How to Care for and Maintain Your Leather Belts

Care and maintenance of your dress belts.

Are you wearing your belt wrong? Does your belt fit you properly? Are you destroying the finish on your belt by putting it on wrong? Do you want to know how to maintain your belts?

All of these questions solved in this one concise video!!!

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[danjiles]

Very informative, Honestly, I never thought of cleaning my belt like you would shoes. Learn something new everyday I guess. Thanks for this great information. Now, another project... I really needed more work..LOL

[mahathevkrishna]

Great info! Not many know how to prevent wrinkles on leather belts and keep it well nourished and properly maintained. I just bought a Hugo Boss leather belt and this info comes handy! It would be nice if the background music volume of this video is lowered a bit! Thank Doug - keep up the good work!

[naekeel]

Thank you so much and yes I was one of those who didn't know how

[fahdnaseer]

Waooo Man What a Informative Video Brriliant

[FarceanSebastian-cixk]

in general, when you buy a new natural leather belt, does it need to be hydrated, or after a certain period of wear?

[Mr._Trondheimer]

I wish I had learned these tips before I destroyed my alligator belt.

[ct]

Hi, great video! I have a black leather belt that I conditioned and polished and afterward it tends to get dull or smudged from finger marks in handling the belt. Sorta like what happens with leather shoes when you handle them, and then they need a light buffing with a horsehair brush or tight weave cloth. Have you found this to be the case in your experience in handling belts after you have conditioned and polished (and brushed) them? Thanks!

[maroulio]

Thanks. I'm a woman who loves nice classic leather belts so this is helpful. Question: I have some vintage ones and they are a bit dried out (thrifted). Is it ever a good idea to treat the back side of the belt with a leather conditioner? I obvioualy don't want to damage my clothing when I wear them.

[ricklarouche]

I bought a cool looking ornate leather belt in Mexico, but it’s thick, and stiff, can l put some kind of conditioner on the BACK side to make it more supple?

[ChipsChallenge]

Good job, very simple, same way I do it

[Daegdon]

Can you treat the lining or tanned cowhide inside of a belt to prevent drying and wear?

[Mister]

Is there any way to address the sag in the middle of the belt?

[JesusPagan]

Probably the inside would be treated the same way right?

[caseyfrench]

I have a old German belt date is 1940 it is starting to crack what do I do?

[Eldonvrga]

I'm a city man but want a alligator belt looks like allot of work

[angusmeigh]

If leather belts get wet then the dye from them can stain your trousers and even seep through to stain your shirt underneath. That happened to me due to wearing leather belts in very hot leather and sweating a lot. It can also happen if the belt gets wet if you are out in heavy rain.

[SD-thjv]

Do you use conditioner on both sides of the belt?

[theimpaler]

How do I clean a belt that’s stinky from sweat? Will soapy water do?

[jeffbrogan]

Wow I actually feel like an idiot for pulling the belt back!

[Ramvilles]

Ive lost a lot of weight over the couple of years (60 lbs). Is it ok to cut the end of the belt (creating new holes), or just buy another belt? Yes, I'm trying to be cheap, lol.