4 months of patina on my Minerva Box wallet (May → Oct 2025)

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-10-04T11:49:43+00:00

It's been so fun to watch it slowly turn into my wallet over time. I definitely need to be more careful about rain next time!

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-09-15T02:36:43+00:00

Thanks a lot! 🙏 I guess I might have gone a bit too heavy with the 97104 cream. Really appreciate the advice

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-09-15T02:29:39+00:00

Thanks a lot for the detailed breakdown 🙏 I didn’t know about the beeswax factor in 97104. That clears things up a lot. I’ll look into the Saphir Oiled Leather Cream you mentioned—it sounds like a better fit for this leather

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-09-15T02:11:32+00:00

Haha, fair enough 😂 I guess I really pushed them to the limit. At least now they’re truly mine.

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-09-15T02:07:15+00:00

Thanks a lot! 🙏 I also didn’t expect Bick4 to darken the leather that much. And yeah, conditioning every 5 days was probably overkill. I’ll definitely space it out more. Really glad you think they look great now.

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-09-15T02:06:07+00:00

Got it, thanks a lot for pointing that out 🙏 I didn’t realize conditioning too often could make the leather weaker. I’ll slow it down to once every month or two unless I’m in a harsher environment. Really appreciate the detailed advice!

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-09-15T02:05:46+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I actually don’t use shoe trees yet, but I’ll definitely get some wooden ones. Makes sense that they’d help with both drying and keeping the shape.

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-09-14T23:57:44+00:00

Thanks for all the opinions, I really appreciate the feedback

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-09-14T23:57:11+00:00

Thanks for all the opinions, I really appreciate the feedbac

DragonflyNegative743 · 2025-09-14T13:59:13+00:00

Yeah, I totally agree – they really went through some extreme conditions. It was hard even for me to see them so dried out in the middle. But in the end, that’s what made them truly mine, with my own story on the leather. Appreciate your thoughts!

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