I am curious as to what you think about a product such as 303 on coated leather.Quote:
Originally Posted by judyb`Conditioners` do not protect leather. For protection you need a good water based fluorochemical product that will act like a `scothgard` and will inhibit body oils from being soaked into the leather. You also need to be sure that the product actually works as a protector. Many manufacturers are now changing the name of their `conditioners` to `protectors` without changing the product so they do not work.
`Conditioners` generally contain oils and/or waxes which on finished leather cannot penetrate the coating that is on leather and therefore sit on the surface and only serve to attract more dirt and oils which in time will break down the finish and pigment. If `conditioners` are put on leather that has cracked and the oils penetrate the leather then this upsets the balance of the fat liquors already in the leather and will also destabilise the adhesion of the pigment and finsh coating and so make the leather coating crack even more. Once a surplace of oils or dirt have penetrated the leather itself then this is what deteriorates the leather fibres and breaks the actual leather down.