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“...I think I've found the best: URAD.
I have used Lexol for years. For the first year I also used lexol on my Cruiser's leather. However, now I use URAD. I'm even using URAD on my riding boots and BMW Cruiser leather jacket and pants...Yep, I'm sold! URAD is not cheap, but I believe it is the best stuff out there... ”
   Steve (USA)
  how to care for moto leather seats and apparels - FAQs

Motorcycle seats and Apparels

motorcycle leather saddle, pants, jackets and chaps "...I've use the cleaner/shampoo once along with a thin coat of URAD cream polish and "voila" it's almost like new. The same proceedure was used on the bags and the same results appeared... I recommend this product to anyone who is considering replacing or reupholstering, try it you'll like it!"
      Thanks ROLAND (Can)
Product    How to use

URAD

  • It is the most popular product with motorcycle riders. It's the all-in-one natural product. It contains mineral salts to clean, lanolin oil to moisturize and keep the natural waterproofed quality of the leather, as well as carnauba wax to shine and protect.
    It will not stain, it will not stay greasy and will not make your saddle slippery!
    You can use the neutral about once a month without problems. If you want to clean your saddle more often, alternate with AQUILA to prevent wax build ups.
  • For your moto leather jackets and chaps, you can use URAD to clean and remove bugs, and it also serves as a very good waterproofing agent. (about 2 weeks protection) The carnauba wax will make it easier to clean bugs in the future... The lanoline will prevent your leather jacket's color from fading by providing good moisturizing.
  • URAD is non toxic.
  • The product usually dries within minutes, but a hot summer sun may prevent it from drying completely. Even if it will not stain, it's better to apply URAD in a dry cool place.
  • To prevent build-ups in corners or stitches, use only a small amount of URAD and spread it on larger leather parts first, then finish with those more difficult areas without applying extra product on your sponge .
  • The key instruction with URAD is to use very little. Dip 1/2 inch of one corner of the sponge (provided) and wipe it off the side of the jar. Use only the small amount of product left in the sponge. Spread it well by rubbing it in, make sure you do not see streaks of wet product on the leather; keep spreading wider until they are gone.
  • To clean or remove bugs from leather jackets or leather chaps, do as above but use very, very, very little URAD on a dry sponge. Maybe dipping it 1/4 of an inch... The less you use the more "abrasive" the sponge is... (still being a sponge!) so it works better then if you use more product. Gently scrub the bugs out! The sooner you do it, the better and easier it is to remove them.

AQUILA

  • As described above, use AQUILA if you clean leather frequently.
  • Also use AQUILA to clean jacket's collar and the bottom of leather pants or chaps to prevent body grease and/or motor greases from permanently staining leather.
  • When you do not need conditioning, moisturizing etc... but only a good and safe cleaner, AQUILA is what should be used.

GRASSO

  • As described in the product section, it will replace any oils you're using. Its high content of LANOLIN oil works great to break in new leather chaps, motorcycle leather side bags or any new "thick" leather (horse saddles, baseball gloves etc...).
  • It can be good to alternate URAD and GRASSO. GRASSO will not clean but will waterproof and moisturize deep under leather surface.
  • GRASSO will not stay sticky or greasy. Oils products that do stay greasy simply do not penetrate leather. It also means they won't do a good job of moisturizing thick leather. GRASSO will. The bonus is you don’t need to wait for days for it to dry. Usually, it will completely penetrate leather in 45 minutes.
  • Instruction: Use it just like URAD! Apply a little on the sponge and spread it like a skin cream!

SAHARA 6 months waterproofing!

  • It’s an industrial strength waterproofing spray for any leather, Nubuck or suede and even many materials.
  • Its waterproofing effects can last up to 6 months!
  • Instruction...Spray in a well ventilated area. Let your imbued leather sit for 7 to 8 hours before touching or mouving it.
  • It has been reported to help stabilize URAD color. (see below)

URAD COLORS

  • URAD is available in colors but is usually not recommended for motorcycle seats or saddles.
  • URAD colors usually don’t rub off, except if it rains!
  • So use the black or the brown on your boots to get a better shine, to hide scuff marks better than the neutral, and it also holds much better than regular shoe polish and because it is much quicker to use.
  • Neutral revives color fantastically well, but if you absolutely need to use the colored URAD for the saddle, try the "recepe" in Tenderly below(last point), and Spray with SAHARA after.

TENDERLY







motorcycle leather saddle, pants, jackets and chaps

  • TENDERLY is first and foremost a softener for delicate leather. When used on regular leather it will produce similar results than GRASSO as to softening your leather, but could sometimes make leather too slippery for a saddle...
    Also, moto riders should consider GRASSO as the best softener for their saddles and chaps because it deals better with thick leather then TENDERLY.
  • The main benefit of using TENDERLY will be obtained when used on top of URAD (or after you have applied URAD) or mixed with URAD, because it makes URAD dry in seconds! It will make URAD penetrate deeper into leather producing a better treatment for your leather
  • Some people have reported the use of a table spoon of color Urad, with one table spoon of neutral, mixed in one jar of TENDERLY, to revive dried, wornout leather. Then, after one hour, spray with SAHARA.

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