New To Me- Tooled Leather Credenza

[gemering]

I haven’t posted here in a long while.
Picked up this project today.
I have already begun cleaning the wood surfaces with Furniture Masque.
Not sure if it is good to use on the leather?
I want to be very careful when cleaning the leather panels and will wait for advice from the experts.

Gene

[gemering]

Sorry for the sideways photos.
I used my cell phone.
Can I rotate them?

[mattrx]

Gene,

That’s a beautiful machine. I worked on two of these a few years ago and used neatsfoot oil on the leather.

Angelus Brand Prime Neatsfoot Oil Compound Shoes Boots Leather Waterproof Softener Protector Conditioner 8 oz https://a.co/d/8srHeVS

If you put a few drops in the (dashpots) pneumatic lid supports, it softens the leather in there as well and made mine work better.

Good luck with your restoration!

Matt

[Ben the phono man]

Love the tooled leather credenzas. I missed one close to me a while back that was priced at only $200.

[JimN]

Sorry for the sideways photos.
I used my cell phone.
Can I rotate them?

Click on the picture to enlarge and rotate. Most people have the same issue. I know that years ago iPhones began taking pictures that stored a byte to show which direction is "up" on a picture. But not all software (especially older software) checks for that orientation byte.

Jim Nichol

[gemering]

Matt,
Does the Neatsfoot oil also clean and bring some of the color back in the leather panels or do you use GoJo or another cleaner first?
I do not want to do any harm by using the wrong product.
I used Furniture Masque on the wooden areas.
It appears to be very similar to GoJo.

Thanks,
Gene

[JerryVan]

I don't know what exactly to use, but I would stay away from anything that will soak in and make the leather look dark.

[Skihawx]

Here is one of mine. The colors are so bright on this one. I don't think they have been touched up. Either it was cleaned or just well preserved.

[outune]

Quick web search-- found this that says it is a "non-darkening formula" I've never used it--
https://www.mannapro.com/equine/leather ... onditioner

I have used Murphy's oil soap on other leather items, but I haven't worked on a leather Credenza

I've also heard that Leather Honey is a good product-- but again, I haven't used it myself.

Brad Abell

[gemering]

Jeff,
Your machine looks awesome!

Brad,
Thanks for the suggestions!

Gene