 Poster: A snowHead
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Sorry if it's an old/repeat question.
What do you reckon's the best thing to treat leather gloves and (if different) leather palms/fingers on non-leather gloves? Basically to keep the supple and to make them waterproof & snowproof.
Where do I buy it (if not obvious)?
Thanks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I use a Nikwax product. Google it and imagine its widely available. Seems ok
If u t a member of the National Trust I think they did a half price offer code in the last magazine. Cant find it now otherwise would let u know what it was.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Nikwax glove proof. Recommend, AFAIR, by Black Diamond and it has certainly done the trick with my several pairs of climbing and skiing gloves.
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I use Effax Leather balsam, comes in a good plastic tub that keeps it well and good for all leather goods. Uses natural lanolin amongst other mix of things.
I've used it on gloves, walking boots and leather jackets etc and it's generally available from many suppliers if you search it.
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. Got a sachet of this when I bought my gloves the other week.
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Nixwax Glove Proof (the liquid) is good as it protects the leather but still it retains some breathability. The solidish wax from hestra or Nixwax is more waterproofing (and longerlasting) but you loose any breathability.
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Great. I was wondering where you got it in the UK. I got a sachet when I bought my Hestras recently and was wondering how good it really was. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Great advice above - thanks folks 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Do any of the products mentioned leave the gloves sticky or do they soak in? I have some stuff which I use to 'feed' my leather chairs at home but despite wiping of the excess and buffing it in the chairs always feel very tacky and covered in cream for quite some time. Don't really want to get glove products smeared all over my own skin (probably needs it, to be fair! )  or rucksac, jacket, trousers etc.
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if you want waterproof leather you need sno-seal in your life...
hard to find in UK (try ebay / amazon)
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You know it makes sense.
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Hestra leather balm is rebranded Renapur leather balm. Better value to pay £12 for 200ml of Renapur than £6 for 30ml of the Hestra balm.
I use Renapur on the leather bits of my BD mitts and on 3 pairs of leather boots.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Zero_G, Thanks for that, good to know I've been doing something right.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Zero_G, Thanks for that, good to know I've been doing something right. I just had a look at the gloves that I treated with Renapur this afternoon, they are completely dry with no greasy residue. The 200ml tub that I use is only half empty and I must have been using it for more than 10 years, on shoes, gloves and leather furniture. Also I can recommend Tenacious Tape for simple repairs on gloves and other waterproof gear that you don't want to sew. I repaired a finger seam on the Hestra gloves with some before I proofed them this afternoon.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Grainger's glove balm. 99p or so from your local old school motorbike shop.
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