Originally Posted by
Shaggy Sheep Driver
I want mine to last longer than 18 months. What do you feed it with, Genghis?
Some stuff from the supermarket called "Lord Sheraton Leather Balsam" which is in the cleaning materials section and sold for use on leather sofas. Costs about a fiver a jar, which will usually do a new jacket, or keep an existing jacket alive for a year or so.
The instructions say to apply then wipe off. For my jackets however, I just work it in with my fingers until the leather's about saturated, then hang the jacket over a radiator for a day. Works a treat.
I have found other things that work well, but this is available just about everywhere (Tesco, Amazon, eBay...), so it's easy to be consistent in what I'm feeding the leather. It does darken the leather a bit, but I can't say that worries me.
G