Degreasing Process:
1. Use Degreaser-2.2 to penetrate the grease area with horsehair Brush-1 and lightly scrub with Eraser-4 and leave for 10 to 30 minutes for further chemical reaction.
2. Rinse with Rinse-3.0 until towel shows clean
3. This ends the degreasing process - leave for natural dry with further inspection – take pictures for showing the result.
Tarnish Stain Removal Process:
1. Use d’Tarnish-1.3 to treat the metal contact areas with cotton swab and leave it to natural dry.
2. Inspect when dry – take pictures to show.
Browning Treatment Process:
1. Use d’Tannin-3.5 mist spray and agitate with horsehair Brush-1 entire area and wipe until towel shows clean.
2. Leave for natural drying – take pictures to show.
Hydrating Process:
1. Spray or brush Hydrator-3.3 until the leather is fully hydrated – wrapped with plastic cling wrapper and let it dwell for at least 8 hours or longer. In the meantime the moisture level has to be checked that it is sufficiently hydrated with some moisture between the leather and the plastic and when pressed moisture is oozing out of the leather.
2. When the leather is equally soft and of even appearance, the plastic is removed and replace with fine tissue paper wrapped tight and wet it with Hydrator-3.3 as an extension of the leather. This is left for natural drying for foreign contamination to be wicked up. Note that it is recommended to have the facing of the leather to face down for stains to go through the reverse side instead.
3. When completely dry removed the tissue – erase with Eraser-4 - visual inspection with picture taken.
At this point of process, the leather may go with further of the above treatment prior to fatliquoring.
Fatliquoring:
We like to see some pictures before going into fatliquoring…
Roger Koh
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