I got my dads old leather jacket, shits from the 80s and extremly dry. I have two products; "Tarrago mink oil" and a beeswax conditioner, could i apply the mink oil and then the wax? both the products are firm and not liquid if thats important
This was all really info but a couple things I would correct, coming from a guy that works at a boot store, is that mink oil is the very best for breaking in leather. It softens it up the most, and that's generally what it's best at. A lot of people say that long term mink oil use can actually cause leather to harden up and get stiff over time so maybe reconsider having it as your go-to leather conditioner. Another thing is brushing, like you said brushing is really good, and most casual leather wearers should probably be conditioning closer to 6 months if they just brush their stuff more. Similar to your hair, brushing redistributes the oils and there's really no drawbacks to doing it so you can do it as much as you want and it'll be fine, except on suede and roughouts. Also for suedes and roughouts, they can be cleaned with soapy water to get out deep stains. I puked all over my roughout boots on my 21st and I used saphier suede renovator and it worked amazing, but you should also condition after with their suede conditioner spray. Anyways that's all enjoy your boots
One more thing I'd like to add on: I couldn't fathom conditioning my Chromexcel or hot stuffed leathers right outta the box. If I see decent pull up, I take them as being "good to go" for awhile, especially with my dressier "city boots". I do tend to condition my work boots semi regularly, but I work in the elements in a state with a lot of fluctuation between hot and cold, mixed with wet and dry; plus a ton of salt in the winter months (not to mention the literal great salt lake not being too far off from where I live). I generally brush my work boots down weekly unless needed sooner, but I tend to err on the side of conditioning / protecting about every 3 months with some good ol' Obenauf's.
good video. i have been taking care of my leather stuff for about 40 yrs. when mink oiling a pair of boots or shoes it is best to leave them near a radiator, or some other low heat source. this is for the first coat. apply a second coat and let it dry naturally. even in heavy new york rain my feet stay dry.
Hey, Stellar video! I love leather so I'm glad someone finally had a video on leather care :). I have some extra tips to share. For any leather conditioners, wipe down any excess conditioner after you're done conditioning and make sure to buff the leather with a brush to give it that extra shine! For mink oil, if you have any shoes or boots with leather soles, DO NOT put mink oil on the bottom and not too much on the welt, maybe once our twice a year. It softens them out which is not what you want for hard surfaces like the sidewalk. Finally, always optional as this is just a preference, I find using grease /dubbin is better than wax at waterproofing shoes or boots. Similarly, to mink oil, don't put too much grease on the soles, BUT put as much as you want on the upper. Its better in layers. Don't use it on shell cordovan, just use conditioner or other specialed products for shell. Good dubbin brands are Ko-Cho-Line, Sno-Seal, and Huberds. For good conditioners Saphir is usually the best, but the other I like is Venetian Shoe Cream. I know its a long comment, I hope I've been able to help and again great video!
@@ShadeDemon2141 From what I've read and seen, would recommend microfiber clothes. Sometimes if Im feeling a bit lazy, I will dab my shoes with the Saphir renavator and then brush it down with a horse hair brush. Most of the times, I start off with massaging the conditioner with a microfiber cloth, wait a couple mins, brush for like 5-10mins, apply Pommadier cream with microfiber, wait, brush again like a madman, and then finally apply a layer of saphir wax, wait and brush (I would do this for my leather boots that I havent cleaned in years) Personally I feel like the extra shine comes with calf leather particularly but with horse leather, I find it having matted shine. But regardless, this seems to at least clean up and cover random scratches and scuffs I cause with my boots :)
great thorough information, thanks. personally I think "leather" is umbrella name used for many different kinds of preserved hide with many different characteristics, finished chrome tanned leather used for motorcycle jacket and boots probably benefit almost nothing from leather care since they are waterproofed so anything you add may just stay on top, other leather like naked leather even when chrometanned may benefit from conditioning since it has open pores, probably if you wash the item totally submerged it in warm water or get caught in prolonged rainstorm then you may need to recondition them, then there is wax stuffed leather it has open pores but it has so much wax and oil in it you don't need to do anything other than buffing for a decade or more and then vegetable tanned leather especially natural color without any protective layer they need conditioner to stay supple because they have open pores and usually dry out easily, but even this natural vegtanned leather overtime they will accumulate previous treatments and can go longer without being re conditioned
Depends very, very heavily on how its finished, a super heavily coated leather like that Doc Martens uses doesn't benefit, however a lightly pigmented leather like that you may find on a mid range dress shoe would benefit greatly from conditioning.
