The pleasure of leather
Leather is one fashion item that goes with everything. It doesn’t matter if it is in the form of shoes, boots, coats, and dresses. Leather furniture show you have taste, style, and panache. There is something about leather that appeals to the senses and arouses our emotions. The feel of leather gives us an incredible amount visual and tactile pleasure.
Today, you are going to learn 12 steps to keeping your leather in perfect and pristine condition. If done on a regular basis your leather apparels and even furniture give you a lifetime of beauty, service, and ongoing pleasure
7 Steps to clean treated & untreated leather
STEP #1：Discover if your Leather is treated or not
This is an important first step as it will dictate …show more content…
Gently remove and crusted on debris and check in crevices between the sole of the shoe and the leather upper. A toothpick can help in this. Use a soft bristle brush to remove anything else you find on the other surfaces.
STEP #3：Rub clean with a soft cloth
Rub down the entire leather surface in even strokes during this step.
STEP #4：Now clean again with a moisten cloth
Repeat with a wet cloth for treated leather. However, for untreated leather you need to use saddle soap. Take a bit of your saddle soap and add water and whip into a lather. Apply this with your cloth. With another cloth remove the saddle soap.
STEP #5：Let it dry
Here is where many people make mistakes and ruin their leather goods. Do not put your leather outside to dry in the sun. Do not use a blow drier/heater/steam radiator to dry it either. This can cause the leather to crack and discolor. The right way is to let it sit and dry in the open air at normal room temps and humidity.
STEP #6：It is now time to treat the leather
Again, you need to know if your leather apparel is treated leather or not, will point you in down the right path for performing this …show more content…
Let dry naturally. (See Step #5 for treated and untreated leather) After the suede has dried brush with your suede brush as in Step #3.
To remove stains a bit of talcum powder is applied to a grease spot or stain. Briskly rub the powder into the stain to get all the way in. Let the suede relax and dry. You then use your suede brush to remove the stain and residue of the talcum powder.
STEP #5：Spray with a protective coating
You want to then seal your suede against moisture and staining for the future. A good silicone spray treatment can be had from a leather goods store or a shoe store. Other products are also available th.at can do the job almost as well. Do not use Scotchgard. Kiwi, Nuback, and Nikwax make suitable products that can be found at your leather/shoe store. Amazon stocks them as well.
STEP #6：Store suede in the open air
Store your suede where it can breathe. This is also a good thing to do for your other leather as well. Leather cooped up in boxes or sealed bags invites cracking, mold, and premature aging of your suede and other leather apparel.
Final
Leather is one fashion item that goes with everything. It doesn’t matter if it is in the form of shoes, boots, coats, and dresses. Leather furniture show you have taste, style, and panache. There is something about leather that appeals to the senses and arouses our emotions. The feel of leather gives us an incredible amount visual and tactile pleasure.
Today, you are going to learn 12 steps to keeping your leather in perfect and pristine condition. If done on a regular basis your leather apparels and even furniture give you a lifetime of beauty, service, and ongoing pleasure
7 Steps to clean treated & untreated leather
STEP #1：Discover if your Leather is treated or not
This is an important first step as it will dictate …show more content…
Gently remove and crusted on debris and check in crevices between the sole of the shoe and the leather upper. A toothpick can help in this. Use a soft bristle brush to remove anything else you find on the other surfaces.
STEP #3：Rub clean with a soft cloth
Rub down the entire leather surface in even strokes during this step.
STEP #4：Now clean again with a moisten cloth
Repeat with a wet cloth for treated leather. However, for untreated leather you need to use saddle soap. Take a bit of your saddle soap and add water and whip into a lather. Apply this with your cloth. With another cloth remove the saddle soap.
STEP #5：Let it dry
Here is where many people make mistakes and ruin their leather goods. Do not put your leather outside to dry in the sun. Do not use a blow drier/heater/steam radiator to dry it either. This can cause the leather to crack and discolor. The right way is to let it sit and dry in the open air at normal room temps and humidity.
STEP #6：It is now time to treat the leather
Again, you need to know if your leather apparel is treated leather or not, will point you in down the right path for performing this …show more content…
Let dry naturally. (See Step #5 for treated and untreated leather) After the suede has dried brush with your suede brush as in Step #3.
To remove stains a bit of talcum powder is applied to a grease spot or stain. Briskly rub the powder into the stain to get all the way in. Let the suede relax and dry. You then use your suede brush to remove the stain and residue of the talcum powder.
STEP #5：Spray with a protective coating
You want to then seal your suede against moisture and staining for the future. A good silicone spray treatment can be had from a leather goods store or a shoe store. Other products are also available th.at can do the job almost as well. Do not use Scotchgard. Kiwi, Nuback, and Nikwax make suitable products that can be found at your leather/shoe store. Amazon stocks them as well.
STEP #6：Store suede in the open air
Store your suede where it can breathe. This is also a good thing to do for your other leather as well. Leather cooped up in boxes or sealed bags invites cracking, mold, and premature aging of your suede and other leather apparel.
Final