Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas
For leather nerds! The finest leather, boots, shoes, bags, raw denim, drinks, watches, and more. Leather tannery veterans Nick Horween (5th generation, Horween Leather) and Phil Kalas (Founder, Ashland Leather) cover manufacturing, leather, boots, denim, everyday carry and the talented people who are creating the world's finest products. Get the inside scoop and a greater understanding for high quality goods with a new episode released every week.
Full Grain Podcast with Nick Horween and Phil Kalas
EP33: Ultimate Leather Care Guide. Horween Shell Cordovan Polishing Secrets
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Going deep on leather care.
0:00 1990’s Miami Painting
1:55 The Ultimate Leather Care Guide
4:40 Nick Horween’s Leather Care Routine
7:58 Leather is Designed to Last
12:31 Shoe Trees
13:44 Phil Kalas’ Leather Care Routine
15:48 Air Dry After Washing Leather
17:50 Leather Conditioner and Saddle Soap
20:59 Use Less Polish
23:35 Hard Wax vs. Soft Wax
24:35 Leather Polish, Venetian Shoe Cream, Saphir
35:49 How Does Horween Polish Shell Cordovan? (Glazing)
38:18 Veg Tanned Leather
39:59 Do You Condition Your Outsole?
41:28 Arnold Horween Jr’s Leather Care Routine
45:11 Skip Horween’s Leather Care Routine
47:03 Leather Care Products We Hate
49:11 Leather Furniture Restoration
53:16 Wax on. Wax off.
54:09 Mac Method
55:00 Polishing Brushes
1:03:30 Polishes for Wallets and Belts
1:14:21 Importance of Leather Thickness
1:20:38 Deer Bone and Ebony Sticks
1:26:45 Spit Shine
1:29:02 Upcoming Livestream Event
1:30:16 Favorite: Christmas
1:32:22 Nick’s Therapy Session
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