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#500190 GNR10 (User) Ride On Platinum Boarder Posts: 1299 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   tatinguy wrote: are they real leather??? Came from a real live honest to goodness nauga, why do you think they call it naugahide?   Logged     Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #500191 Booster (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1515 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   If there the stock bags then they are leather.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #500202 jd750ace (User) I'm not IN danger, I AM the danger Platinum Boarder Posts: 7985 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   After about '81, Bauhaus went away. They were over harvested, and are a protected species now! I use saddle soap, mink oil, and boot cream on mine. Boot cream will keep the black blacker lo nger.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #500215 OBMF (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 618 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   I use saddle soap to clean off the dirt and grime. Then I let a can of mink oil and a can of black boot polish (Kiwi) sit in the sun until semi-liquid. I mix 'em up and smear liberally onto the leather bags with my fingers, working the stuff deep into the leather and the seams. Let sit in the sun until well-absorbed, (you can use a hair-dryer) and finish by rubbing any excess into the bags. They will stay nice-looking all season with just a touch-up from the Lemon Pledge once in awhile, and will be very water-and weather resistant. I decided this season to take my saddlebags and brackets off except for LD rides... I like the looks without them, and I'm hoping to keep them as nice as possible for the future. John Scribner   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #500227 Boatmark (User) Roadie fan, just blowin' down the road... Platinum Boarder Posts: 4116 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Saddle soap followed liberally with mink oil works for me.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #500235 drkstr22 (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 670 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   I redid mine about 2 weeks ago. Removed them off the bike and redyed them. let them sit in the sun about 2 hours and put them back on the bike. waited 24 hours and did them with Armourall Leather Conditioner and they look brand new!   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #500254 twowheeltherapy (User) Land of the FREE Because of the BRAVE Gold Boarder Posts: 652 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 3 Weeks ago   OBMF wrote: I use saddle soap to clean off the dirt and grime. Then I let a can of mink oil and a can of black boot polish (Kiwi) sit in the sun until semi-liquid. I mix 'em up and smear liberally onto the leather bags with my fingers, working the stuff deep into the leather and the seams. Let sit in the sun until well-absorbed, (you can use a hair-dryer) and finish by rubbing any excess into the bags. They will stay nice-looking all season with just a touch-up from the Lemon Pledge once in awhile, and will be very water-and weather resistant. I decided this season to take my saddlebags and brackets off except for LD rides... I like the looks without them, and I'm hoping to keep them as nice as possible for the future. John Scribner One question here. OBMF, nice instructions, is that for leather or the fake stuff or BOTH? I'm not sure what mine are made from but most likely, the fake stuff.   Logged     Riding = Living. We need it. We live because of it. We breath it. It keeps us alive, plain and simple. When we ride at the RIGHT TIME, or with the RIGHT PEOPLE, or to the RIGHT PLACE...we COME ALIVE!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #501132 02Yamaha (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 130 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I only use Doc Bailey's. Kiwi shoe polish has amonia in it and will dry out the leather.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #501143 SKWEARpeg (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 5342 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I just noticed today, that Yamaha(Star) has a polish/protector out in a tin that looks like a shoe polish tin, for the black leather stuff on the bikes.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #501155 Darn (User) Don't forget, Never forget. Platinum Boarder Posts: 8089 Re:Maintenance on leather saddle bags. Shoe polish?? 11 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I will throw my opinion in here. I am the manager in a Detail shop. Leather cleaner and conditioner will help restore any loss of luster. Saddle soap works good as well. There are a million leather protectors, but for anything that will be out in the weather, I like Works great and lasts a long time, protects against weather and sun.   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/06/08 21:40 By Darn.     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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