great video... people forget about this stuff... I call it maintenance... If you take care of your stuff, or maintain it... It will take care of you. I like Apple Brand leather conditioner.. it's good for colored leathers... It doesn't change the color of the item... But test it to be safe. I used to work high end retail.. and this was the brand they have advised... No complaints from me about the product...
I work at a wash, boots get wet everyday, I’m always drying them with a cloth and putting conditioner on them every other day. Compared to my first pair of leather with gouges and all, this has brought me miles ahead of the game. Beforehand, i tried once a week, simply wasn’t enough. I also took up spit shining them and it ended up protecting against 90% pure chemicals that happen to cause discoloring.
Everyone ready to share how to condition black leather. What about nake a video about how to condition fair color leather, WITHOUT darkening it?? What if i adore that pale pink, cream.. you can choose... old pattern color and wont change it? If there are any to condition it only?
I love wearing black combat esque boots I only realized a week ago that leather needs to be conditioned I've Never been told that it's something I have to do which is kind of frustrating cause both of my parents know how to do that. Just don't use those kind of shoes all the time (dad learned for job bc he had leather shoes for work bf dress code changed at his old job apparenrly). So they probably forgot to mention it to me. And even my younger sister knew before I did. Though she really likes fashion general so that not surprising. The only indication I had that this was something I would be required to do was on a leather bag I got in new zealand (backriver bags i reccomend their stuff) where ethe care said somrhting about seseme oil? It was right bf covid so i gotta ask them
Great video. Can I get your advice? I just bought the beautiful ELC A-2 veg-tanned horsehide with pure aniline. I know calf skin leather shoes should be cared when they are purchased and also regularly (that’s what I do all the time). However, that horsehide leather jacket has different recommendation when I research. People said never put anything when it is brand new. Just wear it for few decades and put Pecard leather dressing when it looks dried. Is it true? I’m just afraid if I ruin my jacket when I don’t put anything now. (Of course I keep it dry all the time. Never wear in rainy days and it is stored in dark and dry area)
I just got some new shoes (brown leather) and I had spilled tea on pretty much every part except for the backs of them. Is there a specific soap and/or conditioner anyone would recommend that would be the most effective at getting the giant brown patches out?
Hi! Just a quick question, but sorry it’s not related to this video. You mentioned before that you dress to accommodate for having large quads, and I also have the same problem along with a large pelvis (like birthing hips lol). I also work out, so would you recommend to just stop leg day and oblique work for now while continuing core and upper body to balance out my physique? How do you go about it? Thank you!
when you grow a little older and start to see the value of the hard work you put in to earn the money you have earned and then look at all the people trying to take most of it from you without doing anything at all....you will not be liberal anymore....
Who up moisturising they leather?
Who up being moist?
do it be moist?
I'm over here moisturising my guidis I got conditioner on my guidis right now just stroking my guidis I'm leather caring as fuck Im a freak man like
who moist up there
I up moisturised they leathers! it was fun and fun is cool.
As a leather worker you’re so based for this, I’m always preaching leather care but people don’t seem to understand the importance
Do it be moist?
I got my dads old leather jacket, shits from the 80s and extremly dry. I have two products; "Tarrago mink oil" and a beeswax conditioner, could i apply the mink oil and then the wax? both the products are firm and not liquid if thats important
Odd question, but can leather conditioning be applied to white leather sneakers? And suede as well?
@@Leukick Not sude
@@ethanpech9914 thanks so much for answer
This was all really info but a couple things I would correct, coming from a guy that works at a boot store, is that mink oil is the very best for breaking in leather. It softens it up the most, and that's generally what it's best at. A lot of people say that long term mink oil use can actually cause leather to harden up and get stiff over time so maybe reconsider having it as your go-to leather conditioner.
