What is the best way to clean leathers?

[Raym]

Can any of you guys point me in the right direction on cleaning leathers . I have bought a used pair of Alpinestars in good nick apart from being a little bit grubby

Any help would be great

[cruz]

You could give this a try

http://www.nikwax.com/en-gb/activity/in ... OTORBIKING

[Tango]

I used to use Saddle Soap for cleaning my leathers years ago.....and neatsfoot oil for treating it after.....available from horsey type places......

[Matt Strange]

I used to use Saddle Soap for cleaning my leathers years ago.....

One of the biggest plus points of dating my last ladyfriend, free saddlesoap! . Brilliant stuff.

[The Joker]

That Trannie and Suzanna had a great way to clean a leather sofa.. hairspray apparantly... i think!

[Guest philgale]

Heard baby wipes work really well...

[Raym]

Thanks guys

[Stu]

baby wipes or hot soapy water

then treat with a leather feed once or twice a year

[Stuno1]

I use meguires gold class leather cleaner. It is important not to use a cleaner that saps th eleather natural oils.

Stu

[Silverspring]

Please no baby wipes or hairspray it will effectively weaken the leather. You can get saddle soap on ebay for like £4 and it will last forever.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GOLD-LABEL-GL ... 2a154d567e

All you need is warm water and a sponge, don't use too much water and don't lather the saddle soap. If you want the the ultimate treatment I would recommend this stuff, I use it on my saddle which cost more than a brand new set of bike leathers...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STUBBEN-Haman ... _932wt_648

[XmisterIS]

You need to boil them up with some chicken stock in a big pot for 10 hours.

(I'll get me bowl coat ...)

[dex]

If you want to get the leathers as clean as possible, without risking doing any damage to the leather or the stitching (remember, weakening them is a very bad thing)

Then send them to Scrubbers Leathers.

Damien at Scrubbers has been cleaning leathers for years, he's developed his own unique kit to do it, using natural products to make the cleaning gear (no petroleum based products, nothing that damages the stitching)

He's a favourite with many racers, who know a thing or two about leathers needing to stay strong and protective!

For the time he spends on it, and the care he takes it's an absolute bargain.

http://www.scrubbersleathers.co.uk/