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Best cure for stinky strap

  • 24-05-2012 4:27pm
    #1
    Indricotherium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,575 ✭✭✭


    Hey I have a leather strap on my watch which I wear all the time.....

    It now stinks...also I am starting to get a stinky wrist from it.

    Any tips on how to keep it stink free.....

    I'm thinking of using the leather cleaner I have for the couch at home, which I think is bee wax based.....I'm not sure if it would iritate my arm though.

    I've tried warm soapy water, but as soon as it's dry the stink is back :(


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  • #2
    fret_wimp2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭fret_wimp2


    might just be time to get a new strap. or better again, get a steel bracelet. its never going to smell bad!


  • #3
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Saddle soap, followed after drying by beeswax has rejuvenated and destinked leather straps for me in the past and bear in mind some were from the early part of the 20th century so...

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • #4
    kneemos
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    White spirits or meths. Kills the bacteria that creates the smell.


  • #5
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    True enough K, but it'll also dry the leather out, so you need to moisturise it afterwards. If the leather has a fine finish white spirit may well damage it. On top of that it's an irritant so may well cause skin reactions.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • #6
    Indricotherium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,575 ✭✭✭Indricotherium


    Wibbs wrote: »
    True enough K, but it'll also dry the leather out, so you need to moisturise it afterwards. If the leather has a fine finish white spirit may well damage it. On top of that it's an irritant so may well cause skin reactions.

    I've tried soaking it in hand de sanitizer as I thought it was probably bacterial..... No joy though.

    Tried soap as well now it just has a slightly soapy tinge to the musty smell.

    I think it's time for a new strap all right.


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