Another thing is brushing, like you said brushing is really good, and most casual leather wearers should probably be conditioning closer to 6 months if they just brush their stuff more. Similar to your hair, brushing redistributes the oils and there's really no drawbacks to doing it so you can do it as much as you want and it'll be fine, except on suede and roughouts.
Also for suedes and roughouts, they can be cleaned with soapy water to get out deep stains. I puked all over my roughout boots on my 21st and I used saphier suede renovator and it worked amazing, but you should also condition after with their suede conditioner spray.
Anyways that's all enjoy your boots
One more thing I'd like to add on: I couldn't fathom conditioning my Chromexcel or hot stuffed leathers right outta the box. If I see decent pull up, I take them as being "good to go" for awhile, especially with my dressier "city boots". I do tend to condition my work boots semi regularly, but I work in the elements in a state with a lot of fluctuation between hot and cold, mixed with wet and dry; plus a ton of salt in the winter months (not to mention the literal great salt lake not being too far off from where I live). I generally brush my work boots down weekly unless needed sooner, but I tend to err on the side of conditioning / protecting about every 3 months with some good ol' Obenauf's.
good video. i have been taking care of my leather stuff for about 40 yrs. when mink oiling a pair of boots or shoes it is best to leave them near a radiator, or some other low heat source. this is for the first coat. apply a second coat and let it dry naturally. even in heavy new york rain my feet stay dry.
Hey, Stellar video! I love leather so I'm glad someone finally had a video on leather care :). I have some extra tips to share. For any leather conditioners, wipe down any excess conditioner after you're done conditioning and make sure to buff the leather with a brush to give it that extra shine! For mink oil, if you have any shoes or boots with leather soles, DO NOT put mink oil on the bottom and not too much on the welt, maybe once our twice a year. It softens them out which is not what you want for hard surfaces like the sidewalk. Finally, always optional as this is just a preference, I find using grease /dubbin is better than wax at waterproofing shoes or boots. Similarly, to mink oil, don't put too much grease on the soles, BUT put as much as you want on the upper. Its better in layers. Don't use it on shell cordovan, just use conditioner or other specialed products for shell. Good dubbin brands are Ko-Cho-Line, Sno-Seal, and Huberds. For good conditioners Saphir is usually the best, but the other I like is Venetian Shoe Cream. I know its a long comment, I hope I've been able to help and again great video!
What would you reccomend using to wipe off the excess? Sponge, microfiber cloth, paper towels, anything specific?
@@ShadeDemon2141 From what I've read and seen, would recommend microfiber clothes. Sometimes if Im feeling a bit lazy, I will dab my shoes with the Saphir renavator and then brush it down with a horse hair brush. Most of the times, I start off with massaging the conditioner with a microfiber cloth, wait a couple mins, brush for like 5-10mins, apply Pommadier cream with microfiber, wait, brush again like a madman, and then finally apply a layer of saphir wax, wait and brush (I would do this for my leather boots that I havent cleaned in years)
Personally I feel like the extra shine comes with calf leather particularly but with horse leather, I find it having matted shine. But regardless, this seems to at least clean up and cover random scratches and scuffs I cause with my boots :)
don’t have any leather but once i get some i will now be prepared
Get guidi
great thorough information, thanks. personally I think "leather" is umbrella name used for many different kinds of preserved hide with many different characteristics, finished chrome tanned leather used for motorcycle jacket and boots probably benefit almost nothing from leather care since they are waterproofed so anything you add may just stay on top, other leather like naked leather even when chrometanned may benefit from conditioning since it has open pores, probably if you wash the item totally submerged it in warm water or get caught in prolonged rainstorm then you may need to recondition them, then there is wax stuffed leather it has open pores but it has so much wax and oil in it you don't need to do anything other than buffing for a decade or more and then vegetable tanned leather especially natural color without any protective layer they need conditioner to stay supple because they have open pores and usually dry out easily, but even this natural vegtanned leather overtime they will accumulate previous treatments and can go longer without being re conditioned
please learn how to use periods
Depends very, very heavily on how its finished, a super heavily coated leather like that Doc Martens uses doesn't benefit, however a lightly pigmented leather like that you may find on a mid range dress shoe would benefit greatly from conditioning.
