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How to Clean and Maintain Sports Equipment

March 20, 2018

Late summer is a great time to take inventory of your and your family’s sports equipment, including taking the time to repair, condition and properly store the items so they are ready the next time you need them. Many sports use padded protective items like shoulder guards, shin guards and helmets. Often protective equipment and the tools of your favorite sports are made of leather, as are the all-important footwear individualized to the different sports. With proper care most sports equipment can last for many seasons to come, and with a little planning, the proper products and a judicious application of time and elbow grease your equipment will remain in the game.

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How to Clean and Care Leather Upholstery in Your Car or Boat

March 20, 2018

Take advantage of summer’s warmth and give your car’s leather upholstery a thorough cleaning and conditioning. If you are captain of your own boat, add the watery spray of the wakes and waves, sunscreen and other consequences of a happy day on the lake or river--gasoline and motor oil, bait and fish residue, beach sand and tar, and scrapes and scuffs from water toys and sporting equipment. Try Saddle Soap Plus from Bickmore or a tin of Moneysworth & Best’s basic saddle soap. Another option is Woly Natura Lemon Cleaner, a plant-derived solution that is gentle on your leathers and your skin--it has been tested by dermatologists. Using these products is so straight forward and simple you may find yourself looking forward to regular sessions, keeping your leather upholstery clean and conditioned at all times, resulting in a longer life for your valued boat or car.