Secret to renew leather bag (part 2)

Yesterday, Green Longan has introduced some tips to renew leather bag (click here). Today, we continue to share some information about that.

leather products

1. Cleanses the leather

To keep leather products such as hand bag, backpack, cambodia bag, ... always clean, shiny, you must select products dedicated to help keep the natural oils of the leather. If using normal detergent will damage the leather products.

detegent

Before bleaching, bleaching in a small place hard to see, wait a few minutes, if not there are signs of change, continued bleaching whole the leather product.

You can manually dispensing detergent used for leather products from accessories to furniture: 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/2 cup of vinegar and 10 drops of lemon oil. Use a soft cloth to wipe the surface of leather product.

olive oil

2. Soften

hand bag

Using hair conditioner can help lubricate the leather and softness. However, be careful with contain petroleum products or mineral oil, because they can damage the leather. If your hand bag, backpack, cambodia bag, ... are exposed to sunlight or moisture, should soften regularly.

Mix white vinegar with linseed oil at the ratio of 1:2. Dipped cloth in, and then rub the leather product, after 12 hours, rub again with a soft cloth.

3. Polish

cambodia bag

Not any polished material can polish and make leather beautifully, because some kind of polished material containing pigments, can severely damage the natural leather color. Should buff with a soft cloth.

4. Protect

Unprotected leather product will make it hardens and cracks faster. Apply preservative to leather after dry and clean. With high class leather, it is best to laundry with washing machine dedicated.