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laurenn1010

laurenn1010

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So i have bought stubben hamanol in the tack shop.... although i really dont know when/how to use it?

I normally just use the stubben saddle soap, so do i use the hamanol after soaping... also should i bring neatsfoot into the equation?

all this stuff and i dont know what to do with it, id be better sticking to the saddle soap and what i know lol

What order do i use all this stuff in???
 
I clean mine with warm water and saddle soap, let it dry and then rub in grease. At the moment I'm using NAF leather balsam, which seems to be doing the job nicely.
 
laurenn1010 said:
is the hamanol grease then? do i use this after it has been soaped and dryed off?
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I normally use the Hamanol (or other leather conditioner) nstead of saddle soap, but not every time, usually every third or fourth time, or if tack is feeling a bit dry. I clean as normal with warm water/leather cleaner then let the tack dry preferably overnight, then put it on.
 
Carr Day & Martin Belvoir Cleaner (in the spray) and then I use Carr Day & Martin Belvoir Leather Conditioner (again in the spray).

Warm damp sponge (I used those little cheap supermarket sponges that you use for washing up, they have a rough side as well) spray tack and scrub with sponge, keep squeezing out into warm water to clean and remove the dirt, let it dry, then spray on the conditioner and rub well in, leaves a lovely sheen and really conditions your leather work.

If there is any heavy grease (that can sometimes get ground into the inner side of your noseband etc) I tend to scrub it with a tiny bit of fairy liquid and an old tooth brush.

I also clean out all the holes with a matchstick to remove any soap etc.

I polish the buckles/billets etc with a bit of brasso (if I'm really going to town :D).
 
Glycerin saddle soap with the smallest amount of cold water (warm is v drying on the leather), then a wipe over with a little grease (I like the sedgewicks stuff).
I don't use an oil - it will rot natural stitching and cause leather to stretch - dry leather needs grease not oil. I also don't use the spray cleaners (find them drying) or one step cleaners (don't like the slightly tacky feel left).
 
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