rgs944

There was a 993 post about using coconut oil to soften leather so I started doing some research. It turns out it is a long stood practice in the tack crowd to use cooking oils to soften leather. I have been testing and it does work very well. Two years of repeated lexol applications have done very little to soften my hard seats but in only a few days the test spot with the oil is noticably softer. The only downside is that it did turn our football pretty dark when I tested the oil on it. For black seats it seems to work very well. The oil I am using also has vitamin E added. I have never tried neatsfoot but have been told that works well too. Should I continue with the oil if its working or get another product like neatssfoot? After reading about neatsfoot it seems it is basically made from a soy oil anyway.

outbackgeorgia

Neatsfoot is all I have ever used successfully

Alan

I'd suspect cooking oils will be too sticky and smell rancid after a while - I wouldn't....

G8RB8

+1

jcorenman

One word: Leatherique <==linky

dr bob

Unstabilized vegetable oils will go rancid in a short while. Faster in a hot car interior.

Deantec

+1 Leatherique

linderpat

you'll smell real good on a hot day. And the rats will love the inside of your car too.

Dave928S

I've used Leatherique and it's good but I've also found Gliptone works as well and has a nice new leather smell.

danglerb

Kitchen oils may only work on tack because you never roll up the windows on a horse.

Best stuff I have heard of is Leatherique, the owner even has a 928 and posts on Pelican from time to time.

M. Requin

For tack: saddle soap to clean, Lexol probably the favorite brand of leather treatment although there are a ton of others, and neatsfoot has its uses, esp. for old tack that has seen better days. And leave those windows down! It's not only the tack that smells...

rgs944

I am pretty sick of polls at thia point but I think a Leatherique vs Neatsfoot might be a good poll question. At this point it seems like Leatherique has a clear advantage.

G8RB8

I'd say neatsfoot for restoration, then Leatherique for maintenance. Make sure the neatsfoot doesn't contain any petroleum oils though, and the more lanolin the better.

MainePorsche

+1 on the lanolin. It is a must.

mickster

No matter what cooking oil you use for leather, it will never taste good.