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Shorty

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Harry,
how does one irascible soul clean those flamin' Ugg boots?

Thank you.
 

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They're made from sheeps...

Put them through a trough, dunk em in the creek and then put them in the sun :?

Pity help any poor soul within smelling distance during said process... the smell eminatig from them will be pretty powerful :lol:

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I was actually waiting for that Wild, Wiley, Woolly, Wonderman from Wonderful Winnipeg that Works With Woolly Wascals to comment :shock:

ME wear UGG BOOTS :lol:

Crikey, I hate to even wear shoes :oops:

I've gotta hide thicker than Harry's :lol:

I have a friend who's a solicitor, I asked for some advice recently & his charge was to clean his daughters Ugg boots :oops:

Unfortunately, she's 21, and she's still wearing them.

She's been at my place for three nights now.

No hurry Harry :p

But I really do need to know how best to clean them before Del comes home on the week-end :shock:


My latest office acquisition for my new digs........................

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Ooroo :lol:
 

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If she has nice legs, I prefer to clean them while she is wearing them.
Not that I get any pleasure from it......but to keep them from shrinking....yea, that's it, to keep them from shrinking. :roll:

Shorty is that a cartoon of Marty? :mrgreen:
 

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This is not for our all bright and funny Shorty; he has it from the other forum you folks don’t even know it exist!

Ugg® is famous for their twin-face sheepskin products.

The wool face requires a wool-safe shearling5.5™ pH value 5.5 woolskin cleaner, follows with rinse4.0™ pH value 4.0.

For wool face that yellows, perhaps a d’Lanolin5.6™ pH value 5.6 wool degreaser will help to degrease the lanolin than follows with rinse4.0™.

For severe yellowing that does not response to the wool degreaser than d’Yellow7.0™ an optical brightener helps reduce the yellowing.

The pH value of cleaners is vital to maintain the pH chemistry integrity of wool to reduce negative result like felting, yellowing, etc.

Alkaline cleaners and soap may yellows white wool and leaves a sticky scum that attracts soil easily.

Other cleaners and degreaser can clean wool, but the wool reabsorbs them, they become difficult to rinse away.

shearling5.5™ contains a mild disinfectant ingredient that helps to control odor causing bacteria too.

Because wool is very hygroscopic and may absorb up to 30 percent of its own weight before it becomes really damp.

The moist environment in the wool becomes an ideal ground for bacteria growth.

Therefore d’Bacteria3.7™ pH value 3.7, a leather safe bacteria disinfectant that is biodegradable, odorless and colorless comes in control.

As for the suede spotting, degreasing, cleaning, rinsing, structure or surface conditioning.

It depends on the severity of soiling and suede conditions, relevant products are as follows:

d’Oil4.4™ pH value 4.4 is a leather safe paint, oil, grease and ink mild spotting agent for all leathers.

d’Grease4.9™ pH value 4.9 is an aqueous leather safe degreaser for all leathers.

clean3.8™ pH value 3.8 is a leather safe aqueous general purpose cleaner for all leathers.

rinse3.0™ pH value 3.0 is a leather safe aqueous mild acidifier rinse for all leathers.

fatliquor5.0™ pH value ±5.0 is an anionic (-) charged micro emulsion fatliquor for softening and strengthening all leathers.

leatherScent’W™ is a non film-forming, non-stick tactile feel conditioner to enhance a soft natural waxy feel with a classic leather scent.

As for agitation:
suedeBrush3™ is recommended for all necessary agitation both the wool and the suede side.

As for Extraction:
Wet vacuuming can only do so much.
Still it’s more practical to extract with dry absorbent towel after vacuuming.

As for Drying:
Drying time varies depending on the amount of moisture remaining after cleaning, prevailing temperature and humidity conditions.
Leather should be dried using ambient conditions of temperature and humidity.
Forced drying, especially using heat is not recommended.
Providing proper ventilation and air movement is highly recommended to expedite drying.

