Furniture polish on jackets?

[WingAndaPrayer]

Hey gang,
I vaguely remember a discussion (maybe it was on fedora?) about using furniture polish to give lackluster leather a nice sheen. Does anyone know about that? Or did I just go senile?

 

[Micawber]

Silicone polish? Beeswax polish? Beeswax and resin polish?

Take your pick and try it on a hidden patch.

 

[P-47 thunderbolt]

I'd have thought beeswax would be fine, just careful what other chemicals are in the mix

 

[WingAndaPrayer]

Has anyone tried the beeswax or polish before?

 

[Micawber]

Has anyone tried the beeswax or polish before?

Yes to beeswax on leather, it's a constituent of many polishes anyway.

 

[Southoftheborder]

Ken Calder at Aero used to swear by Mr. Sheen which I've tried and it does shine up tired hide. I've used wax furniture polish with good results too.

 

[Garylafortuna]

A lot of high end car polishes use beeswax in their formulas. The higher the percentage of beeswax, the higher the cost of the product. For leather jackets I've had excellent results with a good quality shoe cream. Provides a warm sheen, and still flexes well with the leather.

 

[MikeyB-17]

It was Pledge that Ken said they swore by at Aero-‘a vastly underrated product’. If there’s a difference, I don’t know what it is, but I imagine there must be.

 

[CombatWombat]

I've used beeswax wood polish before on a "deadwood" looking Vanson and it gave the leather a depth of colour....... also Saphir creams work wonders at restoring colour without hardening of the leather

 

[Happy Hooligan]

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[John Lever]

I use Kiwi acrylic shoe polish, it dries in minutes with no stickiness.

 

[WingAndaPrayer]

I use Kiwi acrylic shoe polish, it dries in minutes with no stickiness.

How long does it keep the leather looking shiny? Do you need to reapply it often?

 

[WingAndaPrayer]

The genesis of this idea came from a conversation I got into on a fb jacket page with a guy who has a FiveStar rough wear. I thought he had a good point about how dull and flat the steer hide is. It’s something I’ve noticed too, all my steer looks very flat and it seems most original jackets have a glossy/semi gloss finish to them. So would adding some sheen give the hide a little bit of an upgrade? I do like the FiveStar steer, it’s a nice leather, but it just doesn’t look like the higher end steer hides that are a little glossy. Or should the leather just be left as is ?

 

[John Lever]

How long does it keep the leather looking shiny? Do you need to reapply it often?

Lasts for months if not years

 

[blackrat2]

If it’s pigment finish I thought it was meant to remain as is?!

 

[Marc mndt]

I use Kiwi acrylic shoe polish, it dries in minutes with no stickiness.

Use with caution. I've heard cases of Kiwi shoe polish melting away the topcoat on cxl jackets.

 

[Marc mndt]

I've tried numerous products: obenaufs, saphir, furniture leather conditioner etc etc. Obenaufs makes a jacket sticky and squeeky. Beeswax based saphir can leave white residu or cause blooming. My favorite product for a perfect shine and great color depth is Urad.

 

[Micawber]

Quite content to apply one or three of the proprietary products that I use on our horse tack and harness that I have mentioned more than once on VLJ in the past. Note that does not include Neatsfoot Oil.

 

[John Lever]

Never use Neatsfoot

 

[John Lever]

Use with caution. I've heard cases of Kiwi shoe polish melting away the topcoat on cxl jackets.

This is a water based product not a spirit based wax. It shouldn't remove any top coatings.