For a suede jacket, what do you use to protect it?

[Spoooon]

I have a bottle of leather protector that I bought from some shoes a while back. On the bottle it says it's for use on leather, suede, and fine fabrics. Do you think that stuff would be okay to use or should I look for something specific?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

It should be fine. Most spray-on leather protectant (either silicone spray or more contemporary stuff) works fine on suede. I would start out by spraying a hidden section (inside the jacket or the underside of the collar) to make sure that it will not darken the jacket.

 

[Tom]

DON'T USE PETROLEUM JELLY, WHATEVER YOU DO!!!

I learnt that tip here.

 

[Scarpozzi]

WHen you use leather protectant on suede, it will change color. Try using it on a small area before using it on the whole jacket. Or if you have something else to test it on, that would be good.

 

[LANMAN]

Originally posted by: Spoooon
I have a bottle of leather protector that I bought from some shoes a while back. On the bottle it says it's for use on leather, suede, and fine fabrics. Do you think that stuff would be okay to use or should I look for something specific?

That should work. I used the same thing on a suede jacket after using it on my leather trench coat. No problems.

--LANMAN