| Author | Message | ||
     Barker |
Just got a new suit  Cant find much form Teknic about care. Is there ant thing I can do to protect it from rain/water? How do I clean it? Remove bugs and funk? Please advise. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Talcum powder? Oh sorry, I thought you said get it on & off, not clean it off.  | ||
| Darthane |
There are a billion different leather cleaners/conditioners out there - I've never found one to be particularly better than another. Since buying a motorcyle some seven years ago I've accumulated a LOT of leather. My most recent acquisition is an ankle-length duster that I got as a new winter coat...I love that thing to death, but I get salt and crap all over it constantly. Most suits are pretty water-repellant to begin with, but you can try treating it with a waterproofer/conditioner like mink oil (which has the added benefit of helping it soften up). As to cleaning off 'top' grime like dirt and bugs, I've always kept some leather cleaning wipes with me when I take longer rides, and at the end of the day I just take that to the suit and off they come. | ||
| Barker |
where can I get these leather wipes? Brand? store? thanx | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
I've always gone to Equestrian suppliers for leather care stuff, good products & not generally ripoff prices. | ||
| Darthane |
You can find the wipes (Armor All makes some, as do plenty of other companies) at virtually any large department store, typically in the automotive section (and sometimes in household cleaners, marketed for cleaning leather furniture). For the [mink oil] conditioner, I went to a local custom leather shop and simply asked for their opinion on what to use, and bought it from there. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
you don't want to use anything that will make you slip off the saddle when you do that wheelie. | ||
| Buell_nm |
I've used Ivory soap on all my leather horse gear for years... it cleans great and doesn't dry out the leather. I was told to use it by a guy who used to do custom leather work.. chaps, saddles, bridles and furniture. I used it to get the mustard off my leathers it worked great that didn't do any damage... Don't ask. | ||
| Coturi |
Lexol, its a great conditioner and preservative. | ||
| Igneroid |
Talcum powder?  } | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Baby oil is just toooo slippy. | ||
| Spiderman |
"The powder and lotion have formed a paste!" |
