Leather Jacket treatment
Richard B
Something to nourish the leather and extend its life.
Martin G
sure your leather is warm before applying. I use it on all sorts of stuff
besides leather eg. vinyl seat (not slippery like armorall), black plastic
on the bike. Looks great.
regards
martin
canberra
r1100gs (perving longingly at new r1150gs)
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EDWARDS
It's fantastic stuff!
Mike Smith
>Something to nourish the leather and extend its life.
Suggest Gee-Wy, available at all saddlery stores. Be very careful of
Dubbin, some brands tend to rot the stitching.
Warm leather first and can be used on vinyl seats as well. Wipe of excess.
Best
Mike S
Daron Lesslie
Mike Smith <ems...@iexpress.net.au> wrote in message
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Ok..Looking through my Care for your leathers Handbook it reads & I quote
" Do not use paste type leather conditioners."
"Do not use Dubbin, Saddle Soap or GeWy leather conditioners, as these leave
a residue on the suit which attracts dirt."
It goes on to say.
Cleaning Instructions
- Sponge garment over with warm water & a mild detergent ( dishwashing
liquid or mild soap) A paintbrush may also be helpful as ther bristles are
soft & they can reach into the grain or creases....DO NOT USE A SCOURER.
- Sponge over with clean water
- Do NOT saturate leather
- Wipe over with a clean cloth & allow to dry naturally in the shade
- Occasionally apply leather conditioner avoiding a paste conditioner. We
Recommend Zanolin by Tana or Zorbel by Wapro. Both of these product can
generally be found at shoe or shoe repair stores
- To remove bugs, place a damp cloth over area & leave for 15-20mins,
splattered bugs should then wipe off...
That's it str8 from the book..
Cheers
DL
ZXR750 #39
FZR1000
Sean Thompson
a suit. I'm told it's Beeswax based. I have also heard that Dubbin rots
stitching - apparently because it is based on animal fats...
Regards,
Sean
ZX-9R
Mike Smith wrote:
> Richard B wrote in message <37B26E33...@eudoramail.com>...
> >Can anyone suggest the best method to treat a leather jacket.
> >Something to nourish the leather and extend its life.
>
> Suggest Gee-Wy, available at all saddlery stores. Be very careful of
> Dubbin, some brands tend to rot the stitching.
>
> Warm leather first and can be used on vinyl seats as well. Wipe of excess.
>
> Best
>
> Mike S
R Thomas
The trick is to leave the jacket out in the sun for a while and when
warm apply "xxxx" (whatever) and the leather will tend to absorb the
goop quite quickly, then just buff off excess.
Actually I wouldn't worry too much, I've used Dubbin, Beeswax and Zorben
and also just plain done nothing and the only thing that seemed to be
affected was the leather colour. One jacket was abused for 15 years and
the only reason I junked it was because it shrunk and wouldn't fit
(maybe I did put on a little weight).
The main advantage of Dubbin and Beeswax seems to be water proofing.
So from my experience the main factor seems to be the colour and look of
the jacket not the jacket structure itself. The weakest part of the
jacket is the lining and the zips anyway.
RT
In Melbourne
Alan Pennykid
Richard B wrote in message <37B26E33...@eudoramail.com>...
>Can anyone suggest the best method to treat a leather jacket.
>Something to nourish the leather and extend its life.
A few products, Gee-Y, Dubbin or Hide Food.
Dubbin is primarily for waterproofing but does help keep it soft, some say
it rots the stitching, it hasnt happened to me and most thread used in
leathers is Poly/cotton, the cotton can rot but the Poly core cant. Hide
food is specifically designed to nourish and soften leather, I've seen it do
wonders on seats in old British cars. I find the worst thing for your
leather jacket is to get it thoroughly wet then allow it to dry ou too
often, when it dries, the leather losses some of it oils and begins to
stiffen, thats when you really need to give it the treatment, on a sunny
day, so the stuff soaks in well. I seen some people saying they used these
products on their vinyl car seats, well it might make them look better but
it certainly wont make vinyl last longer, it dries out and hardens for other
reasons entirely.
Al
Cenydd Evans
expensive, but they do a good job.
The leather comes up soft, they try to re store its original colours
overall a good job.
If you do use a dry cleaner, check first most do not have the correct
chemicals.
Brendan & Rita
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Zebee Johnstone
>Richard B wrote:
>>
>> Can anyone suggest the best method to treat a leather jacket.
>> Something to nourish the leather and extend its life.
Connolly's Hide Food.
I used to get it from Hutton's in Adelaide, now sadly no more.
I'm told it is recommended by jaguar for their upholstery so ask a Jag
dealer maybe.
I found it excellent stuff - softened and protected the leather
without rotting stitches or leaving a residue.
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ze...@zip.com.au wrote:
> >
> >Richard B wrote:
> >>
> >> Can anyone suggest the best method to treat a leather jacket.
> >> Something to nourish the leather and extend its life.
>
> Connolly's Hide Food.
>
> I used to get it from Hutton's in Adelaide, now sadly no more.
>
> I'm told it is recommended by jaguar for their upholstery so ask a Jag
> dealer maybe.
>
> I found it excellent stuff - softened and protected the leather
> without rotting stitches or leaving a residue.
Yes Effax is good too and not too dear. It's like a fat you rub on the
leather and my 10 yo jacket drank it up and got softer and the fat
helps displace water so it doesn't soak through as quick in a
protracted deluge...
I think it was $15 for about 500 g or a kilo or something...horsy
places sell it for saddles and stuff...
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Daniel Sinnott
It is a good product and as an added bonus, the company has sponsered
motorcycle racers in the past ... good to support a company who puts up
sponsorship dollars.
You may not find it in shops, but they will undoutably be at the GP in the
AMCN tent as usual.
Cheers
Dan
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> Saddle wax is supposed to be very good for maintaining anything leather
>
>
> Cenydd Evans <cen...@primus.com.au> wrote in message
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> > In Melbourne try Shields Dry cleaning, you will find they are very
> > expensive, but they do a good job.
> >
> > The leather comes up soft, they try to re store its original colours
> > overall a good job.
> >
> > If you do use a dry cleaner, check first most do not have the correct
> > chemicals.
> >
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> Something to nourish the leather and extend its life.
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> Can anyone suggest the best method to treat a leather jacket.
> Something to nourish the leather and extend its life.
Fred Kroft
> Can anyone suggest the best method to treat a leather jacket.
> Something to nourish the leather and extend its life.
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