[Trombone-l] Leather case care? HELP!!!

[sabutin]

OK folks...

So here I am, the proud possessor of not one but TWO slightly used, 
really good looking leather trombone bags.

Me...the guy who vowed never to buy another leather case maybe 15 
years ago because my beautiful custom-made Joe's House of Sandals bag 
took such a beating in NYC and on the road that after several years 
it began to look like it had been USED as footwear.

Me...the guy who has gotten 8 and 10 and even 15 years out of some 
cordura Reunion Blues bags. (With the help of a little dollop of 
Super Glue once in a while.)

Both of these bags were offers that I simply couldn't refuse.

So...now that I am masquerading as a grownup, I'd like to keep these 
fine pieces of the casemaker's art looking good.

How do I best go about that?

Any ideas?

I used to use mink oil...but that is some funky stuff[!!! I gave up 
on it one hot summer day when a pack of dogs started following me and 
my freshly oiled leather gig bag down the street in a suburban 
neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Baying.

For real.

And besides...the bag STILL looked like it had been left out in the 
Sahara sun for a couple of years.

Only greasier.

All cracked...

And the mink oil stained by clothes sometimes, too.

I mean...even $5 T-shirts can add up.

So.

Any suggestions?

I really would like to keep these cases looking nice.

Thanks...

S.