Cleaning a leather purse?

Re: Cleaning a leather purse?

• CollegeGrrl219

  May 2011

  I clean my leather jacket with wipes I bought at the grocery store. They're Weiman's Leather Wipes, and they can be found in the cleaning aisle. I think they are meant for couches, but they work just fine for my jacket.

  As long as the purse doesn't have any serious stains on it, I'd just use the wipes.

  If it matters, my jacket is lambskin. I don't think it matters what type of leather it is.

  The only thing I wouldn't recommend the wipes for is car interiors. I think it says on the bottle that you can use it for that, but from what I understand, car interiors are specially treated for extreme temperatures, and the cleaners might mess with thsoe treatments.
  

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• BlackDiamond3201

  May 2011

  Some places sell leather products for shoes that can also be used on purses and bags as well.

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• Magdala9

  May 2011

  different techniques should be used for different types of leather.  Aniline leather will absorb any liquid and cleaners will change the color of the aniline leather.  Bonded leather is more forgiving and can be scrubbed with a leather cleaner. 

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• Nukke member

  

  May 2011

  Some leathers are more porous than others, and will absorb waxes, water and cleaners into the collagen matrix (which could change the colour, texture of it). I work in a conservation lab, and we never use leather cleaners or anything of that sort on our artefacts.  For every-day items you don't need to be so particular, but just be aware that most "cleaners" aren't actually cleaning; they're coating.  If your leather is already sort of glossy, it's been treated already with a coating during the processing.  If you're unsure what to clean it with, use makeup sponges (dry).  If you don't care either way, and don't plan on keeping  your purse for more than a decade, use whatever you think will make it pretty.  There are lots of leather dressings out there on the market that provide a temporary softness and flexibility to any leather, and can restore that desireable sheen.  They are either wax coatings, oil and fat coatings, or solvent dressings.  My dad likes to use fat and oil-based products on his leather items and they're always soft and supple.  Just be aware that they may leave a bit of a sticky film on your leather and actually make it dirtier (attracting dust, dirt, soil).
  

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