Basic Rules and Hints how to take good care of leatherwear

Any kind of treatment should invariably be tested beforehand on the inner side of the material.

Never use sharp solvents.

Wet leather garments should be put on a duly shaped hanger for drying at normal room temperature.

Don’t expose wet or humid garments to heat.

Never keep leatherwear in plastic bags.

Ironing should be done on the inner side (use a piece of cloth to iron on,
select “wool temperature”)

Protect from intense light

While used, car seats without soft protective covers will produce extremely high friction and heat that may cause abrasion of colours.

SUEDE, NUBUCK
leather with a coarse surface
Suede crock: no claim

Extremely fine-grained crock that may come off during the first-wearings.

to be removed by vacuum-cleaner.

to be rubbed off by use of wet chamois leather.

to be removed by use of an adhesive tape roller.

In the beginning wear leather garments to match colours of other garments

Rain drops

Brush suede when fibres look like glued to one another by use of sponge-like cloth or crepe brush, in alternating directions so as to follow or move against the texture. Removal of Dust

Brush suede garment regularly by use of a crepe brush or a sponge-like cloth.

Recommendations

Don’t wear a suede or nubuck collar just next to your skin.

Treat collars, pocket enterings, sleeve ends regularly by use of a crepe brush or a leather eraser.

NAPPA: colour covered.

Remove water stains by use of a soft leather eraser.

Clean and grease by using a soft dustcloth and applying nappa polish.

Heavily soiled pieces: use leather cleaning liquid, but apply carefully.

ANILINE: transparent

Remove scratches by rubbing them off thoroughly with the ball of your thumb.

Stains of grease or oil will disappear gradually without any action taken. Just wait patiently.

Remove greasy edges by use of a leather eraser.

Hold water stains over steam.

Don’t use greasy nappa polish.

Keep in mind: leather garments and aniline in particular, go along very well with a certain patina and, therefore, need not be cleaned too often.

NAPPALAN: coated suede

Water stains and light dirt can be erased from impregnated nappa. Use soft, transparent special leather eraser.

Don’t apply liquid stain removers (may leave behind traces and/or remove
coating)