How do you clean a leather coat?

SilentKnight

I have a really nice leather coat, and I accidentally left it at my uncles house over the summer....and he smokes...so now my jacket smells like cigarettes. I took it too the dry cleaner but they said they cant clean leather and they had no idea who could...so what should I do?



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bigdaddyjunior

Go to a tack shop and buy a can of leather soap.

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gun_runner

I would hang ot outside for a few days(sheltered of coarse. The fresh air will clean it. Put it in the sun if you know it isnt going to rain.

Larry

toolmaniam

Take it to a dry cleaning business that does leather items. Low cost and you don't take a chance on mucking it up yourself.

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bang250

There are lots of leather cleaners out there. Someone mentioned the leather soap that is my first thought as well but any place that sells quality leather coats or saddles will have a leather cleaner.


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bang250

There are lots of leather cleaners out there. Someone mentioned the leather soap that is my first thought as well but any place that sells quality leather coats or saddles will have a leather cleaner.


Why do they make it taste so good and put it in them little bitty cans- Dad

At times, days in the field are more than sport, more than adventure. They are nothing less than a gift to the soul.- John L. Moore Buckmaster magazine

Aspen79se

Just hang it outside on a porch. That's what I do when i go to the bars or friends houses that smoke.

bigdaddyjunior

I drink a few beers and pee all over it then run over it with the truck a few times. Gives it that broken in feel.

Big Daddy my heros have always been cowboys,they still are it seems

wallie

We had the same problem with our dog naked,,, he fell in love with this skunk last month,,,,, and BOY! did he stink.....we filled the bath tub with tomato juice and soak him in it,, now he smells like a flower. You no maybe you can can can [:D]

n/a

What color is it???? If its black treat it with Black leather mate,, if its any other color treat it with clear Leather mate ..

SilentKnight

Its a carmel type brown.



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Rebel_James

The sun will take out just about any odors. If you can hang it outside in the sun that will work. Since most of the smoke smell will be in the liner, turn it inside out and let the sun shine on the inside too.

One of my hobbies is Civil War Reenacting. Part of the hobby is looking the part, of course. Soldiers back then didn't have access to getting their uniforms cleaned, so they wore them till they wore them out, then obtained more. If you go to a Civil War reenactment and see a soldier wearing a 'clean' uniform, he's a newbie!

After going to a reenactment, and wearing the same clothes for 2 or 3 days, you can bet the stink factor is really high. A soldier wants to look dirty, but not stink at the start of the next reenactment.

So when I get home, I hang my uniform out on the clothesline in the sun. It still looks nasty, but the stink is gone!

If the sun can do that for my Civil War uniform, I'm sure it can take out a little smoke smell!



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eastwood44mag

I use saddle soap on my dogs' collars when they roll in * crap. Seems to work well on that smell, so I would guess it would work on tobacco.

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KEVD18

try a different dry cleaners. as someone else mentioned, i wouldnt risk that chance of screwing it up yourself with the myriad of products on the market. pay someone else to do it

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jsergovic

i don't. i get my wif to do it. [}:)][;)]

Shaving cream and a soft brush/sponge.

river

just air it out

gogolen

As others have said find a dry cleaner that will do leather I take mine in every fall to have it done. It is a lot better than running the risk of messing it up, besides the results you get out of having it done are far better than anything you could do yourself.

cussedemgun

SK,

1) find a computer
2) use "google" search
3) type in "leather cleaning"
4) click on 'go'

AMAZING, over 3.5 million hits to choose from, should be a solution to your problem in there!




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bigtire

Saddle soap, works great. You might want to rub it down with Neatsfoot oil after cleaning it.

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SilentKnight

I dont know if I should put any chemicals on it myself...its a very nice coat and I dont want to mess it up. Ill probably just hang it out in the sun and see if that works.

How long does it usually take for the smell to leave by leaving it in the sun?



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gun_runner

a day should do it.

Larry