How to clean leather riding gloves?

[bump909]

Got to cleaning my mesh jacket and helmet liner this weekend, but didn't do the gloves. They probably smell like a bag of assholes by now (I don't want to smell to find out) and should definitely be cleaned as well.. just wondering how you guys clean your gloves? I don't own anything else that's leather so I'm new to the whole cow hide thing. I'm sure getting some leather conditioner worked into the gloves would be a good idea too. Tips? Advice?

[Proulx06]

Gonna piggyback if you don't mind...my textile jacket smells like a shit show. Do you have to dryclean these things?

[Ducrappy]

for cleaning liners, Febreze makes an antimicrobial spray that you could use. I haven't tried it yet, but I would imagine that it would work pretty well.
http://www.homemadesimple.com/febrez...icrobial.shtml

As far as cleaning gloves, I've never cleaned the insides of my gloves. I just make sure to air them out when I take them off. From time to time I will clean the backs of the gloves with NikWax leather cleaner and then hit them with the NikWax leather conditioner.

[JeffL]

Originally posted by A996S
for cleaning liners, Febreze makes an antimicrobial spray that you could use. I haven't tried it yet, but I would imagine that it would work pretty well.
http://www.homemadesimple.com/febrez...icrobial.shtml

As far as cleaning gloves, I've never cleaned the insides of my gloves. I just make sure to air them out when I take them off. From time to time I will clean the backs of the gloves with NikWax leather cleaner and then hit them with the NikWax leather conditioner.

Where can you find the NikWax stuff? I looked around a little bit last week, but didnt find anything.

[double agent]

I always took out the armor and put my textile jacket in the wash on cold by its self and AIR dry. put armor back in and ready to go.
as for leather??

[Ducrappy]

I buy my NikWax at Moto Market in Acton MA

I use the last two products on this page
http://www.clorders.com/nwequestrian.htm#lc
Keep in mind though, I've never purchased from this online reseller, so I cannot say whether or not they are a good source.

[patricia929]

i've always washed my textile jacket in the washing machine using the nikwax wash for gore-tex fabrics, then just hang it out to dry.

i've never washed my gloves but i do have riding breeches with a full leather seat for horseback riding that i wash in the washing machine using this stuff
http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1%2D3142

what's really important is how you dry the leather after washing. NEVER dry leather using heat or in direct sunlight or it will dry out and look and feel like crap.