Washing old leathers

[Paul456]

I bought a bike at the weekend and the guy kindly gave me all of his equipment along with the bike. I actually have most of the equipment i need anyway, however i do like his leather jacket quite a lot, and it fits me well. Only problem is that both it and the trousers that go with it smell a bit as you would expect, and aren't really that appealing.

I know i can wash the outsides with leather cleaner, already done that and looks better. I'm more concerned about washing the insides, but i have no idea how, any tips?

I guess i can't just put them in the washing machine without damaging the leathers and they don't have removable linings or anything like that. Could i just turn them inside out and rub some sort of mild soap into them by hand?

[rennie]

could you not just use fabreeze or similar on the inside?

you certainly can't wash them!

[Chrissb6]

Hi, if they worth some money this place i've just found might be worth a call

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

[rushwind]

I bought a bike at the weekend and the guy kindly gave me all of his equipment along with the bike. I actually have most of the equipment i need anyway, however i do like his leather jacket quite a lot, and it fits me well. Only problem is that both it and the trousers that go with it smell a bit as you would expect, and aren't really that appealing.

I know i can wash the outsides with leather cleaner, already done that and looks better. I'm more concerned about washing the insides, but i have no idea how, any tips?

I guess i can't just put them in the washing machine without damaging the leathers and they don't have removable linings or anything like that. Could i just turn them inside out and rub some sort of mild soap into them by hand?

 

steam cleaning???, if u havent got one, i bet you know someone who has!

[Paul456]

Thanks for the advice guys.

could you not just use fabreeze or similar on the inside?

you certainly can't wash them!

Already did that a little bit, but apparently not enough, still smells haha.

Hi, if they worth some money this place i've just found might be worth a call

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

Nice find. Not really sure how much they're worth tbh, but i don't really have any money right now so could still be a lot cheaper than buying some new ones.

steam cleaning???, if u havent got one, i bet you know someone who has!

Ah, good idea, i might try that, don't see what harm it could do as long as i'm careful not to damage the leather with the heat. Thanks.

[Joeman]

turn inside out and leave out in the sun to air. the UV will help kill off some smelly bacteria too.

[Benn]

If you take it to a dry cleaners, they have a special way of cleaning leather stuff which isn't dry cleaning.