Protect leather jacket from rain
Would you like to protect your beautiful leather jacket from the rain? This is quite possible with simple means. A little leather grease is enough. Read here how you can protect your leather jacket from rain with leather grease.
Leather jackets generally need care
- Leather is a very hard-wearing, robust natural product that can last a lifetime with careful care. The leather in your leather jacket must be able to breathe and must not dry out, as this can lead to cracking and the leather becoming brittle.
- Water will not harm your leather jacket as long as it is not soaked in water. However, if you get into a heavy rain shower, it is important that you let your leather jacket dry slowly without additional exposure to heat in order to prevent cracking.
- After this dry you can make your leather jacket supple again by rubbing leather on leather. You can also treat your jacket with leather oils or leather grease. These supply the leather of your jacket with nourishing ingredients that ensure the longevity of the leather jacket. You can also protect your leather jacket with leather grease from getting soaked in the rain.
How to protect your jacket from rain
Leather oil or leather grease is excellent for maintaining leather suitable, you can get both in good quality in every equestrian shop. Likewise, the saddle soap required for cleaning, with which you can clean your leather jacket. Treating your jacket with leather grease makes it more resistant to rain.
- Before you reach for leather grease, you should take a close look at your leather jacket. If your jacket is dirty, you should first clean it with a little saddle soap and a little warm water. Otherwise, the dirt will be rubbed into the pores of the leather jacket by processing with the leather grease and additionally sealed from the outside.
- Then put some leather grease on a soft cotton cloth and rub it into the leather of your jacket. It is important that you use leather grease sparingly as you shouldn't drown your leather jacket in grease. The thin layer of leather fat is only supposed to take care of your jacket, protect it from rain and still allow the leather to breathe.
- Give the leather grease enough time to properly soak into the leather of your jacket. It is best to let your leather jacket hang freely overnight. The next day you can then pick up any remaining leather fat with a soft cloth.
- Finally, you should polish your leather jacket with a clean cotton cloth. This will give your jacket a nice shine again, if you wish.
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If you follow these steps and use the leather fat sparingly, following the motto "less is more", you will protect your leather jacket from rain. But it is also important that you take care of your jacket regularly, then you will keep your leather jacket for a lifetime.
