Leather Honey Leather Conditioner, 16oz Bottle, Premium Conditioner Since 1968

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Product Description

Leather Honey is the premium leather conditioner. Since it was invented in 1968, Leather Honey has been used to rejuvenate and recondition old leather and soften and protect new leather. Made in the USA and sold by the same family for over 25 years as Harness Honey, our non-toxic, water repellent formula penetrates deep into leather's pores and prolongs the life of saddles and tack; boots, gloves, baseball mitts, and apparel; leather furniture and upholstery; and automobile and motorcycle seats and accessories. It softens, protects, and promotes flexibility, leaving your leather feeling and looking beautiful. But don't just take our word for it: In 25 years, we haven't received a single complaint!

 

Leather Honey Leather Conditioner, 16oz Bottle, Premium Conditioner Since 1968

 

Product Features

• Softens, moisturizes and promotes flexibility leaving your leather feeling and looking beautiful!
• Water repellent formula prolongs the life of all types of leather, including leather furniture and upholstery, automobile and motorcycle seats, boots, gloves, purses, saddles and tack.
• Deeply penetrates into the leather's pores to protect new leather and rejuvenate old leather.
• Made in the USA by a small family business since 1968.
• Non-toxic, non-solvent, not sticky, no odor and does not contain silicone. A little goes a long way!

Customer Reviews

Leather Honey. I mean, who would have thunk it. This stuff, and there is an official website for Leather Honey, but it doesn't give much more information about it than here in the reviews... for instance, what is it? It's not honey, but it feels like honey. It's not a cleaner, as you have to clean the leather before using it (unscented, disposable baby wipes are touted by professionals, and guess what, they work fantastically!). It is a leather conditioner, ah, I see said the blind man.

I recently bought a few used leather items, a couple of Coach messenger bags, a jacket, etc., from eBay. They were in reasonable shape when I bought them, but just drizzling on some LH, which does feel thick like bee's honey but is perfectly clear, made the leather supple and natural and it felt great. I threw on two or three coats, and although I thought I overdid it with the last one, as the leather was very slippery feeling, like a snake's leathery skin, I just left it overnight and the honey was absorbed (or evaporated, I can't tell) and the bag was supple as a baby's buttocks. Even the LH website says it can;t be overused, but that the excess just needs to be wiped off. I use a dedicated rag for this job, and it is sort of oily on your hands and things, so get ready for that. I did it on my granite kitchen countertop, and it looked like an oily mess when I was done, but cleaned up well.

If your leather item is with scuff spots, like on the piping or the bottom or such, this will make it look "fixed" when it's wet, but once it dried, no dice. You'll need some leather dye to get that sort of thing out, which works fantastically, really, and I have written a review of that hereTandy Leather Fiebings Chocolate Brown Dye 4 oz 2100-02 (I don't know if I reviewed this color of not, but that Feibings stuff is good stuff).

So, if you really want to order a set of leather restoration stuff, right here and now, you'd get a 16 ouncer of this (I did about five items, twice each, and still have 1/3 of this bottle left), and a small bottle of Fieblings (sorry, I can;t help you with colors that you need, I'll just say the Feiblings runs darker than you;d think), and some disposable baby wipesCottonelle Fresh Folded Moist Wipes Tub 42, something like this with no scent and no shay butter or aloe (if you can get it that way, but aloe won;t hurt much), and you'd have the complete set of leather restoration products.

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I know the seats in my wife and I's cars have likely been ignored since day 1. They're not abused and we don't have children, but the Mercedes is 16 years old, the Lexus 9. We plan on keeping both until we cannot stand looking at them any longer, and interior condition is a HUGE part of making it feel 'right'. I know for a fact, the second owner of the Mercedes, I'm 3, was both a slob and lazy about upkeep. I've wiped the Lexus's interior down a couple of times with leather 'wipes', but I've never treated them properly.

If you have one, you know leather vehicle interiors are not at all inexpensive to repair/replace, so it's in your best interest to keep them in good shape from the start rather than trying to save them as they deteriorate.

Before diving in, first was a test on my wallet, which I've carried for 4+ years in a back pocket. I have done positively nothing to as it pertains to leather care, other than I do my best to not let it get wet, i.e. drop it in the sink.

Cleaning and Leather Honey...wow! Just...WOW!

After a thorough cleaning with Lexol, to get the dirt out of the leather, I brushed on some Leather Honey. It has an odd feel to it...almost beeswaxy. It's not at all oily or slippery, like it appears. The next day, with my wallet feeling as if it were new...looks are another thing, but I don't care about look as much as feel...the cars were next.

I read about people expecting Leather Honey to 'heal' cracks and restore color. That's not what this is for, and it's not touted as such a product (which would be magic if it could, 'cause cracks are physical damage). Now, had it changed my wallet's leather from the color black to say, fuschia, I'd have an issue. This will not restore color to worn spots nor will it fix existing cracks. That's what dyes and repair guys are for.

The cars took some time, and I wish it were warmer so the Honey may be better absorbed into the leather, but I'll tell you what, the difference in feel is amazing. The seats in my wife's 9 year old Lexus weren't this soft when the car was two years old!

Now, be aware, this isn't a simple brush-on, wipe-off kinda thing. You've gotta follow directions, and I think it's better to apply too little rather than too much, as you can't really recover excess. If using a foam sponge as an applicator, you can squeeze excess out, however.

Tips: USE A LINT-FREE CLOTH! Heed the advice on the bottle! I thought the rag I was using wouldn't leave lint, but I'll be picking fuzz off the passenger's seat in my car for the next week. Applying with a foam sponge is perfect. Foam paintbrushes aren't sturdy enough, but the material is just right. I think removing with heavy-duty paper towels may be the way to go, too.

Get the 16 ounce bottle. It has no expiration date, and after you use it on a couple of items, you'll be surprised how many leather goods you have which you want to bring back to feeling new. I'm eyeballing our large L-shaped sofa, and while it'll be quite a bit of work, it'll be worth it.

Make certain you remove the excess a couple of times. I was tired and in a rush when I wiped down the 16 year old seats in my car, and I can see/feel I didn't remove all of the excess. It takes some arm strength, 'cause this stuff is quite viscous. My seats have a little bit of residue, but it's not oily, like I stated above, it's almost like wax. This is 100% my error. I should have taken more time. The good, no GREAT, thing is, a light leftover residue doesn't appear to stain clothes.

I parked my car in the sun, today, thinking maybe heat may help a bit of the excess soak into the leather. We'll see. In fact, I'll go check, now...

Nope, sunlight/heat (at least a nice late-February day in north Texas) doesn't help.

Let it soak in overnight, if possible. You can't rush it. Even with 16 year old car seats which have been in Texas their entire lives, a second coat is unnecessary. I might put a second on my wallet's exterior, just to see if there's a noticeable difference.

One other VERY important thing to remember. If you like 'slippery' leather, DO NOT USE THIS. It makes leather almost a bit 'tacky'. At least initially. After a few days of contact with clothes/skin, it feels pretty normal, but not dried-out and polished.

 

Leather Honey Leather Conditioner, 16oz Bottle, Premium Conditioner Since 1968