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OT - Leather rejuvenation
GrateEggspectations
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Just thought I’d share a hack that I love - to the extent that it may be useful to others.
When leather furniture starts to look grimy and dried out, it can help to use a cleaner/conditioner. When looking online, small bottles of 4oz or so are often $15-20 and up. Enter the humble hair conditioner. I bought a 1L bottle of unscented conditioner for $23 CAD. Apply liberally to your leather furniture using a soft cloth and it will absorb into the leather, cleaning, hydrating and restoring its sheen and soft feel. Only takes a few minutes and is well worth it, IMO. I try to do it yearly, when time permits.
Photos of the bottle, application and results below. The couch and chairs have seen daily use for 11 years and counting.
(I still get compliments on a new-looking leather jacket that I have owned and worn daily for half the year for a total of 20 years. Conditioner is the key.)
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I don't like the way my sack sticks to the leather cushions.
Fighting off the trolls 1 by 1
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If you stop giving it the ol’ bean shave, you’ll find the hair reduces the adhesion.HogFather said:I don't like the way my sack sticks to the leather cushions. -
Ya. But if he stops, hows he gonna make it look bigger??GrateEggspectations said:
If you stop giving it the ol’ bean shave, you’ll find the hair reduces the adhesion.HogFather said:I don't like the way my sack sticks to the leather cushions. -
I have a mask picture that would be perfect for the tangent on this thread. I shall resist posting since the thread provides cool home advice.Ruining Gaskets one cook at a time.
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Shouldn’t this be in the Off Topic forum?"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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And bury a gem such as this? Not likely. I am circumventing the Off Topic by just labelling posts “OT” when not cooking related. But now I’m just showing my hand and others will follow suit.JohnInCarolina said:Shouldn’t this be in the Off Topic forum? -
You don't have to wipe it off at all? No soapy residue after application?
I might try this.Thanks.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
@caliking: Nope and nope. Soaks in with time. I’m sitting on the chairs now. Velvety soft and no residue. Try it. You’ll be happy you did.
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That is great insight and evidence right there. Thanks for that and the reminder that my whips and cat of nine tails need work as well
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint. -
Do you have any experience using this method on automotive leather upholstery? Seems to be much less labour intensive than the saddle soap that has been my preferred method.Also, am confused by the label on your conditioner bottle. Are 32oz litres a Canadian standard? 😊LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413GGreat Plains, USA
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Right. Weird. A liter is about 34 US ounces and 35 Imperial ounces.______________________________________________I love lamp..
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Google says 33.814.nolaegghead said:Right. Weird. A liter is about 34 US ounces and 35 Imperial ounces. -
Don’t have experience with car upholstery, but personally, my years of experience using hair conditioner on home furniture with great success would not give me a moment’s hesitation in using on my car.dbCooper said:Do you have any experience using this method on automotive leather upholstery? Seems to be much less labour intensive than the saddle soap that has been my preferred method.Also, am confused by the label on your conditioner bottle. Are 32oz litres a Canadian standard? 😊 -
Ok, I was wrong. Disregard my statement.GrateEggspectations said:
Google says 33.814.nolaegghead said:Right. Weird. A liter is about 34 US ounces and 35 Imperial ounces.______________________________________________I love lamp.. -
Well actually, 33.814022558919 oz per liter (US units)GrateEggspectations said:
Google says 33.814.nolaegghead said:Right. Weird. A liter is about 34 US ounces and 35 Imperial ounces.Ruining Gaskets one cook at a time. -
@Sheldon_Nigel how long is your number string for π before you declare victory and round it off? Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.
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Unless you list at least 10^10 significant figures, I'm going to consider you wrong also.______________________________________________I love lamp..
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PI I didn't learn long, but off the top of my head e = 2.718281828459045lousubcap said:@Sheldon_Nigel how long is your number string for π before you declare victory and round it off? Ruining Gaskets one cook at a time. -
one quadrillion to the fourth power? Is that close?nolaegghead said:Unless you list at least 10^10 significant figures, I'm going to consider you wrong also.THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER -
"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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I don't know if I could keep from running my hands over the couch constantly. Gee, your couch smells terrific!
ps. Love the chairs.Bob
New Cumberland, PA
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Actually, the couch smells like nothing. Unscented conditioner.Kayak said:I don't know if I could keep from running my hands over the couch constantly. Gee, your couch smells terrific!
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Bump for my own thread, because I’m sitting in my couch just now and am loving the soft feel resulting from the conditioner. So worth it.
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