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

[Fred M Hudson]

I have to agree with Gabe - Saddle soap is still the best - I have used
Lexol and another liquid product - Bick 4 - and they are both good for
large surfaces like car seats, because they are easier to apply, but for
smaller items -gig bags- shoes - etc. that require TLC - I go with saddle
soap.

Fred H

> I think the standard is the old tried-and-true saddle soap.
>
> To be honest, I love the look of a leather gig bag as it wears.
> "Distressed" is in, doncha know...
>
> Gabe
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: sabutin <sabutin at mindspring.com>
> To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
> Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2007 10:08:12 AM
> Subject: [Trombone-l] Leather case care? HELP!!!
>
>
> 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.
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