How to Clean a Leather Jacket Like a Professional

How to clean a leather jacket you ask? Luckily, most leather jackets are made with Chrome Tanned Leather instead of Vegetable Tanned Leather so it’s easy leather to clean. A little rainwater won’t hurt those leather jackets.

If you want to know how to clean a leather jacket, then my question to you is, what are you trying to clean off of the leather? Bug juice, gum, cigarette smoke smell, blood or just general dirt and grime? Whether you’re cleaning a leather jacket or couch or leather boots, the cleaning agents and techniques are generally the same. Read our leather cleaning guide to get off of the leather what you’re needing to.

For a general spring cleaning of a leather jacket, it’s pretty easy. ALWAYS try hot water first. Rub it down with a hot wet towel then let it dry. Afterwards, rub a good PH balanced leather conditioner on it. For leather jackets, you may want to put a water protectant conditioner on it since it’s leather. If the water didn’t clean it well enough, then you can always use a light soap like baby shampoo diluted with water.

If you don’t want to mess around because you really like your leather jacket, then buy some good quality leather cleaner and also some leather conditioner. There are a lot of good ones to buy. I would personally use Chamberlain’s Leather Milk Straight Cleaner to start. Let it dry overnight and the next day rub it down with Chamberlain’s Leather Conditioner. If you want to go all out, you can use their Water Protectant too. But only after it has dried from the conditioner.

It’s important to clean and condition a leather jacket once a year.

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