Cleaning Leathers

Post by **Jay** » Sep 15th, '05, 16:49

I was wondering whats best for cleaning your leathers

, as some of you know mine are white/Red/Silver, the white is getting a little black now so how do i try and get the black stuff off

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sep 15th, '05, 17:03

Jay, this may sound stupid, but I had an MX bike where the seat was made of leather and a bit of it was white, and I tried bleach and Cif on it, and both cleaned it right up.

CvPiper · Post by **CvPiper** » Sep 15th, '05, 17:18

Saddle soap.

Post by **Jay** » Sep 15th, '05, 17:22

saddle soap...............is it any good

TC · Post by TC » Sep 15th, '05, 17:30

Always found soap and water worked well for me.

Also I use a 'beeswax' solution (you can usually find it at any bike show, then clean your boots with it as a demo) called "Renapur - Leather Balsam. Apply it really sparingly and it brings the leathers up like new, and also adds some rain protection as the water just pours off...

Here is what it says on the tub

"Renapur's natural ingredients protects, waterproofs and nourishes all leathers, restoring their original softness and colour, preserving its looks and extending its life"

http://www.renapur.co.uk/

The balsam lasts for ages, I'm still on my original pot and I bought it two years ago. Good stuff!

Post by **Jay** » Sep 15th, '05, 18:07

Cheers Chris mate

CvPiper · Post by **CvPiper** » Sep 15th, '05, 18:10

Yeah saddle soap is great will have them gleaming

brigham · Post by **brigham** » Sep 15th, '05, 18:37

Bugger the outside, how do I remove that putrid smell from the inside. I think my wife, kids and even the dog are gonna pass out soon whenever I take off my leather trousers

Anyone know the best way to get them smelling fresh once again

CvPiper · Post by **CvPiper** » Sep 15th, '05, 18:40

Clean under the foreskin.

No, seriously, not got a clue, mine stink, so willtake the lining out for washing as dispense 2 cans of fabreze into the rest

brigham · Post by **brigham** » Sep 15th, '05, 18:42

Twit

My lining is not removable. It does say on the label that they should only be cleaning professionally. Trying to think of a better way other than spending shedloads on removing the stale sweat etc YUK

CvPiper · Post by **CvPiper** » Sep 15th, '05, 19:36

There is a lauderette chain cleaning place that has a branch in Tiverton, I noticed they said they can clean leather garments, wonder if i should dump my fly ridden skanky leathers and see if they can do it?

Post by **Jay** » Sep 15th, '05, 19:37

CvPiper wrote:There is a lauderette chain cleaning place that has a branch in Tiverton, I noticed they said they can clean leather garments, wonder if i should dump my fly ridden skanky leathers and see if they can do it?

they might shrink mate

CvPiper · Post by **CvPiper** » Sep 15th, '05, 19:41

If that happened i'd bill them for a set of alpine stars

Post by **Jay** » Sep 15th, '05, 19:42

CvPiper wrote:If that happened i'd bill them for a set of alpine stars

too right

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Sep 15th, '05, 20:22

Jay wrote:I was wondering whats best for cleaning your leathers

Stop being so randy and leave the ice cream and strawberries in the kitchen and not take them to bed with you.

You were on about your GIMP SUIT weren't you???

Sorry JAY did i let the cat out the bag

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