What to treat jesses with?

[ccrobbins]

What do you all use to treat your leather jesses with? Is the stuff that Northwoods sells better than what I can get at a leather store? Is there anything else I should try?


My wonderfull and all knowing sponsor has made some suggestions, but I wanted to see what everyone else uses.

[wilded]

ccrobbins said:

What do you all use to treat your leather jesses with? Is the stuff that Northwoods sells better than what I can get at a leather store? Is there anything else I should try?


I use a blend of 50/50 olive oil and beeswax with just a few drops of Murphys oil soap. Melt blend and let cool. We have used this on all our family leather products for years. I use water and saddle soap to clean my leather.

[bubbagum]

lanolin

Bubba

[Minca]

but remember, there's more than one kind of lanolin, the best is the unprocessed, greasy stuff. I've been using Jess Grease, only because I bought some through a Meet raffle so that the money would go to the state club. They way I was taught to put it on was to baste it real thick then microwave for just a few seconds, long enough for it to get really hot and get literally sucked into the leather without burning. If you do it right the leather comes out looking like rubber, but you can keep washing and regreasing it and it'll last for years.

[ccrobbins]

How do you like the jess grease minca? Is it worth buying do you think? When you compare it to lanolin it is rather expensive.

Ed I am going to try your suggestion and see how it works!

[Weasel]

1) I use a melted blend of bees wax and olive oil with just a little Murphy's oil soap added. The percentage of olive oil depends on how soft you want it to be. A 50/50 blend is a good starting point. I use it on all my leather including boots. Ed Thomas



2)
1 oz beeswax

1/2 oz paraffin

10 oz mineral oil

Melt the beeswax and paraffin in a glass jar in the microwave.

add the mineral oil and mix well.

To use, melt in the microwave. Dip a sponge brush and paint on the leather. Rub the excess off.

[wilded]

Manny tried my recipe and that is now what he uses. My grandfather put it on his gun belts and horse tack for years. ET

You can make it more or less oily by how much olive oil you put in the mix. It also gets harder in cold weather. I like the fact that it doesn't get rancid like some of the greases that have animal oils or lard in them. ;D

[Weasel]

I like yours Ed as it is quick and easy to make without 20 different ingredients

[frootdog]

I use the Jess Grease from DB Scientific.

[ccrobbins]

I am going to try just about all of it. I will keep you all posted as I know you cannot stand the anticipation...............

[kmcarb]

My sponsor uses Oakwood Leather Conditioner. It is a product of Austrailia. I ordered some yesterday from this site www.oakwoodusa.net/mall/leather-conditioner.htm It has lanolin, beeswax, emu oil, tea tree oil, eucalyptus and pine gum in it, at least that is what the web site says.

[tooker]

What about Cho Ko Line?

[Morgan]

I bought NurtureSeal leather grease from Westernsporting.com. I used it on my jesses and anklets i made, it's some awesome stuff... i just use a hair dryer and melt it, and then place it on.. it absorbs really fast, and smells great too!

[Joby]

Like Bubba, I use lanolin (you can buy a tube in the baby aisle at most drug stores). I rub a layer on my leather, microwave it for 15 seconds, repeat twice and then slather on some Sno-Seal Bee's wax waterproofer, 15 seconds in the microwave (this soaks it into the leather) and I'm done with it. The jesses are indestructible and don't need touching up for a looong time. Plus, I don't have to heat the stuff up and paint it on or use a hair dryer. Just slather and heat.
-Joe

[Morgan]

with nurtureseal you can either heat it up or not.. it works both ways