I picked up a surplus leather ammo pack that's worn on a belt that was in very dry and awful condition. After a few days of applying neetsfoot oil, it's now supple and dark brown. My sense is that it's found its life again.
But now I'd like to waterproof and find a a shine, and faced with the following decision: Should I use shoe polish (which has wax and will buff out to a shine), Dubbin (which, in my experience is the magic stuff), or Renaissance Wax (which I've only used on metal, but know has application for everything.) I have all this stuff in the house, but can also wait for a delivery of pure fresh beeswax. I'm sure that all these are fine decisions, but a bit of insight from the leather folks would be helpful.
I'm leaning toward shoe polish because I can shine it up, and it should have decent weatherproofing properties.
Any opinions?
Mark
But now I'd like to waterproof and find a a shine, and faced with the following decision: Should I use shoe polish (which has wax and will buff out to a shine), Dubbin (which, in my experience is the magic stuff), or Renaissance Wax (which I've only used on metal, but know has application for everything.) I have all this stuff in the house, but can also wait for a delivery of pure fresh beeswax. I'm sure that all these are fine decisions, but a bit of insight from the leather folks would be helpful.
I'm leaning toward shoe polish because I can shine it up, and it should have decent weatherproofing properties.
Any opinions?
Mark
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