Cadillac Boot and Shoe Leather Lotion 8 Ounces - Cleans, Conditions, Protects, and Polishes Leather Footwear and Accessories

This is amazing quality! I recommend to anyone for their leather items.

GREAT PRODUCT, THANKS!

Used it on my leather sofa. Works well!!

I use it to clean shoes. The performance was as expected.

The best one I ever used

A designer bag is an investment. In my case, it was a black Chloé Hudson Mini Tasseled Fringe bag comprised of calfskin on the body and very very delicate lambskin on the flap with a suede interior and suede fringe and tassels. I bought the Cadillac Boot & Shoe Leather Lotion on the recommendation of lambskin Chanel bag owners. If it’s delicate enough for lambskin, it’s delicate enough for calfskin which is tougher. They say the Chanel SAs also use this in their boutiques. I may have been a little trigger happy when the directions said to apply liberally. I used too much initially, didn’t know it at first because it seemed like the bag was happily drinking up all the conditioner. Eventually, it left a whitish cast on my bag that I didn’t notice until after it had dried down, despite all the buffing I did and even then, it was left on for a couple of weeks as I didnt use the bag right away. The white cast too noticeable, but it started to bother me in certain lighting. The bag just appeared dulled in some parts. In a panic, thinking I had clogged the leather’s pores which can weaken the leather and trap dirt and oil beneath, I looked for solutions. I wasn’t about to use dish soap or hand soap, bad idea as it can dry out the leather too much and cause it to crack (speaking from experience on a sofa). After researching several leather cleaners, I was overwhelmed by the choices and was about to splurge on Saphir Leather Cleaning Soap (gentler than their saddle soap version and what Hermes uses) from The Hanger Project, but with limited availability to no availability on Amazon and pricey shipping and the extra time it would take to receive the product, I decided to look further. Chamberlain’s Straight Cleaner No. 2 seemed to fit the bill and they even had an article on their site about applying too much leather conditioner on things. Their recommendation was to use a gentle leather cleaner (such as theirs) or as a possible substitute… alcohol. It made me nervous. I had some 70% isopropyl alcohol (the rest is comprised of water) and used that very hesitantly. I dabbed the cotton ball with the tiniest, TINIEST dot of alcohol, even letting some it evaporate before using, and gently in circular motions, cleaned parts of my bag that had the white cast under a lamp so I knew the spots to target, starting with an inconspicuous spot on the body of the bag that was comprised of calfskin first. To my amazement, it worked to remove the excess conditioner! I did not give the alcohol the chance to sit on the bag too long and it’s wet state and evaporate, I would work to use as much as needed then absorb with another clean, dry cotton ball, cleaning in a circular motion. I eventually felt confident enough to try it on the lambskin flap and it brought back the shine to my bag. Not 100% of the excess leather conditioner is gone but most of it is. I’m giving my bag a couple days of a break before I go at it again and next time I apply this Leather Lotion, I will use a very very tiny amount and let it dry. You can always apply more. I didn’t want to use a leather cleaner specifically because 1, some of them looked too harsh or were made for leather that had years and layers of dirt, grime, and polish on them. And 2, some people had issues trying to use the leather soaps too aggressively which lightened the leather or made it look spotty. That would be a nightmare on a black bag. 3, some said using a cleaner caused the leather to then absorb the leather conditioner unevenly, especially if you were spot-cleaning which is what I would’ve done. Also, I did not use this Leather Lotion on any part of the bag where the fringe or suede was, as this is not meant for that! There are different products, shampoos and brushes made just for suede and they must be treated differently. Also, take care not to have the Leather Lotion/leather conditioner go onto stitching of the bag or hardware. A little probably isn’t harmful (I didn’t cover my hardware prior to using since my bag has minimal metal components) but especially on older bags, leather conditioners can degrade stitching and possibly affect the metal plating (you can cover with blue painter’s tape). All in all, I’m pretty happy with the product when used correctly. A lot of it was just user error coming from inexperience. I hope this helps for those of you who may have applied too much Leather Lotion or leather conditioner. Again I used very very little alcohol, we all know how drying it can be on our own skin and always test on a small area like the bottom of the bag. Also note, where I used a little too much of the alcohol, a bit of dye came off but this happened while applying the Leather Lotion too so just be aware of that and be gentle!

Love this stuff. Use it on my LV purse and my llbean boots. Would definitely repurchase.

I didn’t notice a difference in my shoes after using it.

Does a nice job on the leather.

This stuff is the bomb