| Are your leather products clean as a bean? Leather | | | | Saddle soap contains two primary ingredients: mild |
| remains one of the best materials that manufacturers | | | | soap and softening components. As its name |
| use today. It is sturdy, yet supple. It can be colored, | | | | suggests, people frequently use saddle soap to |
| and then retain its color. It can be used produce a | | | | soften leather on horse saddles. To use saddle soap, |
| variety of products, ranging from gloves to | | | | dampen a sponge, apply saddle soap to the sponge, |
| briefcases. Leather is also perfect for various | | | | and then create lather. Next, use tiny circles to |
| motorcycle products, such as leather saddlebags. | | | | create a thin coat on the lather. You should |
| Here are some tips for cleaning leather, in order for it | | | | repeatedly rinse and lather the sponge again. After |
| to retain its good-as-new appearance: | | | | cleaning the saddlebags, add a leather conditioner. |
| 1. Clean the leather often | | | | 4. Wash with moisturizing soap |
| It is quite easy to remove spots of dirt and grime on | | | | In this case, use a dampened cloth with moisturizing |
| leather products. However, the key is to clean it | | | | soap, to create lather on the leather. Afterwards, do |
| often. Once dirt, mud, etc. have set into the grains of | | | | NOT rinse. Instead, simply buff the leather, to create |
| the leather, they are more difficult to remove. If you | | | | an attractive shine. |
| take your motorcycle on a road trip, then you should | | | | 5. Use various methods for removing spots |
| consider taking a can of quality leather cleaner with | | | | If your leather saddlebags have spots of dirt, mud, |
| you. At the end of the day, clean off the dirt and | | | | etc., you can try a variety of methods to remove |
| grime that has accumulated on the saddlebags. | | | | them. One scheme is to add rubbing alcohol to a |
| 2. Dust the leather surface before cleaning it | | | | cotton swab, and then pat the spot. Your next plan |
| Most of us would agree that it makes little sense not | | | | of attack is cuticle remover (not to be confused with |
| to sweep a floor before mopping it. Likewise, you | | | | nail-polish remover). Make sure that the product is |
| should dust the surface of the saddlebags, prior to | | | | not oily. After applying the cuticle remover, let it sit |
| cleaning it. The two main materials to use are a soft | | | | on the saddlebags overnight. Then in the morning, |
| cloth or a microfiber cloth. Microfiber products contain | | | | use a damp cloth to wipe off the liquid. To remove |
| manmade fibers that people use for various | | | | water spots, use a little water to wet the area, and |
| functions, such as cleaning. The main benefits of | | | | then let it dry (but NOT in the sun). |
| microfiber cloths are that they are extremely soft, | | | | Like other materials, you must clean leather using |
| can hold water weighing up to 700% of their own | | | | certain methods and materials. Keep your leather |
| weight, and can retain their form well. | | | | saddlebags glistening for rock and roll road trips! |
| 3. Wash with saddle soap | | | | |