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Uhh, sorry for the long title, somehow couldn't get it on point any better.
Here's the thing; I bought an old black leather coat. Like real old, the seller (a man in his 50s) told me it's from his grandfather, so it's very likely pre-WWII and also pre-Nazi-Germany, as it's quite different in styling to the classical german leather trench und u-boat coats from 1933-1945.
The condition is accordingly bad, which is okay, as I paid very little for it; the pockets must be re-lined, it's missing pretty much all of its buttons and the inner lining is kind of shabby too, so I may have it completly relined. Lots of work to do and plenty of $$ to pay until this one is wearable again but the leather shell is in pretty good condition, it's very heavy horsehide and the stitching is intact except for a few lose threads. Ofcourse there is plenty of colorloss on the regular spots, which I'll leave as it is, but there also is two spots f actual damage where the topcoat looks torn off, like the entire layer of color missing plus some more. So I did some thinking and came up with the idea to put some black shoe creme onto these two spots. My brother still has some black stuff left from his time of voluntary service in the army and I have seen that stuff cover up comparable damage on his boots.
Now.. to cut a long story short; has anyone ever treated damage to his leather jackets with shoe creme? What are yours opinions on it? Does it work? And, since we are already at it, is here anyone who treats his leather jackets with shoe conditioner? I've been thinking about that a bit since I first came up with that shoe creme idea and after all boots and jackets are both made of very comparable leather, both are garments and exposed to very comparable conditions and stress.
Looking forward to hear your thoughts and experiences on the matter!
Here's the thing; I bought an old black leather coat. Like real old, the seller (a man in his 50s) told me it's from his grandfather, so it's very likely pre-WWII and also pre-Nazi-Germany, as it's quite different in styling to the classical german leather trench und u-boat coats from 1933-1945.
The condition is accordingly bad, which is okay, as I paid very little for it; the pockets must be re-lined, it's missing pretty much all of its buttons and the inner lining is kind of shabby too, so I may have it completly relined. Lots of work to do and plenty of $$ to pay until this one is wearable again but the leather shell is in pretty good condition, it's very heavy horsehide and the stitching is intact except for a few lose threads. Ofcourse there is plenty of colorloss on the regular spots, which I'll leave as it is, but there also is two spots f actual damage where the topcoat looks torn off, like the entire layer of color missing plus some more. So I did some thinking and came up with the idea to put some black shoe creme onto these two spots. My brother still has some black stuff left from his time of voluntary service in the army and I have seen that stuff cover up comparable damage on his boots.
Now.. to cut a long story short; has anyone ever treated damage to his leather jackets with shoe creme? What are yours opinions on it? Does it work? And, since we are already at it, is here anyone who treats his leather jackets with shoe conditioner? I've been thinking about that a bit since I first came up with that shoe creme idea and after all boots and jackets are both made of very comparable leather, both are garments and exposed to very comparable conditions and stress.
Looking forward to hear your thoughts and experiences on the matter!
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