what leather cleaner?

dumpsta · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Karma :

my leathers have got alot of white on them because i like feeling like a power ranger when im walking along lol. just starting to get a bit grubby and was wondering what leather cleaner you guys use or whats best?

cheers fellas
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DucatiEVO · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Karma :

I use the Nikwax leather cleaner (pump spray), but there was one tested in RIDE recently, and that was supposed to be excellent but I can't remember the name unfortunately.
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Wooly R6 · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2005 Karma :

i use nikwax too - very good but smells fucking horrible - after its dried your leathers will smell brand new and look good
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SimonB · Brolly Dolly Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Karma :

I take you all mean this stuff?

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260008541890&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX_Stores

how much did it cost you?
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extreme3d · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Karma :

The snag with white leather is that even when cleaned it's more often than not no longer white. Especially where it's abraded or rubbed with use.

The best option is to clean it with the nikwax or sim above then apply something like this to re-white the white areas. You will be surprised by just how dull the old white was.

https://www.ocado.com/catalog/images-full/18443011_L.jpg

Wooly R6 · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2005 Karma :

MattEMulsion · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Karma :

I use the Nikwax stuff too, it works well. I normally buy mine from Hein Gericke but I think a lot of bike places stock it. Last year it was £5.99 a bottle at Hein Gericke and I can't imagine that its much dearer if any now. It makes the stuff on ebay look expensive but if you are nowhere near a shop then the extra postage from ebay is less than the cost of travelling to the shop.

After you have cleaned your leathers you should put a leather restorer on them to keep them supple. I recommend the Nikwax Leather Restorer to do that job too.
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