the cupboard thats about 25 years old. have only ever wiped it down with a soapy sponge to clean it. still looks as good as new. worn in all weathers too.
its just a shame that it doesnt fit me any more
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[Islander]

As above. Don't try to clean a new leather jacket it doesn't need it.

If you have a truly dirty jacket or other leather item you need to clean then careful use of saddle soap is the way to go, followed by a good quality leather feed/wax.

[grr666]

I've been known to use baby wipes to clean dead bugs off of all types of jacket including my waxed cotton one.
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[Blueberry]

The leather gurus at Hideout advise using a clean cloth and warm water for dirty clobber, followed by hide food containing lanolin. (Unlike many leather foods, it doesn't clog the leather's pores.)

However, I can't imagine why you'd need to do anything to new leathers - it sounds like rubbish advice.

[MCN]