Finish For Shell Cordovan?

[Andrew Chee]

For all the folks here that have used Shell Cordovan for you products, do you guys put anything on the finished product as a finish or conditioner or do you tend to leave it as is? I'm making a wallet and I'm wondering if it is necessary or beneficial to put anything on it. Thanks.

Andrew

[Art]

Andrew,

Horween does a lot of work on the finishes. They rub or burnish finish into the shell, so I don't think much is necessary. I use Leather Balm with Atom Wax and buff it up.

Art

For all the folks here that have used Shell Cordovan for you products, do you guys put anything on the finished product as a finish or conditioner or do you tend to leave it as is? I'm making a wallet and I'm wondering if it is necessary or beneficial to put anything on it. Thanks.

Andrew

[Andrew Chee]

Andrew,

Horween does a lot of work on the finishes. They rub or burnish finish into the shell, so I don't think much is necessary. I use Leather Balm with Atom Wax and buff it up.

Art

Thanks Art. Tried it and worked great. My piece was looking a little dull after I was finished but the leather balm made everything shinier. I have to say, leather balm is some kinda black manic. Makes things nice and shiny.

Andrew

[mnagis]

Also regarding shell from horween, I recently made a wallet that mistakenly got slightly wet which not only dulled that portion of the wallet, but also put a hell of a stain into my wood coffee table. I then treated the wallet with saddle soap, which only uniformly dulled the leather and left a soft cloth completly black. Is there something that I need to put on the leather after I get it from Horween to prevent it from doing this?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mark