by s_esco » May 17th, 2008, 5:13 pm
I have used many products, like most of you, over the years to clean and condition my vintage gloves. I have used lanolin, leather cleaners for leather seats in cars, vaseline, and Lexol Cleaner, and Lexol Conditioner, etc. And they all work pretty good. But have any of you ever heard of, or used Chelsea Leather Food? I have been using it for over four years and I really like how it cleans and softens the leather. I use cut up soft t-shirts and sometimes a soft toothbrush. As an experiment I cleaned an old vintage glove with Lexol cleaner and went back with the Chelsea, and the cloth was dark brown. I discovered this product at our local shoe and boot repair. It was $9.00 for 6 1/4 oz. Now it is around $11.00. It is made in England and says that it nourishes and protects all fine leatherware. ...will not damage stitching. You don't need a lot on the cloth and it will last quite a while. A good test for me was how easily it took the black grime off between the glove fingers. It comes in a round plastic container, like shoe polish and looks like yellowish vaseline. If anyone has used this product, please let me know.
s_esco