Leather Care

Demonstration Of The Darkening Effect That Neatsfoot Oil Has On Light Colored Leather

By TJ Kastning October 23, 2013 2 Comments

I treated my tan leather motorcycle jacket entirely with Neatsfoot Oil to condition and darken it.

The transition was from a very light tan dry leather to a rich honey colored leather which looks very desirable. If you don’t want your leather to darken do not use Neatsfoot Oil.

Here is how it turned out:

Untreated and needing conditioning

partially conditioned

immediately after being fully conditioned, some especially dry parts got multiple passes

one week later

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TJ Kastning

A love for the symbolism of quality motivates me to enjoy the excellence of these products. I hope my labors are helpful to you. Most photos are shot with a Canon 6D and L glass and are not edited for color. What you see is what you get.