Product Overview
Hair-on Hide Zebra & Cow Rug Cleaner & Conditioner Kit H4 by Leather Doctor cleans, rinses, hydrates, and fat liquors the suede; cleans, rinses, and conditions the hair.
This Kit H4 is handpicked for periodic hair cleaning, rinsing, and conditioning. It cleans, rinses, hydrates, and fat liquors the suede side for optimum softness and strength, preventing split and tear. Additionally, it provides a rub-resistant condition against friction rubs to keep the hair from breaking and maintain its appearance at an all-time high.
With a bigger hide, a larger quantity of Hydrator 3.3 and Fatliquor 5.0 may be required with Kit H4 Plus.
A: This is a 4-step holistic cleaning and conditioning process that comprises:
A1: Clean and Rinse the Hair with the Hair-on Hide Cleaner 5.5, and Hair-on Hide Rinse 4.0 system.
A2: Lubricating Hair with Hair-on Hide Conditioner S system.
A3: Clean and Rinse Suede with Suede Cleaner 4.5 and Suede Rinse 3.0 system.
A4: Hydrating and Fatliquoring Suede with Suede Hydrator 3.3 and Suede Fatliquor 5.0 system.
Simple tools used Hide Brush 4, Foam Brush 2, Eraser 5, and Cotton Terry Towel.
Instruction:
A1: Cleaning and Rinsing hair with Hair 5.5 and Rinse Hair 4.0 systems.
A1.1: Hair is brushed in one direction at an angle and vacuumed.
A1.2: Hair 5.5 is used for general cleaning followed by Rinse Hair 4.0 in both applications with brushing and folding towel extraction changing sides until the towel shows clean and dry.
A2: Conditioning Hair with Conditioner S.
A2.1: Conditioner S is sprayed when hair is dry, brushed in one direction, and left to dry.
A2.2: The hair is again brushed when dry to bloom.
A3: Clean and Rinse Suede with Suede 4.5 and Rinse Suede 3.0 systems.
A3.1: Hide dry soil removal with steel Hide Brush 4 brushing in one direction at an angle and exfoliating aging suede fiber with suede Eraser 5 followed by vacuum cleaning.
A3.2: Suede 4.5 is sprayed, brushed, erased, and suspended wet soiling is towel extracted until new folding sides show clean.
A3.3: Rinse Suede 3.0 is again sprayed, brushed, erased, and suspended wet soiling is towel extracted until new folding sides show clean and let dry to allow further wicking of soiling to the surface to be brushed, erase, and vacuum; ready for hydrating.
A4(A): Hydrating and Fatliquoring Suede with Hydrator 3.3 and Fatliquor 5.0 system.
A4.1: Hydrator 3.3 is sprayed, and distributed with a foam brush to be absorbed into the hide structure.
A4.2: When the hide appears evenly with moisture saturation, staking, massaging, and flexing return the hide lying flat, ready for fatliquoring.
A4.3: Fatliquor 5.0 is sprayed and brushed to distribute and be absorbed into the hide.
A4.4: Fatliquor 5.0 is repeatedly applied each cycle water evaporates, and until the hide takes no more.
A4.5: Fatliquor 5.0 fat and oil are left to slow natural drying and before it is fully dried, staking, massaging, stretching, or flexing until fully dry will result in a flat lay.
A4(B): Hydrating and Fatliquoring from the Hair side with Hydrator 3.3 and Fatliquor 5.0 system.
A4(B).1: This is another approach without removing any lining from the hide/suede side.
A4(B).2: Hydrator 3.3 is applied directly onto the base of the hair with the help of a brush or a comb to part it.
A4(B).3: The application option is spraying, dripping, or indirectly spraying into a foam brush before application to cut atomization.
A4(B).4: The entire panel is saturated without a dry edge until a little moisture oozes out when pressed with fingers.
A4(B).5: When the hide is saturated, staking, massaging, stretching, and flexing return the hide lying flat ready for fatliquoring.
A4(B).6: Fatliquor 5.0 is applied similarly to Hydrator 3.3.
A4(B).7: Allow water to evaporate in each cycle leaving behind the fat and oil before a fresh application, until the hide takes no more.
A4(B).8: Additional applications may be necessary until the last application's water evaporation cycle the hide will not absorb anymore after this point.
A4(B).9: Any sticky residue from Fatliquor 5.0 is rinsed off with Hydrator 3.3 to reduce soiling attraction or improve appearance.
A4(B).10: Spray Hydrator 3.3, brush and wipe off with a cotton towel until the towel shows clean and dry.
A4(B).11: Let the hide dry naturally, and slowly for extra suppleness.
People Also Ask:
B1: What is a Hair-on Hide Rug?
B2: Why does a Hair-on Hide Rug fail to Lay Flat?
B3: Why Hair-on Hide when Wet and then Dries Stiff-Up?
B4: Why Fatliquor Dries Up?
B5: Why Fatliquor Leaches Out?
B1: What is a Hair-on Hide Rug?
A hair-on-hide rug is a full-sized animal like a zebra or cow with hair still intact and the hide is tanned as suede on the reverse side.
B2: Why does a Hair-on Hide Rug fail to Lay Flat?
A hair-on hide rug that fails to lay flat is a telltale sign that the hide is starving from insufficient fat liquor (fat and oil) content. Hide folding lines during storage or shipping, unnatural creases, wrinkles, and curls developed with diminished fat and oil are some examples.
B3: Why Hair-on Hide when Wet and then Dries Stiff-Up?
The fatliquor in the hide may have leached out when wet and dries too fast, known as the “Van der Waal' phenomenon in the drying process, the empty or insufficient fatliquor in the fiber structure is likely to result in stiffness as the fibers become stuck together.
B4: Why Fatliquor Dries Up?
The fat liquor content of fat and oil in the hide that contributes to its suppleness or softness and strength is VOC (volatile organic compound) which evaporates as the hide ages or is exposed to heat.
B5: Why Fatliquor Leaches Out?
Hide is an amphoteric protein material that is pH sensitive and any liquid above the pH value of 7 including water will cause the ionic positive (+ve) protein fiber to lose its ionic attraction with the negative (-ve) fat liquor and the fat and oil breaks hydrogen bond and leaches out.
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Updated November 24, 2024, March 23 2024, by Roger Koh