Highwaymanman
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I have a sample of Horweens Chromexel Black Steer here and been rubbing and scrounging and scuffing and wringing it for a few days now...the brown patina is showing through and a while ago I went and purchased a tin of RAPIDE Leather Cream at the local shoemaker here in town. RAPIDE is a Dutch product and they have an extensive range of leather treatment products for shoes and for all kinds of saddles, bridles and so on. The tin of leather cream I purchased is black and I tried it on the sample piece of leather. Wow! man....it makes it look fantastic and restores the parts where the black has turned to brown and brings out a lovely luster and patina, makes it supple as hell and even smells nice...like almonds. It contains no harmful or unnatural ingredients. You rub it on with your fingers and the warmth of your skin just melts the stuff and it turns into like an oil. Maybe it's for sale there where you are too or perhaps a similar product. Only costs Euro 6-00 here.
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You have to watch with that kind of stuff. I've seen jackets that shed a horrible greasy residue on everything they touched. Overconditioning or conditioning with colored greases can cause this. Seriously, Horween CXL is a high quality storied material. The jacket will outlive you and if it breaks in nice and quick then so much the better. Enjoy!