Maintaining a bacteria free surface (Suede)

[newuser]

The product of concern is the Suede backing which is part of the following product:

http://n82tactical.com/n82store/?page_id=1792

Our concern is maintaining this Suede backing to keep it 'bacteria free'; given summer months, as well as, natural perspiration. What product is best suited to address both bacteria --and-- moisture?

[Roger Koh]

This Kit S5.bk has all the products system for holistic care for the suede.
The natural absorbency of the suede gives the level of body contact comfort – retarding its transpiration function will retard its original intent for body contact comfort.

Sweat has traces of urea that will attract the natural bacteria from the atmosphere to ferment – this is solved by a leather safe d’Bacteria-3.7.

Other issue is stiffness of the suede when wet and dry again – this stiffness is rectified by Hydrator-3.3 follows with Fatliquor-5.0.

Cleaning sweat contaminated suede in a holistic system is by these sequence of process – d’Protein-10 > Acidifier-2.0 > d’Bacteria-3.7 > Hydrator-3.3 > Fatliquor LS-5.5 > Protector-S+

Roger Koh
Leather Care Consultant




Leather Doctor Kit S5.bk – Suede Bacteria Killer Kit
Leather Doctor® Kit S5.bk, suede bacteria killer kit is designed for disinfecting and controlling pungent bacteria odor causing activities in a holistic approach. Protein sources are removed with specialty leather protein remover d’Protein-10. The alkalinity after stain removal is rinse and pH balanced with Acidifier-2.0 to bring the leather to its neutral pH of 3 – 5. d’Bacteria-3.7 is a waterbased biodegradable, odorless and colorless leather-safe bactericide treatment after decontamination cleaning. Hydrator-3.3 helps relax stiff and stick-together fibers and eliminate surface tension. Fat and oil are replenished with leather-scented Fatliquor LS-5.5 to rejuvenate for leather suppleness when dry with a classic leather scent. The surface wear of the leather is greatly reduced with a rub-resistant Protector-S+ that enhances a non-stick silky-feel to shield against sticky soiling. Note that the mentioned products suffix numbers denotes its pH value in this holistic approach to eliminate pungent odor causing bacteria activities from suede leathers. For fine suede, treat it as nubuck (Kit N5.bk) using nubuck Brush-2 / Eraser-4 instead.