Would you put mink oil on your seat ?
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The advantage of mink oil is that it's silicone based and good for waterproofing. I used to use it on my boots, jackets, leather...etc. Now I've switched to Hubberds Shoe Oil for all my leather. It works much better for keeping the leather limber and well preserved, much better than mink oil. There are many sources that warn you away from mink oil. They will tell you that one you apply mink oil, you can't apply anything else to the leather. I've done so, apparently successfully, but the question that pops up in my mind with regard to applying mink oil to a seat is...why?
If it's not leather, I'm here to tell ya that mink oil or anything else just ain't gonna do anything for it. Might even make it so slippery that you can't sit on it, but several guys have covered that. For waterproofing, use of the Hubberd's does a great job and will absorb into the leather, and won't make it slippery. What it WILL do is maybe leave a mess on your pants where you sit on it unless you give it a few days of soaking in.
On my leather seats in the past, I have used saddle soap and that helps moisten and preserve the leather. If I had one again...and I don't currently...I would apply Hubberd's on a very hot day, in the sun, twice...and let it sit for a couple of days before I used it. Unless you're gonna leave your motorcycle with a leather seat outside in the rain, I doubt you'd realize the waterproofing advantage of mink oil ever...there are just better products to use to preserve the leather.
If it's not leather, I'm here to tell ya that mink oil or anything else just ain't gonna do anything for it. Might even make it so slippery that you can't sit on it, but several guys have covered that. For waterproofing, use of the Hubberd's does a great job and will absorb into the leather, and won't make it slippery. What it WILL do is maybe leave a mess on your pants where you sit on it unless you give it a few days of soaking in.
On my leather seats in the past, I have used saddle soap and that helps moisten and preserve the leather. If I had one again...and I don't currently...I would apply Hubberd's on a very hot day, in the sun, twice...and let it sit for a couple of days before I used it. Unless you're gonna leave your motorcycle with a leather seat outside in the rain, I doubt you'd realize the waterproofing advantage of mink oil ever...there are just better products to use to preserve the leather.
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Well I never did get it done. Had an emergency meeting at the American Legion. A member of our retiree's group was considering getting a part time job and we had to have an intervention. We talked him off the ledge, then made him buy us a round.
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The advantage of mink oil is that it's silicone based and good for waterproofing. I used to use it on my boots, jackets, leather...etc. Now I've switched to Hubberds Shoe Oil for all my leather. It works much better for keeping the leather limber and well preserved, much better than mink oil. There are many sources that warn you away from mink oil. They will tell you that one you apply mink oil, you can't apply anything else to the leather. I've done so, apparently successfully, but the question that pops up in my mind with regard to applying mink oil to a seat is...why?
If it's not leather, I'm here to tell ya that mink oil or anything else just ain't gonna do anything for it. Might even make it so slippery that you can't sit on it, but several guys have covered that. For waterproofing, use of the Hubberd's does a great job and will absorb into the leather, and won't make it slippery. What it WILL do is maybe leave a mess on your pants where you sit on it unless you give it a few days of soaking in.
On my leather seats in the past, I have used saddle soap and that helps moisten and preserve the leather. If I had one again...and I don't currently...I would apply Hubberd's on a very hot day, in the sun, twice...and let it sit for a couple of days before I used it. Unless you're gonna leave your motorcycle with a leather seat outside in the rain, I doubt you'd realize the waterproofing advantage of mink oil ever...there are just better products to use to preserve the leather.
If it's not leather, I'm here to tell ya that mink oil or anything else just ain't gonna do anything for it. Might even make it so slippery that you can't sit on it, but several guys have covered that. For waterproofing, use of the Hubberd's does a great job and will absorb into the leather, and won't make it slippery. What it WILL do is maybe leave a mess on your pants where you sit on it unless you give it a few days of soaking in.
On my leather seats in the past, I have used saddle soap and that helps moisten and preserve the leather. If I had one again...and I don't currently...I would apply Hubberd's on a very hot day, in the sun, twice...and let it sit for a couple of days before I used it. Unless you're gonna leave your motorcycle with a leather seat outside in the rain, I doubt you'd realize the waterproofing advantage of mink oil ever...there are just better products to use to preserve the leather.
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