I've cleaned a lot of leather (saddles bridles) - and most all the cleaners
say not to use them on suede.
For the leather part you could use either glycerine saddle soap or a product
like Lexol's Leather Cleaner, which works well and doesn't stain or darken
leather, or leave a residue. A combination of Murphy's Oil Soap mixed with
olive oil at a one to one ratio works for cleaning plain leather, but not for
suede.
For suede, I've used a rubber eraser a suede brush (little metal comb/brush
thingy).
This sounds like it would be time consuming on patchwork, so maybe a dry
cleaner with experience in suede would be worth the investment.
Patty
From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of
Robin Netherton [ro...@netherton.net]
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 2:21 PM
To: Historic Costume List
Subject: [h-cost] Leather cleaning
I have acquired a secondhand jacket of leather-and-suede patchwork in reds and
blacks. It's in excellent shape -- leather is supple and seams are all intact
-- but it could use some cleaning (nothing major, just the sort of grime that
comes around cuffs and corners with routine wear). I know nothing about
cleaning leather, and I also know both red and black dyes are prone to
bleeding, running, and other ills. What's the safest way to get this cleaned?
If I take it to a cleaners, is there a particular specialty treatment I should
look for? If I do it myself, is there a particular product or approach that
would be best?
--Robin
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