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What You Need to Know About Cleaning Your Leather Watch Strap

by Radhika Pawar creative content writer

Leather watch straps are highly sort after thanks to its classic style that is perfectly suited for both formal occasions and casual wear. Better, they’re durable and can serve you for many years without losing their flashy look. But for this to happen, you need to take good care of leather watch straps since it absorbs sweat and dirt emanating from regular wear. If this is not enough, leather can be sensitive to liquids and other elements such as heat or direct sunlight.

 

You might be wondering how often you should clean your leather strap. Well, it is highly advisable that you clean the strap at least once every week. To pull this off successfully, you need to wipe the leather using a dry cloth prior to getting any liquids involved. This action goes a long way in making sure you get rid of any grainy dirt or debris that could eventually scratch the leather surface during more intensive cleaning.

 

Once you’re done wiping the leather with a dry cloth, you need to clean it more thoroughly with soap. It would be better for you to settle on a gentle soap as it does not dry out the leather. Simply dampen a jewelry cloth after which you should apply a small amount of soap to it. You can then rub the inside and outside of the leather gently in small circular motions.

 

Rinse the cloth under running water and wipe the leather strap to remove soap residue.Finally, let the leather strap air-dry but do not subject it to direct sunlight. Alternatively, you can make use of a hair dryer in drying up the strap.

 

Provided you get everything right when cleaning, your leather strap is certainly going to withstand different elements and weather conditions. For those who reside in hot or humid climate conditions, it is highly advisable that you wipe down your leather strap more often. The same case applies during the summer months. It is then that you’ll get the most from your leather watch strap.


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