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 protects the hair.
This Kit H4 is handpicked to perform periodic cleaning, rinsing, and protection for the hair. It cleans, rinses, hydrates, and fat liquors the suede side for optimum softness and strength, preventing split and tear. Additionally, it provides rub-resistant protection against friction rubs to keep the hair from breaking and maintain its appearance at an all-time high.
A: This is a 4-step holistic cleaning and conditioning process that comprises:
A1: Clean and Rinse Hair side with Hair on Hide Cleaner 5.5, and Hair on Hide Rinse 4.0 system.
A2: Lubricating Hair side with Protector S Plus system.
A3: Clean and Rinse Suede side with Suede Cleaner 4.5 and Suede Rinse 2.3 system.
A4: Hydrating and Fatliquoring Suede side with Leather Hydrator 3.3 and Leather Fatliquor 5.0 Plus system.
Simple tools used are Hide Brush 4, Foam Brush 2, Eraser 5, and Cotton Terry Towel.
B: People Also Ask:
B1: What is Hair-on-Hide Rug?
B2: Why does Hair-on-Hide Rug fail to Lay Flat?
B3: Why Hair-on-Hide when Wet and then Dries Stiff-up?
B4: Why Fatliquor Conditioner Dries Up?
B5: Why Fatliquor Conditioner Leaches Out?
C: Instruction:
C1: How to work on the Hair side with Hair 5.5 and Rinse Hair 4.0 systems?
C2: How to work on the Hair side with Protector S Plus?
C3: How to work on the Suede side with Suede 4.5 and Rinse 2.3 systems?
C4: How to work on the Suede side with Hydrator 3.3 and Fatliquor 5.0 Plus system ?
C5: How to Work from the Hair side with Hydrator 3.3 and Fatliquor 5.0 system?
A1: Hair on Hide Cleaner 5.5, and Hair on Hide Rinse 4.0 system.
Hair 5.5 is a water-based pH 5.5 mild disinfectant cleaner to reduce odors during drying time for the hair side.
Rinse Hair 4.0 is a pH 4.0 value rinse to remove suspended soiling that also functions as a pH balancer for the hair side.
A2: Protector S Plus system.
Protector S Plus hair conditioner imparts non-stick, rub-resistant protection with a silky feel.
A3: Suede Cleaner 4.5 and Suede Rinse 2.3 system!
Suede Cleaner 4.5 is a water-based suede sanitizer-cleaner with a pH value of 4.5 without the potential side effects like tackiness.
Suede Rinse 2.3 with a pH value of 2.3 works in sync to rinse with Suede 4.5 suspended soiling which also functions as a suede pH balancer to a healthy squeak by hand testing.
A4: Leather Hydrator 3.3 and Leather Fatliquor 5.0 Plus system.
Hydrator 3.3 is a water-based pH 3.3 hydrator used to relax and plump soft suede fibers structure for better fatliquoring (fat and oil replenishing) before Fatliquor 5.0 Plus.
Fatliquor 5.0 Plus is the scent version of Fatliquor 5.0 to mask the unpleasant body odor, besides softening the suede when dry with suppleness.
B: People Also Ask:
B1: What is 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 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 fatliquor (fat and oil) conditioner. Hide folding lines during storage or shipping, unnatural creases, wrinkles and curls developed as the fat and oil evaporate 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 when it dries too fast, due to 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 Conditioner Dries Up?
The fatliquor content of fat and oil in the hide that contributes to its suppleness or softness and strength is VOC (volatile organic compound) that evaporates as the hide ages or is exposed to heat.
B5: Why Fatliquor Conditioner 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 ionic negative (-ve) fatliquor and the fat and oil breaks hydrogen bond and leaches out.
C: Instruction:
C1: How to work on the Hair side with Hair 5.5 and Rinse Hair 4.0 systems?
1: Hair is brushed in one direction at an angle and vacuumed.
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.
C2: How to work on the Hair side with Protector S Plus?
1: Protector S Plus is mist sprayed when hair is dry and brushed in one direction and left to dry.
2: The hair side is again brushed when dry to bloom.
C3: How to work on the Suede side with Suede 4.5 and Rinse Suede 2.3 systems?
1: Hide side dry soil removal with steel Hide Brush 4 brushing in one direction at an angle and exfoliating aging hide fiber with suede Eraser 5 followed by vacuum cleaning.
2: Suede 4.5 is sprayed, brushed, erased, and suspended wet soiling is towel extracted until new folding sides show clean.
3: Rinse Suede 2.3 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.
C4: How to work on the Suede side with Hydrator 3.3 and Fatliquor 5.0 Plus system ?
1: Hydrator 3.3 is sprayed and brushed using steel Hide Brush 4 to distribute and be absorbed into the hide structure.
2: When the hide appears evenly with moisture saturation, staking, massaging, and flexing return the hide flat ready for fatliquoring.
3: Fatliquor 5.0 Plus is sprayed and brushed using steel Hide Brush-4 to distribute and be absorbed into the hide.
4: Fatliquor 5.0 Plus is repeatedly applied each time the water content evaporates and until the hide takes no more.
5: Fatliquor 5.0 Plus fat and oil are left to slow natural drying and before it is fully dried, staking, massaging, or flexing until fully dry will result in a flat lay.
C5: How to Work from the Hair side with Hydrator 3.3 and Fatliquor 5.0 system?
1: Hydrator 3.3 is applied directly onto the base of the hair with the help of a brush or a comb to part it. The application may be by direct spraying, dripping, or indirect transferring to a foam brush for better control.
2: The entire panel is saturated without a dry edge until a little moisture oozes out when pressed with fingers.
3: When the hide is still damp to the touch or has a moisture content reading of about 25% from a leather moisture meter, the application of Fatliquor 5.0 begins.
4: Fatliquor 5.0 is applied similarly to Hydrator 3.3.
5: Saturate until a little moisture oozes out when pressed with fingers.
6: Allow natural water evaporation to take place, leaving behind the essential fat and oil.
7: Depending on pre-existing dryness, additional applications may be necessary until the last application's water evaporation cycle. The hide will not absorb anymore after this point.
8: A leather moisture meter may be used to read its moisture content when dry, and an average of 14% of fat and oil content will contribute to the tensile strength of the hide, preventing it from ripping or tearing.
9: Any sticky residue from Fatliquor 5.0 is rinsed off with Hydrator 3.3 to reduce soiling attraction or improve appearance.
10: Spray Hydrator 3.3, brush with nylon Brush 2 and wipe off with a cotton towel until the towel shows clean and dry.
11: Let the hide dry naturally, and slowly for extra suppleness.
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Updated on March 23 2024 by Roger Koh