Quote Originally Posted by DWFII View Post
If you are sure they are not patent, you want to strip off all that old wax. Once that's done, recondition the leather, and start your spitshine anew. I use a mixture of one part water, one part ammonia, and half part denatured alcohol. I don't believe this will harm the lacquer if it is patent but you may want to try a small patch on the inside of the arch.

As for hobs and so forth...hey, it's up to you. It's more environmentally gentle but it's certainly noisier.
Cool. I've always used just rubbing alcohol, that seems to woek ok. But I'll give your formula a try.

I know alcohol tends to strip all the oils out of the leather too. Should I treat it with something before starting to polish? Something to help preserve the leather?

T.