Getting leather gloves wet ok?

[dern]

Is getting my leather gloves sopping wet going to do them any harm (in terms of their ability to protect me in a crash) if I dry them out slowly?

They're alpinestars gp plus gloves made from kangaroo leather I believe.

Thanks,

Mark

[Vitesse39]

I would think they'll be fine once dry. Same as the rest of your leathers.

Hope so anyway as I only have summer gloves, which I've used all through the winter.

Give us a shout if you do find that it scews them up

[Mad Dave]

Shouldn't do them any harm at all, itll just make them supple up a bit and 'break them in' if theyre new.

[itchy]

I think drying them slowly is the preferred approach. In my experience, when it's been necessary to dry them on a radiator, they feel a bit crusty afterwards. Use some leather feed to keep them supple.

Don't know whether crash protection is compromised but I suspect not (if they're dry at the time of the crash).

[s2rr Kitty]

Don't dry them out with extreme heat - I understand that does more damage than getting them wet - let them dry gently in an airing cupboard or something.

If they do get drenched & they were very expensive you could use some leather feed or leather dubbin (from a saddlers).

Mine have been soaked before & are totally fine.

[dern]

Thanks for that.

I love my gp gloves to bits and have had them for over 4 years and would hate to knacker them but mainly would hate to have to pay for some new ones

Regards,

Mark

[rsvmilly]

s2rr Kitty said:

.. you could use some leather feed or leather dubbin (from a saddlers).

Defo a good idea. My Alpinestars GP Plus lasted five years of showers/summer riding.

I lent them to someone a short while ago. He suffered a low speed spill and the gloves were hardly marked. His cheapo jacket was another story, though.

[dern]

rsvmilly said:

My Alpinestars GP Plus lasted five years of showers/summer riding.

What gave way in the end? Mine have gone a bit bleached looking after 4 years but still look and feel strong.

Mark

[rsvmilly]

dern said:

rsvmilly said: My Alpinestars GP Plus lasted five years of showers/summer riding. What gave way in the end? Mine have gone a bit bleached looking after 4 years but still look and feel strong. Mark

Mine bleached terribly. Instead of black they went green. They saw a few too many showers and lazy maintenance on my part. Eventually the leather went a bit hard. As I said, though, they still protected my friend during his spill - hardly a scuff on them, and no broken stitching. If I posted pictures of the palms you'd be hard presses to see where they hit the deck.

I replaced them with some Dainese - similar all-black styling (so Kitty would like them). They weren't cheap but if they last five years then thats about £30 p.a. for protected mits. Bargain.