Product Overview
Leather pH Cleaner 1.5 by Leather Doctor is a low pH 1.5 ionic negative (-ve) charged cleaner that balances side effects such as bleeds, spots, & stickiness.
pH 1.5 is a water-based restorative cleaner with an extra protonating or pH balancing function for all leathers and suede side effects from alkaline toxicity.
Alkaline toxicity results in leather denaturing from common products such as saddle soap, baking soda, dish washer and many harmful alkaline leather cleaners. The neutral pH of leather range 3-5 and any products that comes in contact with a high pH will adversely cause side effects.
Instruction:
1: Concentrate is mixed with distilled water 1: 12 before use.
2: pH 1.5 is applied and brush with horsehair Brush 1 and towel extract until the towel shows clean.
3: Acidifier 2.0 is applied, brush and towel extract until the towel shows clean.
4: Hydrator 3.3 is applied to relax and separate the stick-together fiber structure and dwelling it helps to effectively redistribute the surrounding leather constituents back to the exposed areas.
5: Fatliquor 5.0 commences topping up the difference to 14% fat and oil content when dry.
6: Leather is ready for further refinishing accordingly.
People Also Ask:
1: How pH 1.5 Works?
1.1: pH 1.5 with its pH value of 1.5 works by increasing the ionic positive (+ve) attraction of the amphoteric leather protein fiber to hydrogen bond with its other ionic negative (-ve) leather constituents like the leaching tanning agent from reverting the leather into rawhide, stabilizing migrating dyestuff from bleeding, and fat liquor fat and oil content from leaching that results in stiffness when dry.
2: What is the pH 1.5 Working System?
2.1: pH 1.5 holistic working system is developed to rectify leather denaturing from turning sticky or slimy with Acidifier 2.0 used as a rinse to a healthy squeaky feel.
2.2: Hydrator 3.3 is used to redistribute the tanning agents and dyestuff back to the exposed areas, and Fatliquor 5.0 to soften the leather when dry.
2.3: Other associated diminished leather constituents need to be replenished accordingly.
Updated October 18, 2024 by Roger Koh.