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Title: Leatherlyke cleaning: how to get them black?
Post by: Wayne on August 02, 2005, 04:14:41 PM
It's been over a year, time to clean the motorcycle.  My only problem is the LeatherLyke bags have faded to a nice gray color.

I put a ton of armor all / formula 2001 on them, and it lasts only while wet.  It dries off in a day or so and turns gray again.

Anyone have any recomendations?  I've got 28k miles and a lot of time in the sun.
Title: Re: Leatherlyke cleaning: how to get them black?
Post by: crash on January 13, 2008, 06:28:39 PM
another closed thread but they make some stuff i beleived is called leather black
Title: Re: Leatherlyke cleaning: how to get them black?
Post by: mainerider on January 13, 2008, 07:41:30 PM
Quote from: Wayne on August 02, 2005, 04:14:41 PM
It's been over a year, time to clean the motorcycle.  My only problem is the LeatherLyke bags have faded to a nice gray color.

I put a ton of armor all / formula 2001 on them, and it lasts only while wet.  It dries off in a day or so and turns gray again.

Anyone have any recomendations?  I've got 28k miles and a lot of time in the sun.

I may be wrong but I seem to remember that the instructions that came with my Leatherlyke bags said not to use products like Armor-all because it encourages discoloring and fading; mild soap and water was the recommendation, I believe.  Just FYI...
Title: Re: Leatherlyke cleaning: how to get them black?
Post by: TLRam1 on January 13, 2008, 09:06:04 PM
This is what I have used for many years. It's called Black Again.

http://www.webbikeworld.com/Reviewed-motorcycle-products/cleaners/black-again.htm

Do a web search for Black Again. It should run 7-8 dollars per 8oz bottle plus ship.
Title: Re: Leatherlyke cleaning: how to get them black?
Post by: rjb/AKA Bob Barram on January 15, 2008, 10:56:13 AM
I have used something called back to black that worked well, I will check again when I get  home. I bought it at Autozone I think. You got to work it in but it does restore the black.
Bob