06-06-2013, 11:32 AM
Before shipping the leather, make sure it is CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN (cannot stress that enough!) It will be sitting in that box for a bit with no light & lots of time & nothin' else to do but grow stuff & dirt & oils are the growth medium.... Also a good idea to bag up as much of it as you can in heavy mil plastic with some desiccant (you can buy bags or make 'em yourself with unused crystal kitty litter) to help keep them as dry as possible for the trip over...
Hopefully, she will not need to clean daily, but keeping the leather clean is what will help (although my leather hiking boots that go through clay also seem to do OK, as long as they are thoroughly sun dried & stored in a dry windy area...) some folks I know keep a thin fabric cover on their leather to absorb the dirt & grunge of humanity draped on the furniture...but still you gotta clean it...
Hopefully, she will not need to clean daily, but keeping the leather clean is what will help (although my leather hiking boots that go through clay also seem to do OK, as long as they are thoroughly sun dried & stored in a dry windy area...) some folks I know keep a thin fabric cover on their leather to absorb the dirt & grunge of humanity draped on the furniture...but still you gotta clean it...