How to protect a full grain leather messenger bag?

plumb_pete

The recommendation for leather products is to condition them with something like Venetian Leather Balm as soon as you buy it, then apply a water repellant spray. My concern is that if I apply Venetian Leather Balm to a full grain leather messenger bag, the oil will stain and ruin my blazer and winter coats. Is there a safe way to treat leather products without damaging clothes?

Originally asked by Jay on Stack Exchange (lifehacks) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I did not use the balm you mention, so I cannot comment directly. However, as I wrote previously, I reconditioned leather products (including a leather jacket), the last action being - applying a layer of grease. What I did about it had 2 parts: I only applied as much grease as needed - no serious excess. After I gave the grease a chance to penetrate the leather, I removed all the excess, to the best of my abilities. I never noticed grease spots anywhere: clothes, furniture, accessories...

Full answer by virolino: https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/a/27005 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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