I use Rapide leather cream on my boots. Got it at an army surplus store, if it's good enough for Tactical Larpers should be fine for my boots as well.
great video... people forget about this stuff... I call it maintenance... If you take care of your stuff, or maintain it... It will take care of you.
I like Apple Brand leather conditioner.. it's good for colored leathers... It doesn't change the color of the item... But test it to be safe. I used to work high end retail.. and this was the brand they have advised... No complaints from me about the product...
NOT THE HAIR 😫
Mate...at the mark of 6,10 you see a ghost orb passing true the screen. Take a look
I work at a wash, boots get wet everyday, I’m always drying them with a cloth and putting conditioner on them every other day. Compared to my first pair of leather with gouges and all, this has brought me miles ahead of the game. Beforehand, i tried once a week, simply wasn’t enough. I also took up spit shining them and it ended up protecting against 90% pure chemicals that happen to cause discoloring.
Been putting off cleaning my dirty ass calfskin boots thank you for making this video I’ll actually take the time to clean them with this information
that transition at 2:24 did not go unnoticed
Everyone ready to share how to condition black leather. What about nake a video about how to condition fair color leather, WITHOUT darkening it?? What if i adore that pale pink, cream.. you can choose... old pattern color and wont change it? If there are any to condition it only?
Why did I think he'd have anything but black lol
Man You Suck series is very entertaining and educating. Its like business insider most expensive series. Keep at it.
You should do a "you suck at skin care" video:)
i will sooon
What is your skin care routine?
@@Dan_YerlllWatch the upcomming video
@@Dan_Yerlll mink oil
i need to refresh my Thursday boots I bought them in 2021
Also Dubbin is life
Thank for this! Over here looking out for your people 💯
I swear he changed the thumbnail like 5 times😭✋
I wish i had actually learned leather care before wearing a pair of guidis to the point of them having a tear in the top
Can you put the products in the description?
I'm not bad at leather care, you are! Look at the condition of the jacket, lol.
I love wearing black combat esque boots
I only realized a week ago that leather needs to be conditioned
I've Never been told that it's something I have to do which is kind of frustrating cause both of my parents know how to do that. Just don't use those kind of shoes all the time (dad learned for job bc he had leather shoes for work bf dress code changed at his old job apparenrly). So they probably forgot to mention it to me. And even my younger sister knew before I did. Though she really likes fashion general so that not surprising.
The only indication I had that this was something I would be required to do was on a leather bag I got in new zealand (backriver bags i reccomend their stuff) where ethe care said somrhting about seseme oil? It was right bf covid so i gotta ask them
cream...
sooo creamy
Great video. Can I get your advice? I just bought the beautiful ELC A-2 veg-tanned horsehide with pure aniline. I know calf skin leather shoes should be cared when they are purchased and also regularly (that’s what I do all the time). However, that horsehide leather jacket has different recommendation when I research. People said never put anything when it is brand new. Just wear it for few decades and put Pecard leather dressing when it looks dried. Is it true? I’m just afraid if I ruin my jacket when I don’t put anything now. (Of course I keep it dry all the time. Never wear in rainy days and it is stored in dark and dry area)
Yo I love your content man. Great stuff! Thank you for posting
I appreciate that!
how would you clean the interior of a jacket if it isnt leather but the outside is?
Good video except why didn’t I know saddle soap was soap and not conditioner? Thanks for the demo too
Dropped as soon as I copped some old cowboy boots, bless 🤌
What to do if you made the mistake of throwing your leather boots in the washer like they were a pair of sneakers?
Cry
@@nunyabeezwacks1408😳
The jacket looks same after conditioning
Ty bae leather is my favorite material so we fawking love u
Just got my first pair of leather boots - thanks for the tips
“on this s- on these products”
Wait, so I should use otter oil then paste to water proof after like an hour of drying?
