Lether restoration and protection

lugerholsterrepair · 04-30-2013, 09:51 PM

Richard, Leather cannot be brought back. Once you see cracking that's that. I know of some guys who go to great lengths..sanding and filling on and on. Yes they can erase some cracking but it's not the same surface..at any rate it is always better to prevent the problem if you can. Were I in your position..and most of us are I would put on a light coat of lanolin cream, set in the sun for 20 minutes and gently rub with a terry cloth towel. This will treat only the surface. It does not soak to any depth and cause greasy oily problems. After treatment you will not know it was ever applied in a few days. Lanolin is squeezed out of sheep hides. Out of hide..into hide. Clean and neat. It will prevent the surface from drying out so much it cracks.

04-30-2013, 09:51 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	Richard, Leather cannot be brought back. Once you see cracking that's that. I know of some guys who go to great lengths..sanding and filling on and on. Yes they can erase some cracking but it's not the same surface..at any rate it is always better to prevent the problem if you can. Were I in your position..and most of us are I would put on a light coat of lanolin cream, set in the sun for 20 minutes and gently rub with a terry cloth towel. This will treat only the surface. It does not soak to any depth and cause greasy oily problems. After treatment you will not know it was ever applied in a few days. Lanolin is squeezed out of sheep hides. Out of hide..into hide. Clean and neat. It will prevent the surface from drying out so much it cracks. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."