How do I protect White Leather?

[cruisinflatout]

Just bought a new gitup - and it's white. Started with a white helmet and then a white jacket and now white gloves. arrrgggggg!

Tha jacket and gloves are due in this week and before I wear them out on the open road - I wanna know how I can keep the white as white as possible and avoid the yellow discolouration that happens over time.

I've heard saddle soap might be my best bet, also heard that shoe cleaner designed for white leather might be a wise choice.

Any ideas???

Thanks!

Kevin

[jsuani]

No idea to help you with that one but this little info...

I hope you didnt put to much money into them that you cannot afford another darker pair of leathers. Bugs stain and please do not ride into the rain. It will put some yellow in that clean white. I had some that had red and some white in it. They were hard to keep clean other than finding a good leather cleaning service and using leather protectant ( a but load on them). Check out your local cleaning patrons out that would even touch white leather at a decent price. Have fun in all you do. Peace D.

[cruisinflatout]

Thanks jsuani...but is that all the response I get??

There has to be someone out there that has had white leather once upon a time - perhaps there's no way to protect it from yellowing???

[Jethro]

You can get white leather cream to protect and clean it. Any leather shop should have it.

[Dark Jedi]

Or black leather dye...

There's a reason people keep going back to black.

[cruisinflatout]

Or black leather dye...

There's a reason people keep going back to black.

Why? To look like every other rider out there?

Gotcha :roll:

[gsbill]

Thanks jsuani...but is that all the response I get??

There has to be someone out there that has had white leather once upon a time - perhaps there's no way to protect it from yellowing???

I have white and blue gloves..The white looks Ok from far away, but up close its discolored and stained. Find a good protectant and use it generously. Clean the stuff after each use. Dont crash..White leather looks real bad after being rubbed and rolled all over the ground. That is a great looking jacket BTW!

[cruisinflatout]

I have white and blue gloves..The white looks Ok from far away, but up close its discolored and stained. Find a good protectant and use it generously. Clean the stuff after each use. Dont crash..White leather looks real bad after being rubbed and rolled all over the ground. That is a great looking jacket BTW!

Thanks, I love the thing.

What you said here is what I plan to do - I give me one season before I start neglecting the cleaning of it after each ride.

Maybe I'll try and remember to dig up this thread in September and post an after picture...haha.

[jsuani]

Found you something...

Go to you local friendly Walmart and find the shoe department. There is a product that is there for workboots and it is a water repellant for all leather types. It was a large can but if I were you I would get two because of all thesurface area that you have on your leathers. The price was about $3.59 a can so you cannot go wrong there. But first as stated before go to a actual motorcycle leather shop or someone who repairs leather stuff and find out what they have to protect you whites. Have fun and stay clean. Just only worry about one at a time. Peace Duane;.

[cruisinflatout]

Sweet - I'll have to check that out - if it works I'll buy it by the case...lol

[jsuani]

Haven't heard a word...

Hoping to hear from you on the white leathers and cleaning of them. I would spot check them with that product first. Oh I think I said that already. Well what happened was... I got me a different pair of leathers for myself and sold the other pair to another guy to worry about. I am riding happy without a car but avoiding cages. Holla.

[cruisinflatout]

Just starting the season but they are still white so far - just picked up a can of protectant at the motorcycle shop where I bought the leathers - gonna check out the WalMart deal when that can's done.

So far so good though....but lack of bugs and heat so far make for a clean jacket...

[Dark Jedi]

Why? To look like every other rider out there?

Gotcha :roll:

Nope. To not care anymore about those big yellow grasshopper stains on the white leather....

[cruisinflatout]

Nope. To not care anymore about those big yellow grasshopper stains on the white leather....

My post to you was a facetious reply to your facetious comment...nothing more.

If you note, the title of this thread wasn't "How can I get rid of my white leathers for black ones" and I didn't care much for your useless reply. I wanted some advice on how to keep the white leathers that I have as white as possible.

So thanks...you can quietly exit my thread now 8-[

[cloudbreakmd]

Crusin' I think he was just teasing you...

Anway, I wonder if Mink oil would help...? I have a Red/Black/White jacket I bought last year and was wondering the same thing you were... I guess I have to keep an eye on your thread.