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Old May 19, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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hey guys was wondering if anyone had any tips on looking after your leathers from full suits, jackets and gloves.
 
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Old May 20, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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well my leather alpinestars says to take it to a pro.but i clean it with leather conditioner with no probs
 
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Old May 20, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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eactly what I did today, went out and bought some leather conditioners. Thanks for the adivce thought there was something more special than that.
 
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Old May 20, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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no prob
 
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Old May 21, 2006 | 05:40 AM
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MOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as 'splained to me, by cows... If it's get'n just bugs off.... water !!!!!!!!! If stains, discoloring dirt, leather CLEANER... then conditioner.
Remember when armour all came out???????(horrible prodoct, actualy took the axioms, right out... remember all those cracked dashes...thank you armour all !!!!) everybody, used it as a universal cleaner/conditioner,just smearing the dirt around,w/ the towel??? Kind of like use'n carwax, to wash the car too... if you just use conditioner to "clean" and condition, in one step... you most likely are spredding all that dust, bugs, ect. in the soup, then leaving it in the top coat.
Water, is enough to loosen and remove, most adherents, if not, then cleaner, then conditioner, only after it's actualy clean. Also use conditioner sparingly... theres nothing worse than trying to dig a product, out of each and every hole, in perferated leather... a med. brush, is handy for bugs in crevises too.
Clean and free, Ripp'n
 
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Old May 22, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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Shoe polish works great on any scuffs or discolorations, especially on white leather.

 
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