It’s still summer but fall will be here before you know it! Now is the time to prepare for school events or senior pictures by cleaning your varsity jacket, favorite college or Pro team jacket. If you think all cleaners are the same or that anyone can clean these specialty jackets, think again! Professional Leather […]
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There are many things to consider when cleaning motorcycle jackets with contrasting colors. [one_half]Ground in grime was removed and the color of the leather was restored. [/one_half] [one_half_last] Please note: Abraded leather or deeply scarred skins cannot always be totally restored. However, refinishing will mask many imperfections. You can count on us to give it
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Athletic jackets, team jackets, motocross and race car suits, high school letter jackets; we clean thousands of them annually. Dry cleaners often send us these sometimes difficult-to-clean treasures. The difficulties rest in their contrasting colors that butt up to one another. Certain dyes used on the leathers can bleed, but because of our extensive knowledge,
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The results we can get with well worn athletic jackets is surprising. Look at these before and after photos of this Pelle jacket. Refinishing the leather and dyeing it back to its original color can cover years of wear and tear. We make the leather shine again and handle tough tasks like contrasting colors butting
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Stop! Don’t throw away your torn leather jacket. We can fix the damage so you’ll get much more life out of it. Throughout our years as specialist leather cleaners, we’ve seen DIY repairs on leather garments ranging from duct tape (always a man’s first choice!) to sewing, or mending with a variety of glues. A
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While it may be helpful to others at a gathering, that name tag should not be on your leather garment! The problem comes when it is removed. If the sticker is not properly removed, the top layer of the skin comes off with it. Here are two DIY suggestions to try: 1. Warm the sticker
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Certain substances actually eat into leather skins and can cause permanent damage. In order to properly treat these stains to avoid permanent damage, it is important for you to advise us before cleaning. For instance, we may need to avoid pressing a garment which could cause a “burn” (see below). Damage caused by these substances
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Tears on leather can be repaired in two ways: patching or replacing a panel. Patches are made by placing a piece of leather on the underside of the skin and pulling the torn edges back together using a special leather adhesive. On painted leathers, the surface is sprayed to mask the repair. The appearance of the repair
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Unfortunately, removing ink from leather is not a DIY project! Not only is it usually unsuccessful, but it can also cause damage. The ink stain may bleed (get larger or spread to other areas), color can be pulled, the ink may become permanent because of the added chemicals used to spot the stain, or damage
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