HA! Rode 12 miles home from work in some heavy rainfall. Made it home safe but got a question. My leather jacket got soaked! Anyone have any idea what to do to keep the leather from going bad? I dried it with a towel and have some leather conditioner. Should I lather the jacket in conditioner? Any idea how to dry it?

Stuff the inside of jacket with newspaper and let it hang in an open area to air-dry.  That's about all you can do.
As you might expect, don't use a blow dryer or heater to expedite the process.

I usually use a leather cleaner/conditioner like Lexol on it after letting it air out for a day or two.
Maybe spray on some waterproofing stuff for future run-ins with crappy weather.


So... didja get your dainty Dainese jacket a wee bit wet and now you've got yer panties in a wad?
   

Shamwow!!  JK.  I have not tried it myself but have been told that the newspaper thing works.

whenever I get stuck in a downpour, i just towel dry inside and out, spray a bunch of leather conditioner on the outer portions, then just let it air dry as is in a well ventilated area and call it a day.  most of these leather jackets are made with really really high quality stuff that is made to take this kind of abuse, I wouldn't worry too much about it

Quote from: Red5 on April 24, 2009, 09:02:11 PM
Stuff the inside of jacket with newspaper and let it hang in an open area to air-dry.  That's about all you can do.
As you might expect, don't use a blow dryer or heater to expedite the process.

I usually use a leather cleaner/conditioner like Lexol on it after letting it air out for a day or two.
Maybe spray on some waterproofing stuff for future run-ins with crappy weather.


So... didja get your dainty Dainese jacket a wee bit wet and now you've got yer panties in a wad?
   

Thanks for the tip Franklin.

Stop drinking the haterade. Keep telling yourself your MotoBoss gear is just as good as the Dainese gear, and you'll find yourself in your "happy place" again.

Speaking of underwear. How's that rash working out for ya, you able to go back to wearing your MotoBoss thongs? 

Quote from: hiero on April 26, 2009, 07:53:58 PM
whenever I get stuck in a downpour, i just towel dry inside and out, spray a bunch of leather conditioner on the outer portions, then just let it air dry as is in a well ventilated area and call it a day.  most of these leather jackets are made with really really high quality stuff that is made to take this kind of abuse, I wouldn't worry too much about it

Ahem.......David, next time I expect you to check the board with much more frequency. My gear is dry 3 days after my post homie.  Totally unacceptable response time.  Who are you, FEMA?

Quote from: Pedro-bot on April 27, 2009, 08:21:19 PM
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Ahem.......David, next time I expect you to check the board with much more frequency. My gear is dry 3 days after my post homie.  Totally unacceptable response time.  Who are you, FEMA?

ah well, sorry, I had just gotten back from eating copious amounts of texas BBQ....

Quote from: hiero on April 27, 2009, 09:00:05 PM
ah well, sorry, I had just gotten back from eating copious amounts of texas BBQ....

Glad to see you have your priorities in order.    Carry on.