How do you clean and polish a portable case? the Leatherette

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Re: How do you clean and polish a portable case? the Leatherette

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Victrolaman wrote:Next thing is where do i get gaskets and stuff for the reproducer?
Ron Sitko should have them. In fact, I think I remember seeing them last weekend at his booth at Union.

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great i will give Ron a call

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Re: How do you clean and polish a portable case? the Leather

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Brandon wrote:
Henry wrote:I cringe. I'd use dish liquid (diluted w/water) or any of the household spray cleaners like 409 or a newer, similar "green" product before I'd touch anything with Armor All, which made a real cracked mess of the vinyl dash on my '70 Dodge Dart. YRMV.
Really? I never had a problem with it...
Hey, when you got a quality car like a Dodge Dart, every little flaw is magnified a thousand times; IOW, just about what it cost in $$ :)

BTW, d'ja notice that Chrysler is reviving the Dart badge next model year? Gotta get in line for that one. On second thought, it's gotta be better than the old one!

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You can condition leather, and possibly leather like products, with generic hand lotion.

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I've had good luck with a product called Leather Saver made by Preservation Solutions.

http://www.preservation-solutions.com/l ... oducts.php
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Re: How do you clean and polish a portable case? the Leatherette

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GoJo or Fast Orange hand cleaner (without pumice) also works well to clean wood phono cases that you don't need to strip or re-finish. It cleans all of the old crud off with no adverse effects...
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