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Leather products can be expensive, so prople like to have them cleaned and maintained on a regular basis.

Here's a few basic tips on caring for leather that you can use to make some extra money. These tips apply to any leather, such as jackets, furniture, purses, etc.

Prevention is Your Best Option

When a person first brings a leather jacket home, he should condition and waterproof it. After that, proper care will keep it looking fabulous for years.

In fact, did you know that with proper care, leather out-wears denim 20 to 1? I've heard stories where a good quality, well maintained leather jacket can last as long as 50 years!

Locate leather-loving customers and keep their leather jackets and sofas in good condition and you'll have a customers for life.

Leather Jacket Repair

With these products I'm about to describe, you can repair the sleeves on leather jackets when the edges are cracking, without making the leather weak or super soft.

If the jacket has any loose edges, you can actually tack them up with a small dab of rubber cement which is sold at most grocery or retail stores.

If the edges are not torn but just starting to look rough, one of the best options is for you to use a combination of mink oil and beeswax.

Typically this concoction is sold as paste, making it easy to apply. While it helps to improve those rough spots, it does soften but not too much.

This combination will also help preserve the leather and prevent stains.

Leather Jacket Maintainence and Restoration

One of the best products you can buy for a leather jacket is called Lexol. This brand is excellent for restoring worn leather, bringing it back to its natural state.

Another professional cleaner/conditioner is called Fiebing's All Purpose Leather Cleaner and Conditioner. It too helps restore leather that is worn while also helping to prevent water spots, stains, and even cracking.

Another great product that does it all, conditions, waterproofs, preserves, softens, and restores leather is called Snow-Proof. This product has no color or odor and is excellent on leather jackets as well as boots and shoes. Best of all, it will not leave a greasy feel.

Carnauba Cream will also help to restore and smooth out your leather jacket. It helps to resist scratches and finger prints and does a great job of restoration.

You can investigate a prduct called Leather Balm with Atom Wax. This particular product was formulated specifically for leather to help with preserving and restoring. It also helps produce a nice soft, natural finish.

I suggest doing some research on these products before settling on one. You can use the internet and call the companies. Prepare a list of questions to ask every company so you can make across the board comparisons of each product.

Ask where you can get the best prices for their products and if they sell wholesale to people in the leather-resoration business.

Leather Cleaning is Another Field Open to the Leather Crafter.

In my book, Secrets of Leather Craft, I explain how to remove grease, oil and water stains from leather. Sometimes leather must be deodorized. Many people don't know how to do this themselves and will be happy to pay you to do it.

Let me teach you my leather craft secrets and you'll know how to make money with leather products.

The author of this article, Dwain "Jake" Berlin, has a GREAT ebook package for people wanting to learn leather skills to generate income.

As you can see from the above article, you can make money by caring for leather as well as making leather items.

His book is loaded with suggestions for where to get leather, tools, leather cleaning and restoration products, as well as project ideas.

Even if you've never worked with leather before, just follow Jake's instructions and you'll be learning all you need to know to make money in this interesting field!

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