User Guide
5 Leather Care Commandments
Rule 1: Know Your Leather
Knowledge is power. If you know your leather's tan, cut, finish and animal donor, you can get a
pretty good idea how it's going to behave even before treating it. When you purchase leather,
ask the vendor what type it is, check the manufacturer's description or even look the leather up
online. If you can't find what you need, you can often deduce the type with some hands on
touch. How thick is the leather? Does it feel strong and tensile, or thin and slack? Is the surface
soft, or plastic-like and smooth? What does it smell like? Is the color uniform, or distinct? Some
leather, such as Pull Up, will actually change color when you flex or apply pressure to it (due to
the impregnated oils). Use your senses!
Rule 2: Know What's Moving Into Your Leather
Short of knowing your leather's type; be smart about what's going on it. Test anything you
intend to treat your leather with before using it. Try to anticipate what it will be exposed to, be
it weather, dust, or messy toddlers with a penchant for spilling soda everywhere. You might
want to keep a bottle of cleaner on hand if the latter. You don't have to keep a constant vigil.
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