Leather Tool Pouch

[jessesandy]

Got an old Craftsman tool pouch today and the leather is hard/all dried up.
Can anything be done to soften up the leather and make it flexible again ?
Thanks

 

[Ralf11]

mink oil - rub it in like the leather was your wife

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Saddle Soap works nicely also a product called Leather CPR sold at Tractor Supply or online. It works great I use those products on my baseball gloves and man that stuff works great so I know it would do good on your leather products.


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[softailgarage]

 

[jessesandy]

It turned dark after I brushed on some Rawlings Glove Oil.
The leather soaked it up quick.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

It turned dark after I brushed on some Rawlings Glove Oil.

The leather soaked it up quick.

Looks good the saddle soap will soften it also leather cpr is a great product which I use on my baseball gloves it softens and conditions it and seals any cracks it might have.


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[ecotec]

Obenauf’s is really great.

 

[Arne73]

Neatsfoot oil.

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[Badger 13]

An old saddle maker told me that olive oil works great for leather, and he was right.

 

[neophyte]

An old saddle maker told me that olive oil works great for leather, and he was right.

If you use vegetable oil, you may want to filter it, or use one of the less expensive more processed types, since there’s a chance some vegetable oils can ho rancid.

Saphir, an old French company that manufacturers high end leather care products Uses Almond oil in their suede waterproofer, and it also is listed as a moisturizer for leather.
Tarrago, a Spanish brand of leather care products uses Avocado oil in their Leather Lotion.

Otherwise, for non-vegetable oils, neatsfoot oil, lanolin, beeswax, royal jelly(from bees), are all used in leather creams and conditioners.
Mink oil is used as well, but few mink oil treatments have significant amounts of mink oil.
Mineral oils are also used, But some don’t think the mineral oil is good for leather.

 

[californiaHank]

Nobody here been around horses (and their tack)?

Saddle soap and lots of elbow grease - Murphy's Oil Soap or equivalent - widely available at hardware stores and even a lot of grocery stores. (You want to get the rid of general grease, dried sweat, and dirt first.

Follow it with neatsfoot oil to soften/condition the leather. Shoe stores generally have the best grade - lower odor than the cheap brands. Give it lots of time to dry, and then buff the heck out of it with a clean cotton cloth.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Nobody here been around horses (and their tack)?

Saddle soap and lots of elbow grease - Murphy's Oil Soap or equivalent - widely available at hardware stores and even a lot of grocery stores. (You want to get the rid of general grease, dried sweat, and dirt first.

Follow it with neatsfoot oil to soften/condition the leather. Shoe stores generally have the best grade - lower odor than the cheap brands. Give it lots of time to dry, and then buff the heck out of it with a clean cotton cloth.

I mentioned saddle soap lol saddle soap is amazing and smells good too.


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[californiaHank]

I mentioned saddle soap lol saddle soap is amazing and smells good too.


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Yeah, sorry - read the thread too fast. It's great stuff - works on anything lether or wood. Even does a good job cleaning brake dust from alloy wheels.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Yeah, sorry - read the thread too fast. It's great stuff - works on anything lether or wood. Even does a good job cleaning brake dust from alloy wheels.

Cool I have never used it for brake dust just my baseball gloves lol


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[Semi-hole mechanic]

Olive oil works great...don't use any other type of cooking oil, it will go rancid. I used to soak new headstalls in cheap olive oil. Doesnt have to be extra virgin.
Neatsfoot is what I used on my saddles and other tack before I learned about olive oil. Don't use "Saddle Oil" only 100% pure neatsfoot. Something in the saddle oil will eat old cotton stitching. Saddle oil is okay on modern tack as it is usually sewn with nylon.