The Great Experiment, let’s put some leather furniture in a covered porch

[drcollie]

Just finished a screened in porch last week with roof at my house, and it’s surprisingly dry even in heavy, driving rains. Our new outdoor furniture we selected won’t arrive until February, so we are stuck using old stuff.

Today we were at Crate and Barrel (my wife shopping for pillows) and I spotted the two leather webbed chairs in their Clearance section at $ 294 each, originally they were something like $599 each. Hey, for that price, let’s buy them and stick them in the porch area, see how long they last.

My plan is to condition the leather every three months to keep it supple, and I will use the Moore & Gile #33 balm which is pretty high quality stuff, and permeates better than most. If they last even five years, I’m good with it. Always wanted to try leather out in a screened in porch but not so much I want to experiment with a $3k sofa.

[SueCT]

Just curious, why have you decided to use Moore and Giles and not the same products you sell and use on your indoor leather furniture?

[drcollie]

I find the Moore and Giles # 33 to be the best overall leather care product when coupled with a mild cleaner, as do most the manufacturers. I use it on my rather pricey Hermes leather watch band and it is more a balm than a liquid conditioner. The problem - it's expensive, which leads to "What's it made of, liquefied gold?" retorts. You have to remember that people think $ 7 a bottle Lexol they buy at Wal-Mart is all they need, and I'm not a pushy salesman type. Either you know, or you don't.

I keep the # 33 at the store, but rarely sell any. I predominantly use it on pieces around the store, it's especially effective on burnished and pull-up leathers.