How to preserve leather items so that they don't get damaged?

Leather items such as handbags, wallets, briefcases, suitcases . for a long time without good maintenance will be damaged, no longer shiny like new. You can take a piece of felt dipped in fresh milk and rub it vigorously. Then, wipe with a dry cloth, these leather items will be new and shiny in no time. Never leave leather items close to the floor, soil vapor will make the leather quickly damaged.

If you have leather items in your home, you must remember the following ways to preserve them

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The first thing that you need to remember is to never leave leather items close to the floor, even if your floor is tiled or cemented. Soil vapor will make leather items spoil quickly, especially in the rainy season, the humid air will make the leather moldy.

If your leather or upholstered items are old or faded, use Essence de terébenthine and mix it with vinegar in a ratio of three parts oil, one part vinegar or cooking oil to one part. soft towel and then hit the skin vigorously. When cleaning, remember to rotate the rag evenly.

If you don't have pine oil, you can cut half an onion horizontally, and rub it over leather.

Ways to clean and polish to preserve leather items

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How to polish leather items

To polish leather, smooth or varnished leather, use a soft cloth soaked in fresh milk and rub it vigorously on the surface of the leather. Remember to rub vigorously and rub well. While scrubbing, remember to also scrub in a circular motion.

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How to keep leather shoes from drying out?

Shoes are soaked by rain water, often dry and harden. You should take half a potato and rub it very hard, thoroughly on the shoes. Done, you polish it with polish, the shoes will be dry and hard.

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How to clean leather briefcases and handbags

If you have a leather wallet, leather handbag that has been used for a long time and is dry, take an egg white, beat it like snow, soak it in a clean cloth and beat it hard on the leather wallet or handbag  . Then, wipe thoroughly with another clean cloth. Guarantee that the items will be as soft and shiny as when they were new.

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How to remove mold stains on skin

If your leather furniture is moldy, you can remove the mold by wiping it off with a clean rag soaked in pine oil. However, if the mold is deeply embedded in the skin, it is not clean to clean it, you must do the following:

Use sandpaper, very fine, to clean the mold. After brushing, you must paint the skin that has been sanded to match the color of the surrounding skin. Finally, you use shoe wax to polish the ball.

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Cleaning leather book covers

You have many books bound in leather, with gilded spines. For a while, the skin is dry and hard, curved, the text is blurred, the edges are torn. Use a soft, damp rag to wipe off the dust. Apply a layer of turpentine oil mixed with normal oil, colorless, gently sweep over the skin. Unfold the corners to straighten the edge of the thick inner layer of cardboard. With the white cover stuck in the book, use papaya oil - Ricin to remove the smell and a small piece of wool to lightly beat on other places. You do not need to use beeswax, the leather cover is still shiny as new.

But if it's the case that books are left on the shelves in the air, it's better to apply a thin layer of beeswax to protect against the ravages of the air. All you have to do is heat the beeswax until it melts in a little bit of pine oil.

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How to get rid of fat stains on the skin

To remove grease stains on the skin, use a cotton ball soaked in Benzine to wipe the grease stains. The skin there will be pale, no longer matching the general skin color, you must polish with wax of the same color as the skin.

Samuel Daniel

Update 08 May 2023