Good ways to soften up Italian HH

[B-Man2]

Jan
When I was a kid the first thing we did to break in a new baseball glove or catchers mitt and soften it up a bit was to saddle soap the hell out of it and then shove a baseball into it and tie it closed with cord or tape and let it dry to get the glove to form a pocket around the ball …….. it always softened the glove up nicely.
Now I don’t know if the saddle soap thing would work with a jacket but you might do a little research on the idea so see if it might work on your jacket … the saddle soap thing not the baseball…
( I think I just dated myself there didn’t I?)

 

[entertainment]

Jan
When I was a kid the first thing we did to break in a new baseball glove or catchers mitt and soften it up a bit was to saddle soap the hell out of it and then shove a baseball into it and tie it closed with cord or tape and let it dry to get the glove to form a pocket around the ball …….. it always softened the glove up nicely.
Now I don’t know if the saddle soap thing would work with a jacket but you might do a little research on the idea so see if it might work on your jacket … the saddle soap thing not the baseball…
( I think I just dated myself there didn’t I?)

I have heard that saddle soap is bad for leather in the long term because the pH is not neutral.
I would at least do some research before using it.

 

[B-Man2]

Damn … that sounded like such a great idea
Sorry Jan !

 

[mulceber]

No worries at all - I haven't done anything yet, so it can't hurt to throw around ideas.

 

[Kermit3D]

Soften the leather ? But why didn't I think of that before ?
You probably need this

 

[Chandler]

Jan
When I was a kid the first thing we did to break in a new baseball glove or catchers mitt and soften it up a bit was to saddle soap the hell out of it and then shove a baseball into it and tie it closed with cord or tape and let it dry to get the glove to form a pocket around the ball …….. it always softened the glove up nicely.
Now I don’t know if the saddle soap thing would work with a jacket but you might do a little research on the idea so see if it might work on your jacket … the saddle soap thing not the baseball…
( I think I just dated myself there didn’t I?)

You forgot the step about putting it between the mattress and the box spring!

FWIW -- in my 'hood we used mink oil, not saddle soap.

 

[Micawber]

Ah the rocky subject of leather treatments and dressings. Everyone outside of the conservation and restoration world has their own experience and favourite product or technique so you pays your money and takes your choice.

 

[JonnyCrow]

...beyond wear the piss out of it?

I've had my BK Star for about 2 years now, I've worn it ton, sat on it repeatedly, and it still feels pretty stiff compared to my two Horween Good Wears. It may well be just an unusually tough batch of Liberty HH, but does anybody have any tricks for getting leather to soften up?

Piss being the appropriate word, guess how the Romans softened leather haha Jan I was brought up in a trawler town guess how the fishermen softened their boots haha I'm joking of course but there must be a way, and not to piss on your jacket

 

[Blackboxr1200S]

Carefull there... all that Guinness might darken the leather.

 

[JonnyCrow]

Carefull there... all that Guinness might darken the leather.

Seal brown? Haha

 

[Stravaiger]

I am new to here but not new to leather , I have been wearing leather jackets since 1969. Mainly biker jackets and they all soften up with being worn.