Grotty leather
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Renapur leather balsam - works amazingly well on old leather. Gets rid of creases and cracks and restores colour. And one tub lasts seemingly forever - I got mine at the NEC bike show about 12 years ago!
www.renapur.com
www.renapur.com
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Will that work on me?Biker's Nemesis said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Will that work on me?
You know what, I never thought about trying it.I'll slap some on before bedtime tonight, instead of my usual moisturising night cream and eye mask, and let you know in the morning.
Rubin215 said:
moanthebairns said:
Rubin215 said:
Saddle soap from the local horsey shop, then a leather food from the same place or good old black Kiwi shoe polish.
I was told by a leather goods maker that you don't want to soften the leather too much as it will be more likely to tear, and you shouldn't really use soap or detergent on leather at all (other than the above) as it makes it more likely to crack.
saddle soap is meant to be bad for motorbike leathersI was told by a leather goods maker that you don't want to soften the leather too much as it will be more likely to tear, and you shouldn't really use soap or detergent on leather at all (other than the above) as it makes it more likely to crack.
source internet, it must be true
The OH was watching hours worth of talent shows last night so I spent the four hours on the living room floor with a few basins of water and about a million J cloths cleaning my leathers.
Heres some before and after pictures to show just how good this stuff is!
before
after
Products are Gliptone leather cleaner and Renapur wax.
I was amazed just how good the Gliptone was and how far it goes, £7 a bottle and Ive only used a 8th of it after doing boots, jacket and leather trousers. Dont be shy slap it on the massage it in gently with a the o/h's nail brush. Leave for few mins then wipe clean with water.
It took me about 4 hours in total to wash and wax but well worth it. Only downside was I didnt think it was that good at cleaning my kangaroooooo gloves, I was affraid of ruining them so only done one, it didnt come out that great to be honest.
The Renapur wax seems good, a little goes a long way something which I must have forgot cause my arse was sliding everywhere on the seat of the bike today. But it brings the lift back to aged leathers. Wax is £14 odd but It will last years.
Hope this helps anyone choosing leather cleaner etc. And thanks for phers steering me in the direction of these products, well happy.
Heres some before and after pictures to show just how good this stuff is!
before
after
Products are Gliptone leather cleaner and Renapur wax.
I was amazed just how good the Gliptone was and how far it goes, £7 a bottle and Ive only used a 8th of it after doing boots, jacket and leather trousers. Dont be shy slap it on the massage it in gently with a the o/h's nail brush. Leave for few mins then wipe clean with water.
It took me about 4 hours in total to wash and wax but well worth it. Only downside was I didnt think it was that good at cleaning my kangaroooooo gloves, I was affraid of ruining them so only done one, it didnt come out that great to be honest.
The Renapur wax seems good, a little goes a long way something which I must have forgot cause my arse was sliding everywhere on the seat of the bike today. But it brings the lift back to aged leathers. Wax is £14 odd but It will last years.
Hope this helps anyone choosing leather cleaner etc. And thanks for phers steering me in the direction of these products, well happy.
thought id bring this thread back to life as it the time of year to clean those leathers up.
used the same products at the weekend on my one piece that I had a crash in at 50 ish mph.
it was covered in dirt, within a few hours of cleaning it with the above product and waxing it the results were great.
the deep scuffs are still there and damage to the plastic armour but at a glance the leathers look brand new.
the wax really helped cover up all the scuffs and scrathes on the ass.
for the deep ones it never done much but thats to be expected.
I cannot recommend these highly enough.
used the same products at the weekend on my one piece that I had a crash in at 50 ish mph.
it was covered in dirt, within a few hours of cleaning it with the above product and waxing it the results were great.
the deep scuffs are still there and damage to the plastic armour but at a glance the leathers look brand new.
the wax really helped cover up all the scuffs and scrathes on the ass.
for the deep ones it never done much but thats to be expected.
I cannot recommend these highly enough.
Yazza54 said:
My spidi jacket is looking a bit second hand, I've tried a sponge and soapy water which didn't do an awful lot. It mostly looks ok but up close on the white parts it's grotty as anything, like dirt is ingrained in the leather. How do you guys clean leathers?
Dr Leather or Liquid leather and a shoe polishing brush to agitate gently... Holy thread bump!!!
Edited by Mr OCD on Monday 16th December 11:06
its simple economics, decent leathers are expensive.
thus treating them and cleaning them to ensure they last longer = spending less money.
to be fair, the wax I use actually makes them really waterproof. I dont really bother with textiles in the summer when im out in the rain or any over coat as the leathers with a coating of wax is pretty waterproof.
of course maybe people like you and prolapse think its exceptable to fall in the kitty litter and then wear the same grotty leathers for months of end without as much as flinging a wet j-cloth against them hoping it sticks.
clean leathers is next to godliness
thus treating them and cleaning them to ensure they last longer = spending less money.
to be fair, the wax I use actually makes them really waterproof. I dont really bother with textiles in the summer when im out in the rain or any over coat as the leathers with a coating of wax is pretty waterproof.
of course maybe people like you and prolapse think its exceptable to fall in the kitty litter and then wear the same grotty leathers for months of end without as much as flinging a wet j-cloth against them hoping it sticks.
clean leathers is next to godliness
jord294 said:
i'd advise you get in touch with http://www.scrubbersleathers.co.uk/posting.html
did an absolutely awesome job of cleaning 5 years of crud from my 1 piece leathers
+1 for Scrubbers Leathers. Worth the money, because Scrubbers brought my leathers back to looking, feeling and smelly nearly new did an absolutely awesome job of cleaning 5 years of crud from my 1 piece leathers
(The leathers were a decade old.)I'm quite happy to clean and feed my own leathers. Every so often, however, leathers benefit from a professional touch. Enter Scrubbers ... excellent service.
Scrubbers worked miracles on my textile kit too. I sent a filthy 4-year old textile jacket to Scrubbers. It came back looking like a new jacket.
I find it bloody therapeutic to be honest....its hard work though to properly clean and wax a one piece boots and gloves that has been down the road and into mud your talking 4 hours. still it meant avoiding the x-factor with the other half.
saying that it would be so easier on a table instead of a hard wooden floor.
saying that it would be so easier on a table instead of a hard wooden floor.
moanthebairns said:
I find it bloody therapeutic to be honest....its hard work though to properly clean and wax a one piece boots and gloves that has been down the road and into mud your talking 4 hours. still it meant avoiding the x-factor with the other half.
saying that it would be so easier on a table instead of a hard wooden floor.
TBH I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than watch Xfactor and all the other crap on tv like it. saying that it would be so easier on a table instead of a hard wooden floor.
When you do them does it make your arse slip about on the seat ? Mine are bad enough for doing that as it is.
theshrew said:
moanthebairns said:
I find it bloody therapeutic to be honest....its hard work though to properly clean and wax a one piece boots and gloves that has been down the road and into mud your talking 4 hours. still it meant avoiding the x-factor with the other half.
saying that it would be so easier on a table instead of a hard wooden floor.
TBH I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than watch Xfactor and all the other crap on tv like it. saying that it would be so easier on a table instead of a hard wooden floor.
When you do them does it make your arse slip about on the seat ? Mine are bad enough for doing that as it is.
it does wear off after a few rides or wiping your arse along the grass.
I once knew a guy who was that fat he used black to black on his seat. I nearly fell off it when I sat on his blade, I asked him why the f
k he had done this, "helps me move around". YES he was that fat. 
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Will that work on me? You know what, I never thought about trying it.I'll slap some on before bedtime tonight, instead of my usual moisturising night cream and eye mask, and let you know in the morning.
Oh well....
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