Grooming:
Suede side is groomed with nubuckEraser4™ to enhance their fresh appearances with “a finger writing effect”.

If you think you like this cleaning system, then there is an opportunity for you to bottle these products and distribute them.

You become a manufacturer, distributor and a leather specialist in your marketing area.

What do you think?

Roger Koh
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Ugh, I don't do UGG boots and besides its summer here. By some miracle Richard is correct about having to stuff either the gal's feet or some newspaper into the Uggs to help them keep their shape while cleaning.
Sometimes they will shrink due to the cleaning process but return to their owners foot size in a couple of days.

I suspect that Roger has provided the best answer that your going to get here.

:)
 

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By some miracle Richard is correct about having to stuff either the gal's feet or some newspaper into the Uggs to help them keep their shape while cleaning.
Sometimes they will shrink due to the cleaning process but return to their owners foot size in a couple of days.




On the subject of leather shrinkage!

Ever experience our shoes or boots each time it’s wet and dry becomes tighter?

The answer is in the fatliquor, with soften and strengthen, without stress out and weakens thus feel soft too with broken leather fibrils’ structure.

Would you be interested to know more about fatliquor?

Roger Koh
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Roger Koh

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Ron,

Sorry to have disappointed you with such a tedious technicality dealing with such an insignificant pair of boots.

I often hear from customers too “might as well go and buy a new one!”

I say you call up the wrong place!


Roger Koh
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DUSTY

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I purchased a pair of these in Sydney on the way back from Visting Delia and Shorty..

NOT FOR ME>>LOL

My daughter Sara, and they are still a huge hit!
 

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Roger Koh said:
By some miracle Richard is correct about having to stuff either the gal's feet or some newspaper into the Uggs to help them keep their shape while cleaning.
Sometimes they will shrink due to the cleaning process but return to their owners foot size in a couple of days.




On the subject of leather shrinkage!

Ever experience our shoes or boots each time it’s wet and dry becomes tighter?

The answer is in the fatliquor, with soften and strengthen, without stress out and weakens thus feel soft too with broken leather fibrils’ structure.

Would you be interested to know more about fatliquor?

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor® System


Yes please Roger :wink:

Ooroo :?
 

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Re: What is Leather Structure Fatliquor Conditioner?

What is Leather Structure Fatliquor Conditioner?


Fatliquor conditioner is natural oil that has undergone an emulsification process.

Thus enable oil to be dispersed evenly throughout the entire internal leather fiber structure during application.

As an aqueous emulsion; the oil is held suspended as microscopic droplets in the water, similar to nature's milk.

Fatliquor resembles milk in appearance and penetrates and deposits oil to the leather fiber structure before breaking.


Penetration:

Non-absorbent (finished or protected) leathers especially the pigmented type; due to its heavier color and top coat formulation; sometimes with additional protective top coating cross-linked for extra toughness makes penetration into the leather internal structure impossible.

The reverse suede side, perforation holes, needle-holes, macro and micro cracks are soft spots left for penetrating these leathers.

Semi-absorbent leathers as most semi-aniline; due to its color and top coat light formulation makes it more difficult for conditioner to penetrate the leather uniformly.

Thus requires rehydrating or surface tension treatment prior to effective fatliquoring for overall even appearances.

Absorbent unfinished (aniline, naked, nubuck, suede, pure, vegetable-tanned) leathers absorb fatliquor readily.


Process:

Fatliquor is spray immediately after cleaning while the leather is still damp.

This procedure ensures uniform absorbency and distribution to coat the leather fibrils structure without excess.

When the emulsion is exhausted by the leather fibrils the excess water will evaporate in the drying process.

Thus leaving the inter-fibrillary spaces void for leather breathability.


Principles:

Signs of diminishing fatliquor are manifested as coarse breaks, creases and wrinkles.

Lost of leather tensile strengths are revealed as visible needle-hole splits, easily rips and snags.

