Motorcycle Saddle Bags Leather Protection
If we look at all the saddlebags currently available on the market, there are several types of leather used in manufacturing process which depending on quality can be grouped into three major categories. Each category uses different type of leather – vegetable, split and chrome. All these types of material need to be properly cared – cleaned, conditioned, polished and protected - which increase its life and makes it serve you longer.
Since the cleaning solution contains different dangerous chemicals which can impact your health, it is required that all the cleaning is being done in well ventilated place or in the most ideal case –all the work should be done outdoors. Garage can also be a good place, just do not forget to make sure it is ventilated enough.
Before choosing a cleaning solution, make sure that it does not pose any danger to the color of the saddlebag. Choosing the wrong chemicals can impact the thread which stitches the leather. In this case you can try adding some water to it so it dilutes a bit. If you still are not sure whether the cleaning solution will not do any harm – start the cleaning process from the backside of the saddlebag and see how it goes. This of course is not the best scenario, but if you are not sure – at least you will not damage the front of your saddlebags. Do the cleaning with any kind of perfectly clean cloth. If you are consulting with the experts – they will suggest you the nubuk cleaning cloth to get the most of it.
After the cleaning is done, let’s get to conditioning. It has not need to be done on a regular basis; however doing it time to time will keep the saddlebag in an excellent condition. The idea is to lubricate the saddlebags carefully by applying special oil on the surface. Do not forget that leather once was a skin of an animal so it needs to be moisturized to last long and look outstanding.
When first two steps are done, you can move on to polishing which will make your saddlebags look glamorous and outstanding. Just be careful and make sure that it does not clog the pours making the leather become dry.
Once all three stages are completed, we can do the final step in the leather caring process by adding the moister barrier which will block the pours of the leather and will protect it from rain. By doing this, your motorcycle saddle bags will look clean for much longer period of time.
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