Neatsfoot Oil

Neatsfoot Oil is a naturally derived product used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent for leather boots and leather products. This is the best product to use on heavy leather articles exposed to rugged outdoor use. It`s very often used to preserve leather and also to make it soft and waterproof. Oil greases and restores the suppleness of the leather.

The oil repels water and protects against the stiffening effects of repeated wetting-drying cycles, making it ideal for leather articles subjected to rugged use and outdoor exposure. Recognized all over the world as one the finest dressings for leather saddles, boots, holsters, gloves, and also sports equipment. To make hard saddle bags and car seats soft and supple again, automobile restorers like to use Neatsfoot Oil as well. Saddlers have used this product (also known as Tanners Oil) for years to replace natural oils, repel moisture and prevent drying and cracking.

How to use:

• Firstly, fill a small amount into a container and dip a sponge or cloth into the oil. Begin treating the leather in circular movements. The Neatsfoot Oil is absorbed very quickly and the oiled area appears dark, blotchy and uneven. No panic – this always happens!
• Secondly, apply a second coat over the first one. You can now see lighter areas that could use a little more oil. 
• Now, after oil absorption the surface already looks more even.
• As a result, after 24 hours the leather is more lighter and gets its final color.

Features:

• Ideal for leather products subjected to rugged use and outdoor exposure such as boots, shoes, baseball gloves, jackets, horse saddles and harnesses.
• Replaces the natural oils in leather products and extends their useful life.
• Restorative, and makes dried out leather soft and pliable.

Tips:

• Before you start, practice oiling on leather residues. 
• You need only small amounts of Neatsfoot Oil. Too much does more harm than good. 
• Please do not drown your leather piece in oil, this would make it ‘lifeless’ – dirt could penetrate through the open pores and oil could sweat out in the sun. 
• Neatsfoot Oil, like many oils, may tend to darken some leather and it`s not useful on suede.