Washing or dry cleaning leather pants

[anonymous-user]

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[MDubyaB]

anonymous said:

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Come again?

Definitely hand wash.

[Stuart70]

MDubyaB said:

anonymous said:

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Come again?

Definitely hand wash.

More worried about who came before!

[SteveKTMer]

I read somewhere that you need to use a steamer with acetic acid/water mix and don't blast them but allow the steam to carry the acid into the fibres and inside the leather, then allow them to dry out naturally hanging up.

Not tried it myself but sounds reasonable - the steam and mild acid will kill any bacteria or mould and a quick wipe down afterwards removes it. Do it twice and it's probably done.

I'd clean the outside with https://www.nikwax.com/en-gb/products/Cleaning/lea... then use this to give it a nice finish: https://www.nikwax.com/en-gb/products/waterproofin...