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My vanson suit is still mint after one season, but it has some salt/sweat stains from the really hot days in a few places. They show up since the leather is black and it dries white/crust.
I usually use febreze and my suit dryer hanger after a TD or race weekend for general maintenance but that doesn't help this situation.
I've heard people say they throw their shit in the washer but that sounds extreme to me and maybe would beat them up a bit...?
What are the good/easy ways to give your leathers a good clean?
Zip-Tie Alley Racing
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Wear your leathers in the shower.
What's the difference between a bolt and a screw?
First you screw, then you bolt.
I'm interested as well, I've cleaned my suit in the tub and the minute I sweat in it the funk comes right back.
What's the difference between a bolt and a screw?
First you screw, then you bolt.
Bump. Any more thoughts on this? Thinking about what to do that will clean it but is least invasive. The idea of throwing it in the washer just doesn't seem right to me.
Zip-Tie Alley Racing
LRRS/CCS #103
PPS | Dunlop | Boston Moto | Woodcraft & Armour Bodies | 35 Motorsports | Pit Bull | K&N
I am happy with a coarse cloth or microfiber and use
Murphy's Oil Soap weak solution in a spray bottle
enough soap so the soap bubbles will form and then exist for a few moments
Then I do condition with their Vanson cream conditioner
coat it and leave it for weeks as it soaks in then finally
wipe off excess if any
Last edited by Stromper; 01-02-13 at 06:57 PM.
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Gentle/ delicates cycles with cold water. It's no different then hand washing it minus the hassle of hand washing it. I believe barnacle bills and lizzys throws them in the washer for leather cleaning also & charges like $70? So save yourself some cash & do it at home. It's much easier If u have them front loader washer, especially them newer smart washers.
Here's an interesting question, anyone have any idea how to remove a grass stain from leather? My round 5 slide through the infield grass left a stain in midsection of the front of the suit.
When I had it in for repair/cleaning in October, they couldn't remove it, because they use a chemical that would remove the metallic coating on the coloring of the leather in that section and I wasn't going to pay to have it re-dyed. Had I known this, I probably would have gone with a different color.
Change the ECK colors to yellow black and green?
I was going to have my suit cleaned a couple of years ago at Vanson but they told me the proceedure thy used.
Clean Vanson Leathers
1 Take a bucket full of warm water & add some Woolight laundry
Detergent to the water (or dish detergent with NO degreases)
2 Wash the suit inside & out using a white cotton tee shirt
3.After cleaning the suit hose it down with a garden hose
4 Put on a suit hanger or a hanger with a towel so you
don’t distort the suit & let it dry in a cool place 60 degrees
Under a shade tree for 2-3 days
5. After the suit is dry put in the drier for ½-1 on a cold air
Fluffier setting with a pair of tennis shoes & a cotton
Towels
6. Use a Pledge or Endust furniture polish & a cotton shirt
to polish. Oil the leather as needed to stay soft & supple
7. After every race use Pledge to clean & condition the leathers
8. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SUIT IN A HOT TRAILER UNTIL THE NEXT TIME YOU USE IT !
Hope this helps
Pledge, eh? Hm.
What's the difference between a bolt and a screw?
First you screw, then you bolt.
I read in this month's Sport Rider about Motul Perfect Leather, I never used it but they gave it a good review on a leather jacket.
http://www.motul.com/us/en-US/produc...%5Brange%5D=21
Zip-Tie Alley Racing
LRRS/CCS #103
PPS | Dunlop | Boston Moto | Woodcraft & Armour Bodies | 35 Motorsports | Pit Bull | K&N
Instructions from Todd @ Heroic...
draw a half tub of lukewarm water with a half cap of oxy-clean.
Drop the suit in the water and suds it for 20 min.
Drain the tub and hang the suit in the tub and hose it down with the water wand.
Let it hang for 20 min, come back and rinse it with the wand again.
Do this two more times.
Let the suit SLOWLY dry in the basement or if you must hanging in the tub.
Once dry, lexal the old cow down conservatively.
Go back 30 min later with a microfiber towel and wipe off the excess residue.
Next season, between sessions, use 409 and a microfiber to remove the film and bug guts.
That sounds a little better to me. Not sure why. Maybe I will try this.
I'm guessing I should pull all my armor and stuff out first.
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If you're going to use the tub to clean your leathers in I'd do it when your wife isn't around.
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PPS | Dunlop | Boston Moto | Woodcraft & Armour Bodies | 35 Motorsports | Pit Bull | K&N
I'm thinking about doing this right now based on Todd/Heroic instructions above but I'm worried it won't dry in time...? Some people said it can take several days..?
Zip-Tie Alley Racing
LRRS/CCS #103
PPS | Dunlop | Boston Moto | Woodcraft & Armour Bodies | 35 Motorsports | Pit Bull | K&N
My Syed suit took about five days but that was following Todd's instructions and drying it slowly. That and the suit is thick enough to have been made from four cows. I'm sure it could have been dried quicker but I don't know how it would effect to suit.
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