Mail-in leather drycleaning advice

Alright, full disclosure (this is probably going to make some of you do a facepalm), I dropped my bike off to be shipped coast to coast, it was raining, and I put my damp jacket in the touring truck for the trip. When I went to get it in California, it was covered in mold.

My question is this: I'm in an area where one dude comes through and picks up all the leather every 2 weeks, then comes back to drop it off 2 weeks later. I just missed him, so I'm looking at 1 month before I could get my jacket professionally cleaned by this guy. I've found some places that do mail-in leather cleaning, but I'm looking for a recommendation. The jacket in question is an Icon flat-track style daytona (perforated leather).

Thanks in advance.

 

Leather can be washed. Drying it should be done carefully. The big question is how much to have it cleaned vs a new jacket or washing the one you have?

 

Mold and mildew are living organisms and like us, they gotta eat too. We go for Jo-jos' and they like leather jackets..

I'd be looking under the liner for the critters as well as the outside of your jacket.

Lots of poop on the net about cleaning leather. Most commercial aps strip the dye from the garment. Maybe an alternative would be one of the DIY methods by Lexol or Nik-Wax.

Washing is still a possibility. The trick to that is slow drying in a cool spot.

What you have to weigh is the the cost of having a jacket cleaned, a DIY method of just punting and chalkin it off to another "shit happens" episode

Tink is spot on about a saddlemaker. May I suggest a dominatrix may be a good source too? They are probably much more fun.

 

This outfit is in Louisiana. Lots of info, prices, shipping info and some DIY stuff that looks useful.

Home Remedies for Cleaning Leather - Spotless Leather

 

Barnacle Bill.

 

I thought mold was the problem.

 

I think it might be more worth it in the long run to just get a new jacket. That way you don't have too much to complain about later ( if the jacket comes back smelly, not right, off colored ) So many ways removing the mold can go wrong..