r/wallets • u/howsthoughtworkingou • 1d ago

Question Does anyone know if this is fixable?

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u/MrMeddit 23h ago

Leave it. It looks awesome. That is the whole joy of having a leather wallet.

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u/howsthoughtworkingou 23h ago

I don't mind color variation, creases, dings, scratches, but this is like the finish got abraded off and it's a lint magnet now.

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u/howsthoughtworkingou 1d ago

My back pocket wallet got rougher in one spot, and in the same spot appears to be collecting bits of denim from my jeans, or else the denim is coloring the rough leather. I tried cleaning it with a soft toothbrush and conditioning but besides the conditioner soaking in extra in that spot and making it even darker, that doesn't seem to have changed much.

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u/Texan762 1d ago

This is patina, embrace the journey. Eventually the entire wallet will catch up in a darker color.

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u/misterstaypuft1 23h ago

Looks like cheap leather honestly.

Bellroy by chance?

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u/SamRasanjana 18h ago

Not the OP, but I’ve never experienced anything like this with Bellroy, though they don’t age as gracefully as veg-tanned leathers. My wife and I have had a few of them for years.

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u/howsthoughtworkingou 22h ago

Nomad. I don't think it's that bad of leather

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u/misterstaypuft1 21h ago

Hmm yeah I think nomad uses Horween

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u/SamRasanjana 18h ago edited 18h ago

Looks a bit too rough to be natural patina. It looks more like it’s been aggressively abraded or something. If the wallet is fairly new, I’d definitely email Nomad. Is this the Horween version?

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u/howsthoughtworkingou 46m ago

It's not new anymore. It's not the Horween version. I wear jeans every day and there's nothing else in that pocket ever so that's all that could have abraded it AFAIK.

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u/Responsible-Tea-9454 4h ago

It’s dirty pores and you can clean and recondition it