Would love some pro tips for suede.
Can we do it for the new leather boot? Does it help my new leather last longer if I put balm on it?
Yes and yes
14:27 ahh and I subscribed for the hair
Congrats for 100k ☺️ im happy i was here before you were famous 😁.. will see where this chanel goes in few years
Thank you so much :)
damn son you just leaked some saphir
the subtle smash reference im dead hahaha
What about white leather?
Someone got folded by a Cloud recently
damn didn't know sebii was doing fashion youtube now
Dude's like a parallel universe Filthy Frank, being all neat and pretty and coherent and stuff.
Clean Frank.
My leather jackets smell musty after not in use , I can't get the smell out ! What can if anything get the smell gone ?
Why are you so underrated
thank you for the reminder
Thank you❤
thank you fashion markiplier
Gimmie the basics for leather boots plzzz
Thank you for sharing. Question: Can all these products be used on all leather goods? Shall we use different products on lamb skin?
I just got some new shoes (brown leather) and I had spilled tea on pretty much every part except for the backs of them. Is there a specific soap and/or conditioner anyone would recommend that would be the most effective at getting the giant brown patches out?
sounds like they got stained?
ID on your motorcycle jacket at the end please?
Ive got a vintage black biker jacket that feels kinda stiff, would you recommend using mink oil to recondition?
mink oil to break in new leather. old leather needs stuff like leather honey, bick4, or blackrock or something.
Great video, needed that tysm
What about mink oil?
thank you for another educational video :)
also dont buy cheap leather products..................
for example trash is what we call doc martens, aka thick plastic coated leather
facts
#notalldocs
Bro how do you get money?
thanks dude !! Cheers.
For my guidi 795v should I just use otter wax to condition it ?
What boots are mentioned and shown at 7:33? Guineas? Guidees? 🧐🤔
Hey 4 weeks late, but they are Guidi :)
Hi! Just a quick question, but sorry it’s not related to this video. You mentioned before that you dress to accommodate for having large quads, and I also have the same problem along with a large pelvis (like birthing hips lol).
I also work out, so would you recommend to just stop leg day and oblique work for now while continuing core and upper body to balance out my physique? How do you go about it? Thank you!
idk if anyone has said this to you before, but u look like a youtuber called joey(the anime man)
Wow, a dude with long hair that isn't a bird's nest. Impressive.
donate hair to charity
Keep the hair
has this video had 3 different thumbnails or am i trippin
@fashionelitist what conditioner did u use for the jacket? 13:24
the mink oil saphir
why distlled water vs regular water
at 1:45 look at the yellow txt
Yo what brand are those boots i like them the ones in minute 8:45 left ones
guidi
can’t i just use lotion?
what bags are those?
mink oil is bad for leather
Was that a ghost at 6:10?
Bro I saw it I think it was js fabric
10:49 ain’t no way dawg
how you buying designer if youre jobless
I resell clothes so a lot of my sourcing is relatively cheap
How tall are you?
what bag is that
Patient zero bag
Of course, he had to change the title to "You suck at..." Otherwise, it wouldn't be a fashion video!
Bro is magnificent
I use Hubbards shoe grease 🇺🇸
What boots are those at 09:54 ? I want a pair so bad!
guidi 788v
The Matrix John Lennon strikes again!
How old are you ?
very good 👍🏽
mr demigod
can u make askiincare video yhank u
7:00 omg your leather got wet? lmao
Isnt water resistance like one of the best attributes of it
all bro does is insult me with these video names
Please don't cut your hair
its gone
How much are you cutting off?
a lot of it
Bro I NEED the jacket that appears at 2:06. Anyone know here to get this or the name of the brand?
It’s a Yohji leather pin up girl it’s like 8k super expensive
when you grow a little older and start to see the value of the hard work you put in to earn the money you have earned and then look at all the people trying to take most of it from you without doing anything at all....you will not be liberal anymore....
when will u go bald
its been done
You are too cute