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Water/Weatherproofing Leather

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March 23, 2020, 03:40 PM
P250UA5
Water/Weatherproofing Leather
Got caught in a shower on the motorcycle over the weekend, luckily only about a mile from home.

Turns out the leather saddlebags are not weatherproofed, got home & got them good & wiped down.

Any suggestions on a good water/weatherproofing for leather?



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March 23, 2020, 03:42 PM
trapper189
Huberd's Shoe Grease?

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March 23, 2020, 03:45 PM
ArtieS
I like sno-seal.

Warm the bags (no more than 125 degrees) in oven, sun, or with a hair dryer, and rub in. Let it set, then buff.


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March 23, 2020, 03:46 PM
maladat
It's old-school, but I really like Sno-Seal. It's a beeswax paste you apply to the leather while heating the leather with a hair dryer to help it soak in. If you do it right, it pretty much completely saturates the leather, making it the next best thing to totally impervious to water. It may not seal seams.

It does tend to darken the color of the leather a lot.
March 23, 2020, 03:49 PM
Budrow
Obenauf's Leather Preservative has been good to my leather goods.
March 23, 2020, 03:50 PM
Flashlightboy
quote:
Originally posted by Budrow:
Obenauf's Leather Preservative has been good to my leather goods.


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March 23, 2020, 03:55 PM
ensigmatic
Wilson's Leather. They've a leather cleaner and conditioner you apply with a soft cloth, and a spray-on protectant. Both get high marks from those who've used them.

I use them on my leather. It's only a couple years old, though.


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March 23, 2020, 06:50 PM
rtquig
I agree with the snow seal. I put it on heavy and use a hair dryer to get it to get into the stitching. I've been using it for over 40 years.


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March 23, 2020, 07:12 PM
P210
Sno seal never let me down. Use a hair dryer to heat up the leather and it will penetrate in better.
March 23, 2020, 08:02 PM
BlackTalonJHP
Another Sno-seal user here
March 23, 2020, 08:22 PM
tatortodd
I use pecard products based on a thread from a couple years ago. They have an excellent conditioner and tinted (choice of brown or black) water repellent.


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March 23, 2020, 09:02 PM
gocatgo
I’ve used Pecard’s for many years, on everything leather- saddles, boots, motorcycle gear, and even small nicer things like watch straps. I’d read that it was what museums use.


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March 23, 2020, 09:30 PM
Aglifter
Another +1 for Obernauf
March 23, 2020, 10:15 PM
ch23701
Agree....Sno-Seal...good stuff!
March 24, 2020, 12:16 AM
Expat
quote:
Originally posted by Flashlightboy:
quote:
Originally posted by Budrow:
Obenauf's Leather Preservative has been good to my leather goods.


+87


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March 24, 2020, 11:25 AM
P250UA5
Thanks all, not intending to be in the wet often, but this is Houston. We can go from sunny & 80* to thunderstorms in under an hour.



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