How do you clean your leathers?

[TOTO]

Hello boys and Gals. I had decided to clean my leather jacket today, read the instructions and it said just to use water and a towel and to wipe it off. no wasning by hand or machine, no ironing, no soap. Tried with a towel and water - works but it is far from clean.:oi-grr: Went to the supermarket but I had no luck finding a leather cleaner. there is a conditioner but not cleaner.:oi-grr:

What do you use to clean your leathers ? Any special chemical for cleaning leather on the market ? any special technique? taughts and advice highly apprechiated.

Cheers.

[onearmedbandit]

I use a spray-on leather show cleaner. It comes with its own brush so makes quick work of cleaning bugs etc off. Then I treat them with a leather conditioner.

This place stocks (http://www.stonesshoes.co.nz/products/protectant-conditioner.html) the Secondwind range, but I don't see the specific cleaner I use.

[Steam]

...Went to the supermarket but I had no luck finding a leather cleaner. there is a conditioner but not cleaner...

I think you can PM BabyB, she'll sell you a great cleaner/conditioner fluid. She also does great professional cleaning and restoring jobs... and I mean AWESOME. Look at the photos in this thread... (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=38972)

Also, if you do a search for Cleaning and Leather, you get ONE MILLION THREADS about it.

[HungusMaximist]

Give Motorcycle Safety Wear a call on 309 9555 and ask for Kerrie. Their website is www.msw.co.nz

I've been dealing with them for patching up binned leathers and they do a great job, though I am sure she would know a few things about cleaning leathers.

[Steam]

A MILLION I say. No, a BILLION.

Egad!

[Kittyhawk]

:laugh: is this from a recent slide perhaps?

[TOTO]

:laugh: is this from a recent slide perhaps?

lol , no kitty, its from the polution of all the cars. the slide I had can hardly be noticed on my jacket(which is leather) - my pants anoither story lol.

Kitty what do you use ?

[Kittyhawk]

lol , no kitty, its from the polution of all the cars. the slide I had can hardly be noticed on my jacket(which is leather) - my pants anoither story lol.

Kitty what do you use ?

I use jif to get bugs and stuff of. Its leather if it can take a falling to the road it will pretty much take anything to clean it.

If its mould (like my cruiser jacket was covered in) then just warm water and soap.

works for me.-

[slimjim]

yea bloody leather wipes work just as well too, cheep too

[NZsarge]

yea bloody leather wipes work just as well too, cheep too

Johnson (and Johnson?) baby wipes, full of conditioners etc, no acids etc.
Dirt cheap too.
Any quality brand of baby wipes should be fine.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Johnson (and Johnson?) baby wipes, full of conditioners etc, no acids etc.
Dirt cheap too.
Any quality brand of baby wipes should be fine.

One trusts that they comply with the relevant truth-in-advertising laws by being composed of ACTUAL babies?



;)

seriously thats a good idea.

My road leathers are fairly new, so I am using just a wet cloth presently. As an aside there seems to be a lot of bugs around this summer: judging by the amount of spooge I wipe off after even only a couple of hours riding

[NZsarge]

seriously thats a good idea.

My road leathers are fairly new, so I am using just a wet cloth presently. As an aside there seems to be a lot of bugs around this summer: judging by the amount of spooge I wipe off after even only a couple of hours riding

I'd love to say thanks and take credit but I can't, was put on to it by a guy round here that makes racing leathers, very interest bloke, everything he says seems to say seems to make perfect sense once he gives you his usual in depth explanation....

[Hitcher]

I clean mine by riding in the rain.

[NZsarge]

I'd love to say thanks and take credit but I can't, was put on to it by a guy round here that makes racing leathers, very interest bloke, everything he says seems to say seems to make perfect sense once he gives you his usual in depth explanation....

While we were chating away he treated my jacket with "Liquid leather" awesome stuff.

[Patch]

Meguiar's Gold Class Rich Leather Foam Cleaner and Conditioner

At your nearest R.E.P.C.O. store about twenty bucks - good stuff


Meguiar's for everything - you need to watch more tv dude

[NZsarge]

Meguiar's Gold Class Rich Leather Foam Cleaner and Conditioner

At your nearest R.E.P.C.O. store about twenty bucks - good stuff


Meguiar's for everything - you need to watch more tv dude

Dunno about their leather gear but Meguiars is good shit. Don't see any reason for the leather gear to be any different I guess.

[The Stranger]

Fucken posers!
I can't ride today, I'm cleaning my leathers.
Only time you need to clean your leathers is if you shat yourself or if you came in them - preferably not at the same time.
Other than that, ride fast in the rain.
Leathers come out clean and moisturised.

[Patch]

Who you calling a poser ya queen of bling? :jerry:

[nick69]

The best stuff to use is Renapur leather balsalm. It is a wax which has natural ingredients which protect, waterproofs and nourishes leather. It also restores the orignal softness and colour. I have been using this stuff for over 15 years and one 250ml tub does for a year or two. I use this on my work boots and other leathers. If you have problems finding this the company are based in West Sussex, United Kingdom. Its bloody good stuff and resulting in the amount of crap it takes off my boots and leathers really worth the dosh. If i remember it was only $30 for a tub, not the cheapest but definately the best. :Punk:

[Conquiztador]

When your leathers get older and dry it gets more tricky to get the blood out as it tends to soke in. And it makes the leathers stiff too. But old motor oil works wonders. It also makes the leathers waterproof.

[vifferman]

The best stuff to use is Renapur leather balsalm.
I've got some of that, and I don't rate it. Compared to other products like SnoSeal, it doesn't measure up as far as waterproofing, restoring the leather's suppleness, etc. It's a little less sticky than SnoSeal, so easier to apply (and soaks in), but I have this sneaky suspicion it may be mostly something like vaseline, as it has the same consistency, unlike SnoSeal that's mostly B Zwhacks, or beeswax or whatever.

I'm basically a lazy sod, and I'm still looking for something that sprays on, or wipes on easily, or even better, that applies itself. So far, SnoSeal has the best performance, but it's the hardest to apply, due to its stickiness. On the other end of the scale, I have some products like Zorbilene that are relatively easy to apply, but next to useless.