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TechJD · 04-13-2006, 01:29 PM

any suggestions as to cleaning your leather jacket and chaps
I'm pretty sure they are goin to start smelling soon as the weather warms
and I start to sweat

**Clint** · 04-13-2006, 02:38 PM

Febreeze. The bugs are a protectant, IMO.

Rockhead · 04-13-2006, 02:45 PM

Just throw it down on the floor for the dog to lick the bugs off.

bud van houten · 04-13-2006, 03:15 PM

if you're looking to clean the outside, tandy leather has an excellent product. i don't use it(don't wear leathers), but a friend was showing it to me and it really worked. also keeps the leather soft. later, bud

blackie1491 · 04-13-2006, 05:41 PM

I use to use NIKWAX, have not been able to find, switched to mink oil, was not happy with it. Now using Mother's leather cleaner. Works good.

**inspiron** · 04-14-2006, 08:49 AM

Go to your local equestrian store and pick up some saddle soap and some beeswax.

Take a moist (NOT dripping wet) towel, and use a bit of saddle soap to clean the leather. When it's clean and still a bit moist, work in a small amount of beeswax with a clean towel.

For the lining, Febreze is your friend.

Let dry over night, then "polish" away any excess wax.

chrisan · 04-15-2006, 03:38 AM

I use babywipes.
I mean it is good to clean my son's bottom from you know what, and leaves him clean as a wistle and smellin good too. the bugs are KINDERGARDEN for the mighty baby-wipes.

04-13-2006, 01:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
TechJD Found second gear by accident Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: 1996 Shadow ACE VT1100C2 Location: 50 miles south of Lexington, KY Posts: 339	Cleaning your leather any suggestions as to cleaning your leather jacket and chaps I'm pretty sure they are goin to start smelling soon as the weather warms and I start to sweat

04-14-2006, 08:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,073	Go to your local equestrian store and pick up some saddle soap and some beeswax. Take a moist (NOT dripping wet) towel, and use a bit of saddle soap to clean the leather. When it's clean and still a bit moist, work in a small amount of beeswax with a clean towel. For the lining, Febreze is your friend. Let dry over night, then "polish" away any excess wax. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

04-15-2006, 03:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
chrisan Found second gear by accident Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: suzuki bandit 400/ gsxr 600 k4/ gsxr 750 k7 Location: L.A. Posts: 340	I use babywipes. I mean it is good to clean my son's bottom from you know what, and leaves him clean as a wistle and smellin good too. the bugs are KINDERGARDEN for the mighty baby-wipes. __________________ gsxr 600 k4 yellow gsxr 750 k7 silver

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04-13-2006, 02:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rockhead M-J.Com Master Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Bike: M50 Location: 1060 West Addison, Chicago Posts: 3,767	Just throw it down on the floor for the dog to lick the bugs off.

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blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,332	I use to use NIKWAX, have not been able to find, switched to mink oil, was not happy with it. Now using Mother's leather cleaner. Works good.

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