Thus fatliquor lost through ageing require regular replenishing to maintain the leather's integrity and pliability.

When these fatliquor-deprived leathers go to cleaning without re-fatliquoring, the after drying leather negative conditions like coarseness and stiffness will accentuate further.

A timely fatliquoring process immediately after cleaning and before the leather dries helps solve this natural oil depletion phenomenal.

Fatliquor in leather garment usually contains10 to 20%, while upholstery leather contains 15 to 30%.

But the oils in the leather fibril structure makes up only a small 3 to 10% in relation to the weight of leather.


Effects:

Fatliquor is applied to the damp leather, ideally in a condition where the leather fibers are fully hydrated but little free water exists in the spaces between the fibers.

Application of fatliquor to completely dry leather results in rapid absorption into the fibers, often resulting in dark-colored, greasy patches.

Moreover, the resultant leather is not as soft, resilient or full as when the fatliquor is applied to the damp, hydrated fiber.


Drying:

Drying time varies depending on the amount of moisture remaining after cleanng, prevailing temperature and humidity conditions.

Leather should be dried using ambient conditions of temperature and humidity.

Forced drying, especially using heat is not recommended.

Providing proper ventitlation and air movement is highly recommended to expedite drying.


Natural slow drying is preferred for extra softness


Softening:

When dry, staking, milling, massaging, flexing or stretching seam to seam will get the leather as soft as you wish.


fatliquor5.0™ is a technological breakthrough that enable diminished original tannery fatliquor to be replenished from an easy ready to use spray bottle.


So, like to know what is Leather Surface Feel Conditioner too?

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor® System


Spraying Fatliquor

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Spreading Fatliquor

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Fatliquoring - Esprit Nubuck Glove

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Fatliquoring - HugoBoss leather Jacket

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Fatliquoring - Maledetti Bag

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Fatliquoring - Nubuck Armchair

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GRHeacock

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I got a better, easier, quicker way to clean Ugg boots.

I had a pair, gray colored, wore them for some 10 years- the most comfortable boot I ever had- and I have had several kinds of boots over the years.

After several years of wearing them, they got dirty. One day when pressure washing the brick entry of a customer's house, I accidentally ran the water stream over the toe of one. Whaddya know- it left a clean streak where the water hit it.

So, I cannot have just one clean streak on one boot, so I ran the stream over both, and now, in a minute, I had clean boots.

And they did not shrink, either.

I loved these, and when they finally wore out, I looked for another pair, but could not find a store here that sold them.

Pressure wash them, Shorty.

(But do not guarantee your work.)

Gary
 

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Good Idea!

What is the recommended PSI, jet angle (or oscillating jet) and at what distance is safe (shredding)?

Roger Koh
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GRHeacock

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Ugg boots are made to wear in the rain, mud, snow, whatever.

I do not know how they are tanned, but it is for foul weather, and not delicate like bedroom slippers.

And they are durable, it seems to me, mine lasted some 15 years, not sure on the time line, though.

Shorty- another possibility is throw them in the washing machine- on delicate cycle.

But no guarantees there, either.

Roger- the spray head was about 1 foot above the first boot, I do not remember the pressure setting, or spray pattern, but was not an oscillating jet. Using a sweeping motion to move the gunk.

I was cleaning off moss and algae from the bricks because it was slippery, and I had to walk in and out several times, so I cleaned the gunk off for my benefit as well as the customer's benefit.
 

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Geesus, just walking by, caught Shorty spinning you guys a good ol yarn :roll:

You haven't seen his bit on the side, that's for sure.

Shortwun, just get her to shave her legs.

Problem solved :wink:


(Ugg Boots my back side!!)


M
 

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Hi M,
this time I'm ridgey didge mate.

A friend of mine who is a solicitor, his daughter owns them.

I owe him a favour, so this is what will make him happy.

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Other photos are on the leather forum.

Ooroo :|
 

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