Rainbow Country - Rough Wear 16159 skin care.

[Dany McDonald]

Hi,

I like taking care of leather, it can be boots or jackets, I find it fun and interesting. In the last 15 years I experimented with lots of stuff, oils, wax, vaseline, synthetic, etc. Generally I lean toward home made recipes made with pure or basic elements or a commercial product with a low count ingredient list. I stay away from synthetic or ''all in one wonder'' spray solutions etc.

For this jacket that needed some care, it was not dry, just a wee bit pale, I decided to go for pure Lanolin mixed with Beeswax. I had a tin of ''Grasso'', a product from Urad that is basically, Beeswax and Lanolin. I boosted my mix with 2/1 Grasso and pure Lanolin to obtain a almost pure Lanolin paste. For the moment I am very happy with the results.

Here's the work in progress, taken yesterday right after it was applied with fingers and lots, I mean lots, of rubbing and pushing the paste into the leather. Then I buff the surface with the leather itself, folding the jacket and rubbing it on itself.

After 12 hours its still a bit sticky and the shine has tone down 30%. I am very satisfied for now. Once totally dry, I will give it a buff with a ''Kiwi'' polishing glove.

Cheers,

D

 

[B-Man2]

Hi,

I like taking care of leather, it can be boots or jackets, I find it fun and interesting. In the last 15 years I experimented with lots of stuff, oils, wax, vaseline, synthetic, etc. Generally I lean toward home made recipes made with pure or basic elements or a commercial product with a low count ingredient list. I stay away from synthetic or ''all in one wonder'' spray solutions etc.

For this jacket that needed some care, it was not dry, just a wee bit pale, I decided to go for pure Lanolin mixed with Beeswax. I had a tin of ''Grasso'', a product from Urad that is basically, Beeswax and Lanolin. I boosted my mix with 2/1 Grasso and pure Lanolin to obtain a almost pure Lanolin paste. For the moment I am very happy with the results.

Here's the work in progress, taken yesterday right after it was applied with fingers and lots, I mean lots, of rubbing and pushing the paste into the leather. Then I buff the surface with the leather itself, folding the jacket and rubbing it on itself.

After 12 hours its still a bit sticky and the shine has tone down 30%. I am very satisfied for now. Once totally dry, I will give it a buff with a ''Kiwi'' polishing glove.


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Cheers,

D

Dany
Nice work !
The jacket looks great .
Looks like an ELC or Good Wear after you finished with it .

 

[Silver Surfer]

Outstanding, in every way.

 

[LV426]

The pictures make you want to touch and feel the leather! A delicate process to obtain this kind of result, sometimes ... hazardous? Do you have some pictures of the leather before application? For someone like me, it is a kind of alchemist's work. I have done some Xperiments these days with natural and chemical products (Gt11). I realized that I am allergic to the chemical product so I applied Saphir universal cream which gave good results but a dirty appearance in the rain. When the leather dries, it leaves some gray spots. I had to clean the whole jacket with saddle soap, the result was actually very interesting. Saddle soap "washes away" the dark brown color in some areas, leaving these pieces a light tone like a patina and the leather is less shiny, , ''I like it (I wish my English was clear enough to describe what I want to explain. I'll leave some pictures tomorrow, now it's midnight in France) I would like to know if there is a process to obtain grain if possible. Ah! and thanks to this thread I discovered another manufacturer! In any case, bravo!

 

[LV426]

Here are some pics before / after . I polished a little with an old rag impregnated by polish used for my boots full . Well , I guess it is not the best result possible , I'm just a beginner , but I'm quite satisfied , it gives the jacket some character IMHO . 1st pics were taken to take measurement ... Again , the result is not super subbtle ! It'sd an Xperiment ! I bought this jacket that was unbroken quasi unworn 2 or 3 mounts ago

 

[B-Man2]

Very nice !!!

 

[geedee]

Great stuff. I find the process of leather care - be it boots, jackets - so relaxing. A nice way to chill out during the madness of the upcoming holidays!

 

[LV426]

Great stuff. I find the process of leather care - be it boots, jackets - so relaxing. A nice way to chill out during the madness of the upcoming holidays!

I play an audio book ( yesterday was Angel Heart ) and let's go ! My cat love these moments.