Before you go ahead and clean your leather, we believe that it important that you understand the basic make-up of leather. As depicted in the side diagram, FINISHED leather can consist of several layers of colors and clear-top that sit on top of the actual hide.

NOTE: Some leathers are UNFINISHED leathers. We do not recommend using any cleaning chemicals on these types of leathers, such as suede, nubuck or naked leather. These instructions are for FINISHED leathers only. A good test that you can easily perform to determine whether or not your leather is finished is to wet your finger and dab it onto your leather. If the water is absorbed into the leather it is unfinished. If the water sits on top of the leather, it is most likely a finished leather.

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