How to Waterproof Your Gloves

Learn how to waterproof your leather gloves with Vermont Glove's chief leather officer, Sam Hooper.
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[@stevena9512]

I am going to try this, I have to walk my dog during the winter and rainy season, and this will help me keep my leather gloves, waterproof and supple. Thanks for the tip.

[@r.catton8731]

I had a pair of deerskin gloves that I used for hunting, I thought I would waterproof them, I used a high quality leather oil. Worst mistake I ever made, it remove all the porosity from the deerskin. The first day out it was cold, and those gloves felt like I had on metal gloves the cold went through like I had my hands in ice water. The short of it is I ruined those gloves. Be careful on waterproofing gloves, I ended up using them for yard work on warm days.

[@brylorbs69]

Interesting! Their gloves are 100% goat. I wonder if the leather grain of goat is different than deer?

[@jamesart9]

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[@Emmnoyhl]

Thanks 👍

[@jameslabs1]

Thanks

[@ecospider5]

I left 3 pare of leather work gloves in my outdoor shed over the winter. When I got to them they had mold on them. I figured they were ruined so I couldn’t make it worse. I smoked them in white vinegar. Somewhere between 2 and 10 hours. Then scrubbed them liberally with a brush. After rinsing them with water I conditioned them like in this video and they look and feel great know. If you have a better suggestion for mold on leather gloves let me know.

[@vermontglove4112]

We sure do - here's a video we made on the subject: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqfPhHiGlrujeNk

[@ecospider5]

Good video. Thanks

[@boatsyoung]

I have a pair of electric motorcycle gloves, "Leather maybe" Can I beeswax them to get the same waterproofing effect?

[@vermontglove4112]

If they are leather then yes absolutely. Hard sayin if it's leather-like...

[@pdloder]

What was the oil you used to condition?

[@gmale605]

Neatsfoot oil

[@vermontglove4112]

We like 100% neatsfoot oil: vermontglove.com/products/leather-conditioner

[@amania9254]

👌

[@gimmetaco2037]

The tax write-offs in this video series are impressive. 😊 p.s. I love my new Vermonters Question: the conditioning, then waterproofing, then re-conditioning next season or whatever…seems you’d heat the gloves once the wax is on in order for the neatsfoot to get back in?

[@marcuspoe9353]

hey guys i build custom waterfalls and was wondering if these apps would make the gloves a bit slippery as far as pickin up stone 50-80# stone is not friendly to feet.

[@vermontglove4112]

If anything the beeswax will make the gloves a little tacky at first... we haven't experienced them becoming slippery.

[@marcuspoe9353]

yep, i keep bees, ok thank you sir.@@vermontglove4112