Tuesday, October 20, 2009

HOMEMADE LEATHER CLEANERS (INEXPENSIVE AND EFFICIENT!)



     I recently bought some smokin hot leather boots from Ebay. To my dismay when I recieved them the leather looked dull and tired eventhough they were new. So starts my search for the perfect homemade mixture to make my boots look marvelous. Now to find my leather jacket that is similar to the one pictured worn by Nina Dobrev. For cleaning leather at home this is what I found...
***********Leather Cleaning***********************

 For general cleaning use a mixture of ¼ vinegar and ½ cup olive oil. Store it in a bottle and shake well. Spray this mixture on the leather and wipe. Use an ivory soap for producing lather on leather. Do not rinse the leather; instead buff it. On leather desks use 1 tablespoon Murphy's oil soap diluted in 1 part of water. For removing stain; just rub some toothpaste. Take a mixture of 1 part vinegar and 2 parts of neat's foot oil. Apply in a spinning motion, leave it for 9 hours then buff. Another trick is to dip a soft cotton in rubbing alcohol and rub on the stain. On smaller stains prepare a paste of 1 part cream of tartar and 1 part lemon juice. Apply the paste on the stain let it set for an hour and wipe clean. When you have Ink stains, use nail polish remover (non-acetone). For hard stains try aerosol hair spray.
For removal of  road salts on shoes, try a solution of 1 part water and 1 part white vinegar. Dip a cotton in the solution and wipe the shoes. Petroleum jelly will make them shiny. When cleaning and conditioning your leather clothes; make a mixture of 40-60 drops of essential oil, 1/3 olive oil, 8-12 drops of grape fruit extract, 1/3 castile soap and ½ gallon of water. Store in a spray bottle. Spray directly on the stains, clean with a soft cloth then buff. When leather clothes have an odor, leave in a steamy bathroom with a few drops  lemon essential oil in the tub. It is a good idea to dry leather with a hair dryer.
Test the solutions on a little patch before directly applying them directly to the stains on your leather goods

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