cleaning leathers

**guzzi_nz** · 18th December 2004, 17:06

Originally Posted by merv

So how come you needed leathers on in a car anyway - didn't you feel safe enough without?

:cool2: I had lost my liecence and allways had leathers on

:cool2:

**FROSTY:Me** · 18th December 2004, 17:22

Aff man --seriously dude --give Baby B a pm -she can clean and recolor your leathers for ya.

For the other folks -looking after your leathers properly will have a few big advantages.
1) They stay looking as new for longer.
2) they stay comfortable by staying supple.
3) they'11 be water "resistant" for longer
4) Most important -Theyll hold together better in a crash
keep in mind -leather is well skin -sorta dried meat
It can rot and be useless ,it can crack up--ditto
same appliess to the thread --cotton thread WILL rot if you use the wrong kind of leather dressing -then ya suit will explode at the seams on impact.
Nylon stitching will tear through the leather eventually if the leather is poor quality or badly treated

**Motu** · 18th December 2004, 17:32

Yeah but - how do you stop them shrinking in the middle bit??

**FROSTY:Me** · 18th December 2004, 17:43

Bloody easy mate -go to any womenswear shop
They sell a special tool for blokes with shrinking leathers.
Its made by a company called Gir its called a rdle