Cleaning leather bag

Floss

Guess we should start the "Radley (bags with character) Laydee Owners Club"

I started reading this thinking I could find out how to clean my natural Radley....will go & find my gloves!

I did read that you can use WD40 to clean marks off a light bag, but I'm a bit reluctant to try it...especially at the price of the bag!

culpepper

Try the nikwax site! They make stuff for cleaning saddles,shoes etc and have a lot of information about waht you can use on site.
I've no idea what a radley is but if it was me,I would try to sand the marks out (like you can with suede)and then treat the leather with a nikwax treatment (LOL There are probably people gasping at my ignorance now )

GardenMillie

Have no good advice to offer but just wanted to say I lurve my Radley so much...:j It was a present from my sister (bless her).:A

wendym

What a great sister!

I'm kind of sad that I've made mine a bit grubby, but keeping it 'for best' was getting silly, so it's definitely Wear Your Marks With Pride. And your gloves, obviously.

Sarahsaver

culpepper wrote:

Try the nikwax site! They make stuff for cleaning saddles,shoes etc and have a lot of information about waht you can use on site.
I've no idea what a radley is but if it was me,I would try to sand the marks out (like you can with suede)and then treat the leather with a nikwax treatment (LOL There are probably people gasping at my ignorance now )

Nooo! You can sand the marks out of suede because it is soft textured, you cannot do this on leather because you would remove the coating and damage the surface.
Even had a look at the radley website, couldn't find any info on there but at least I know what you are all on about now!;)

chocafrolic

Try Baby Wipes for sensitive skin or make up removal and spot test first. I have used a very mild liquid toilet soap on a clean sponge and always clean in a circle then wipe with a clean, damp cloth. There are Help vids on U tube especially for removing marks from leather. Try those from the Furniture/Handbag Clinic as they also sell the stain remover & leather conditioning products, then when cleaned feed the leather and then apply a protectant seal product like a Leather Balsam. Also always do a spot test somewhere not visible before using any product. And buy decent products that are proven to work . Don't give up as you will be amazed at how you can improve the appearance of marks with the right treatment - even a clean white pencil eraser can remove a dirty mark .Good Luck.