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I know the answer is probably on the forum somewhere, but I can't read through it all right now.

Can anyone suggest how and when I should treat it? Is the lambskin very durable, or should I give it a layer of Pecard immediately? I hear all sorts of things, like let it get rained on once or twice first, then treat it, to "dont' treat it at all", to treat it immediately and often. Any more advice for this rookie?

This thread just might cause World War 3 around here...

Everyone has their own opinions on the subject. I own leather jackets ranging from a hundred dollars to over a thousand, and my advice (and it's only MY advice.. it's not written in stone) would be to hold off on treating your jacket right away. It has its own finish that will protect it for a while and by no means does it require an immediate treatment. Trust me it will be fine in a rainstorm or two... or three or four.

I tend to treat my jackets about once a year with Montana Pitch Blend leather dressing. Pecards seems to be the big thing around here, and it works just as well. There are some people who'll probably think I overtreat my jackets. I know guys who never treat their leathers at all. Some of my jackets have seen very hard wear and terrible weather over the years (countless day long motorcycle rides through rain, freezing rain, the blazing sun, etc... even snow (but not on my bike!)), and I've never had a problem with the leather.. ever.

So I'd say to hold off on the treatment just yet..the jacket doesn't need it right away. But in the end do whatever you want. If this jacket is your prized posession than lather that puppy up every two months.. it's up to you bud.

LJ

Thanks LJ!!

It has been a month and the jacket is doing just fine on its own!

Maboot

My lambskin is seven years old. (there are pics around here somewhere on one of the threads) and i've treated it for the first time recently. I wouldn't recomend that approach because, while the jacket is tough and has lasted well, it's swallowing up the pecards like water. But, at seven years old it shows that you don't need to be too precious with it.

My opinion -only my opinion- is that you should treat it first when you've had it for about six months, and then once a year thereafter. Unless you're going to be doing some artificial distressing on it, in which case you'll need to treat it far more.

I treated my lambskin Wested recently, it's first time in 10 years. I have found Lexol leather presevative to be a very good treatment for lamb but any similar conditioner or leather lotion should work fine. I would advise against heavy, syrupy, or oily conditioners.

Weston

For lambskin, the general consensus around here seems to be in favor of Pecard's lotion:


http://www.pecard.com/mm5/merchant.mvc? ... de=lotions

No doubt everyone has their own opinions on how often to treat their jacket, and in the end it really boils down to personal preferences. For me personally, I'm the kind of person that wants my jacket to look just like it did the day I recieved it.

When I first recieved my jackets, I was so thrilled and overprotective, that I doused them with the lotion everytime they got a little wet, or every month, whichever came first...

As my enthusiasm settled down a little, and I figured that too much of a good thing may end up backfiring, I decided to only treat my jackets with every season change, or everytime I decided to put away a specific jacket for a while, or everytime the jacket got drenched, whichever came first. And that's where I'm at today.

I'm glad I did what I did, as most of my jackets look as if I just pulled them out of their wrappings, and yet they have over a year's worth of mileage on them, through heavy rainstorms and blustery winters. I wouldn't have it any other way!