CHIP
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Post by CHIP on Nov 17, 2008 13:56:08 GMT -6
Does anybody know of a good way to clean a leather strap? My white contrast stitching is now a brown low contrast stitching and cleaning it with a toothbrush and shampoo did not give me good results.  Any tips? |
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Post by Warren on Nov 18, 2008 5:02:31 GMT -6
You're probably going to need something with bleach in it to lighten the stitching but bleach might ruin the leather. What I would do is try some clorox and a q-tip and after I ruined the strap I'd go out and buy a new one. Problem solved. ;D
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Post by atomic on Nov 18, 2008 8:10:47 GMT -6
Cleaning the stitching on a strap is damned near impossible. I would guess about 99.99% of straps are stitched with some form of polyester thread and once they discolour, they ain't coming back.
You 'could' do as Warren suggests but dilute the clorox or whatever in a big way... but my guess is you'll mess up the leather.
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CHIP
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Post by CHIP on Nov 18, 2008 9:26:19 GMT -6
Thanks guys. I might try that, but I like the strap and I don't want to ruin it. Maybe a powered toothbrush and some whitening toothpaste?  |
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Post by Sam on Nov 18, 2008 9:43:21 GMT -6
If this is the $29 strap you got from Watch Prince, I'd just pick up a new one.  You're probably going to ruin this one trying to clean it anyway LOL! |
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Post by Warren on Nov 18, 2008 11:04:06 GMT -6
If you like the strap then just tell yourself that "brown is the new white".
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Post by mamas on Nov 18, 2008 16:35:53 GMT -6
You could always paint the stitching LOLOLOL
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CHIP
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Post by CHIP on Nov 19, 2008 9:47:22 GMT -6
If this is the $29 strap you got from Watch Prince, I'd just pick up a new one. You're probably going to ruin this one trying to clean it anyway LOL! That's the one! Except that it was more like 60 bucks or something like that. |
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You're probably going to ruin this one trying to clean it anyway LOL! 
