Comment on Why Shoes Left Unworn for a Long Time Get Broken Easily When Finally Used?
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Leather dries out over time when left to sit and becomes brittle. It must be treated with some thing like a leather oil rub or “saddle butter”. Fake leather is similar.
When you wear them regularly the sweat and oil from your skin goes a long ways towards keeping the leather pliable.
Artificial fabrics obviously don’t have this problem.
FireRetardant@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’ve used mink oil on some of my leather items (belts, knife sheathes) and I found it softened them up quite a bit
solidgrue@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Linseed oil is good too, but be careful disposing of the rags. 🔥
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Mink oil is good to have but I’ve never found anything to top Bicks #4 conditioner. It took me years and several thousands of dollars of leather products to cave and buy a bottle and I’ll never use anything else. If you’re serious about leather care, I’d recommend it highly
Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Interesting! As a fellow leather nerd, I feel the same way about Obenauf’s LP. Have you heard of it?