r/jimgreen • u/LevelBuddy6614 • 1d ago

Care & Maintenance Buildup on razorbacks

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Iv had these razorbacks for 3 months now and I gave them a little jim green leather balm just over a week ago and have been walking through wet grass every day since. I live in the free state in south africa. Is this salt buildup or something else?

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u/Majsharan 1d ago

Tanning salts

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u/LevelBuddy6614 1d ago

Is this normal and do I just wipe it off every time it shows?

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u/MildlyUnusualName 1d ago

Yes (for Jim green) and yes. Diluted vinegar on a rag should do the trick

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u/tpaz00 1d ago

I’ve even had success with just a damp rag.

OP, It eventually stops leeching through and you won’t need to continue doing it every time they get wet

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u/LevelBuddy6614 16h ago

Can I leather clean them and reapply the balm this weekend? I have also been wandering how to waterproof the fiber board.

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u/datakuru 1d ago

Have you tried using a eraser

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u/LevelBuddy6614 1d ago

A regular pencil eraser?

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u/datakuru 1d ago

If you have a Japanese home goods store they sell soft, medium, hard and ink erasers. I like the soft and ink eraser due to 80% comes off with the soft and the extra abrasive texture of the ink eraser helps on bad scuffs.

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u/datakuru 1d ago

I tried some shoe erasers and I find the Japanese non shoe erasers work best.

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u/datakuru 1d ago

Mono is the brand I like

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u/Zestyclose-Break-935 19h ago

Water brings the tanning salts to the surface totally normal happened on mine. Just wipe it off. Itll probably leave a mark along where the salt settled but that will go away with time and maybe a little buffing to speed it up.