Cleaning half chaps?!?!?

eventer131034 · 06-25-2008, 02:08 PM

My half chaps are reallllly dirty and crusted w/ mud!

ewwww I cant get anything off because it is that fussy leather stuff. I tried rubbing it off or hitting it with a wall but nothing works!!!! helppppppp

eventer131034 · 06-25-2008, 02:10 PM

there suede!!!

AllAroundRdr · 06-25-2008, 02:11 PM

Are they leather or suede? Either way I hose mine or rinse them in the sink, then use either leather cleaner or suede cleaner.

Kizza · 06-25-2008, 02:17 PM

I have suede half chaps and I used to brush the dirt off and hand wash if they got really bad... now I just throw them in the washing machine, they are falling apart anyway so it doesn't matter too much. They get super stiff after (it's like wrapping stiff card round my leg when I first put them back on) but they soften up after a while.

luvs2ride79 · 06-25-2008, 07:39 PM

Get leather wash from any of the horse catalogs (made to wash full seat leather breeches). Hose them down well first, using a brush to scrub the mud off. Then follow the directions on the bottle of wash. Make sure to hang or lay flat to dry in the SHADE or in the house.

FincaPerlitas · 06-26-2008, 04:14 AM

I think that Murphy's Oil Soap works as well as any of the specialty leather washes or cleaners, and much better than saddle soap.

It's cheap and you can buy it in your local grocery or hardware store. You should probably follow up with a leather conditioner, such as Lexol, etc.

sdawn8806 · 06-26-2008, 10:24 AM

i've used the leather therapy wash for years with great results on my suede half chaps.

06-25-2008, 02:08 PM	#1
eventer131034 Full Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New England Posts: 39 Images: 3	Cleaning half chaps?!?!? My half chaps are reallllly dirty and crusted w/ mud! ewwww I cant get anything off because it is that fussy leather stuff. I tried rubbing it off or hitting it with a wall but nothing works!!!! helppppppp

06-25-2008, 02:11 PM	#3
AllAroundRdr Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern CA - The Land of Fires & Shakey Ground Posts: 3,150 Images: 9	Are they leather or suede? Either way I hose mine or rinse them in the sink, then use either leather cleaner or suede cleaner. __________________ People say riding isn't a sport...Well you see, the 'ball' I play with has a mind of its own. I've been Goosed..and I LIKED it!

06-25-2008, 02:17 PM	#4
Kizza Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S.Yorkshire, England Posts: 2,665 Images: 221 Blog Entries: 51	I have suede half chaps and I used to brush the dirt off and hand wash if they got really bad... now I just throw them in the washing machine, they are falling apart anyway so it doesn't matter too much. They get super stiff after (it's like wrapping stiff card round my leg when I first put them back on) but they soften up after a while. __________________ Kyrie Emerald Rock & Miss Dynamite "I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you."

06-25-2008, 07:39 PM	#5
luvs2ride79 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,887 Images: 26	Get leather wash from any of the horse catalogs (made to wash full seat leather breeches). Hose them down well first, using a brush to scrub the mud off. Then follow the directions on the bottle of wash. Make sure to hang or lay flat to dry in the SHADE or in the house. __________________ "To be an equestrian in the classical sense is not just to be a rider. It is a position in life." --Charles de Kunffy EquineFriends.com**2HotToTrot.com Anti-Slaughter and PROUD! StopHorseSlaughter.com

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06-25-2008, 02:10 PM	#2
eventer131034 Full Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New England Posts: 39 Images: 3	there suede!!!

06-26-2008, 04:14 AM	#6
FincaPerlitas Full Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America Posts: 136 Images: 8	I think that Murphy's Oil Soap works as well as any of the specialty leather washes or cleaners, and much better than saddle soap. It's cheap and you can buy it in your local grocery or hardware store. You should probably follow up with a leather conditioner, such as Lexol, etc.

06-26-2008, 10:24 AM	#7
sdawn8806 Full Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: gainesville, FL Posts: 181 Images: 35	i've used the leather therapy wash for years with great results on my suede half chaps.