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16 November 2012, 03:16 AM | #1 |
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Leather strap care
Hello, everyone,
I like the look of leather strap on my watches, and install a few of them accordingly. Not so much worry about the wear and tear, as the straps I used dont cost all that much at the moment. However, the straps get smelly after they got wet, fro. Water, or whatever liquid happened to got on my wrist,... Does anyone have any suggestion how I can take care of this problem? Or do I have no choices but to live with the smell? I use varai's leather/rubber care on them, but it does not seem to improve. |
16 November 2012, 03:39 AM | #2 |
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The smell is from sweat being eaten by bacteria. Stink is the byproduct of that process.
You can use a specific deodorant to deal with that. Basically the same that is available for all kinds of leather shoes. Might want to pick a different or neutral flavor, the shoe stuff smells cheap somehow in my opinion.
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16 November 2012, 05:46 AM | #3 |
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Cloth and luke warm water would do the trick.
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16 November 2012, 06:24 AM | #4 |
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Fortunatley I haven't come across that prob with my leather straps but I've heard putting them in the freezer overnight does the trick.
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16 November 2012, 12:02 PM | #5 |
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There are plenty of decent, not expensive, straps available with rubber or silicon lining just for this problem.
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16 November 2012, 05:13 PM | #6 |
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Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to start by trying the freezer tonight!
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16 November 2012, 05:56 PM | #7 |
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Easy.
1) Take it off. 2) Put Rolex Oyster bracelet back on as originally intended. Sorted. |
17 November 2012, 01:47 PM | #8 |
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Update: I left my strap in the freezer for a night, now it smells like shrimp,... something to do with the preparation for sushi party tomorrow?
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