Leather oil

[colvert]

Wondering if anyone would have a home recipe to make cheap but good leather oil using natural ingredients? something similar to Huberd's which is expensive now...

[270person]

Shoot a bear. That fats golden for a lot of things.

[W921]

Rendered bear fat is number 1. Cats and dogs love bear grease so be careful where you leave your boots if that's what we are talking about.
Canola oil works pretty good and is cheap.
The more you oil leather the softer it will get. You can over do things.
If you are looking to water proof then you need wax.

[One'n'Done]

A product called Mink Oil. I wear leather work boots in dairy barns and cattle corrals on almost a daily basis because my feet are never happy in rubber boots. At least every couple of weeks the boots are scrubbed with Sunlight dish soap, dried and mink oil is rubbed into every exterior surface and seam. Treated that way my leather boots last me over 4 years

[NCC]

Pure Neatsfoot oil is the best in my opinion. Relatively inexpensive and easy to find, and recommended by the saddle makers everywhere.

[ghostguy6]

Mink oil is fairly cheap and does a great job. Walmart sells a product called Leather Lotion that also works well if your just looking to soften the leather. It slightly waterproofs it but not as well as mink oil.

[coyotecaller]

Neatsfoot oil mixed with bees wax. Apply it very warm. I’ve had good luck with this mixture on cracked leather. Mix about 2/3 oil, to 1/3 wax.

[dodgeboy1979]

use either mink oil or saddle soap.

[catnthehat]

For centuries get Italians have used olive oil on their leather , works super!
To clean my high end leather bags and cases I use shaving cream with lanolin in it.
Cat

[creeky]

Originally Posted by NCC

Pure Neatsfoot oil is the best in my opinion. Relatively inexpensive and easy to find, and recommended by the saddle makers everywhere.

X3 on Neatsfoot. Harness repair craftsman/saddlemakers swear by it-works great on wooden handled farrier rounding and nailing hammers that go from sun baking to wet to sweat in the course of a shoeing season.


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[liar]

Originally Posted by dodgeboy1979

use either mink oil or saddle soap.

The saddle soap i use cleans leather but i always oil it after . Have you used soap with oil in it ?

[dodgeboy1979]

Originally Posted by liar

The saddle soap i use cleans leather but i always oil it after . Have you used soap with oil in it ?

the stuff I use comes in a tin (can't remember the name). It has a conditioner built into it.

[amosfella]

Straight tallow works. Rub in a much as you can in a melted state. Waterproofs the boots as well.

[barbless]

What about Dubbin?

[Justfishin73]

Just did my Irish setters with Mink Oil. $10 will get you half dozen or so applications. Haven't found anything better

[owlhoot]

Bears like Mink Oil,
I had a leather motorcycle seat with Mink Oil on it, A bear took a bite out of it in a Jasper Campground.
I use wax on my leather boots But like that idea of mixing wax with neatfoot oil, I may try it