For visual learners, you may watch this video. You may use olive oil as substitute to leather wipes, cleaner, and conditioner.
- 4 small and clean rags
- water
- mild liquid hand soap
- olive oil
My old, dusty, dirty leather bag before cleaning. Notice that the metal parts are very oily.
What I did:
1. I wiped the bag using dry rag to remove the dirt and dust.
3. I wiped my leather bag with the damp rag with mild liquid hand soap using firm but calculated pressure. I didn't change my rag because my bag was not too dirty. Note: In case you are cleaning very dirty leather items, replace the rag if
it gets too dirty so that you are not just smearing the dirt around.
5. I wiped my leather bag down with a clean, dry rag and made sure that it was completely dry.
6. I massaged a small amount of olive oil into the leather. I poured
about six drops of olive oil on a clean, dry rag and worked it into the rag. I used firm
but calculated pressure to work the oil into the leather. The leather should not be darker, shiny nor sticky. I used a
dry cloth to buff off the excess oil.
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| My old bag looked so nice and clean!I'm so happy with the results! |
