Bringing leathers back to life

Bringing leathers back to life

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dern

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Monday 10th April 2017
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Finished working on my kit car earlier than expected yesterday and dragged the bike out for a clean. Had stepped past it in the shed so many times over the last few years and never been inclined to ride it. The only miles it's had on it for a while are the distance to the mot station and back.

Anyway, gave it a clean and flushed the brakes and gave it a service and thought I'd go for a wander. Completely forgot what a brilliant bike I've not been using. It's a 2007 blade...



Anyway the point of the post... my leathers are feeling a bit stiff for want of a better word and need a bit of love. What's decent but not gullibly expensive that I can use to clean and get a bit of flexibility in to them?

Thanks,

Mark

dern

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Monday 10th April 2017
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Biker's Nemesis said:
Hey hello Dern, nice to see old posters back. Anthony Hopkins used something in silence of the lambs to keep old skin supple but I can't remember what it was
Hello there. Fava beans and Chianti wasn't it? I'll get down waitrose on the way home.

dern

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Monday 10th April 2017
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Mayonnaise blows goats, salad cream for the win.

Ordered some dubbin and saddle soap.

Thanks

dern

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Rawwr said:
Same ball park as 'meat paste'. How f*cking ambiguous is that?!
As ambiguous as it is delicious.

School lunches for me in order of deliciousness...

Chocolate spread
Meat paste
Sandwich spread
Crab paste
Fish paste

All ideally on economy white bread with margarine from a massive catering sized tub and made on a sunday for the week and frozen to be (hopefully) defrosted by lunchtime.

You kids are spoiled wink