How do you clean leather

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:49 pm

I have a piece of soft thin leather that is dirty and has some rust stains on it. I'm going to make some small pouches out of it, but it needs cleaned and I'm not sure how to do it.
The material is kind of a bluish gray color so I suspect it's been died. I don't want to damage what's already there.

Help......

Joe

azzhandler · Post by **azzhandler** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:28 pm

I clean my saddles with LEXOIL and it doesnt darken them murphy's oil soap will work also but might darken the leather

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:03 pm

Lexol is great, saddle soap, Butcher's Bowling Alley Wax,
and one of the better leather treatments is Obenauf's, which is based on beeswax
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/goo13.htm

Post by **Hobie** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:27 pm

Lexol or saddle soap.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:43 pm

Most anything you put on that leather is going to darken it. I'd try some leather upholstery cleaner on a small section and see what happens.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:51 pm

Lexol

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:27 pm

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one of the better leather treatments is Obenauf's

+1

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:01 pm

To clean, I'd probably use saddle soap if I had it. Murphy's Oil soap works too. Then I'd apply the preservative/conditioner. I used Lexol exclusively on my saddles for a long time, but when ever I would go over it, I would get alot of brown...seemed like the leather was breaking down. I've never had a problem using olive oil. Seems to work great. Works on people hide too.

harry · Post by **harry** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:12 pm

Soap and hot water, then throw in the dyer.

Harry

L_Kilkenny · Post by **L_Kilkenny** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:23 am

harry wrote:Soap and hot water, then throw in the dyer.
Harry

Not sure about the dryer part but a big plus one on the soap and water. Water is not bad for decent leather, that's why they tan it. It will be stiff after you wash and dry it though so put on some olive oil or PURE neatsfoot oil to restore it.

LK

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