Howdy, Troops!

Well... when I got a pair of leather pants for biking on EBAY, I also had a ridiculously low bid in on a pair of chaps.

The Gods of Online Auctions decided to have a little laugh on me... I won the chaps too!

There is a bit of a problem, tho...

They're GREAT chaps... very good quality leather, well taken care of. These things are BIG... mens 4XL, and that wasn't big enough for the previousl owner. There was a 6" hunk of elastic sewed in to allow the backstrap to stretch well beyond the 42" waist they were originally made for. We're talking the MAJOR Beer Belly modification installed here; I think we're looking at an original owner who was in the realm of 52 - 56 inches around the gut, maybe more if they used the last hole in the belt.

Not the big problem tho... two minutes with an Xacto knife cut the sewing and the elastic was gone, allowing the original lacing holes to be used.

The big problem is this...

When the package came and I opened it, I was immediately assaulted by the STRONG stench of rather cheap perfume!

These chaps were owned by either (A) a member of a biker's club that I wouldn't fit in with very well, or (B) a woman!!!

Anybody know how to get the smell of perfume out of leather???


On a more philosophical level tho... the chaps intrigue me.

If they DID belong to a woman, considering the modifications she had to be at least a yard across the hips!!!

I personally like 'em chubby, but THAT'S a bit much... especially sitting on a bike. As Frankie Yankovic's "She's Too Fat Polka" is playing in my head, I'm sitting here feeling sorry for the suspension on her motorcycle...


Any suggestions on how to get the smell out of 'em?



GAVNO

Cover them with kitty litter for a week.

Craig

Used or unused kitty litter? When do you add the cat?

Ahhhhhh, well just kidding a bit and your idea may well work. But..............

What about putting the things into a cardboard box and adding some charcoal brickets into the box and sealing it for a period of time? I beleive most kitty litter isn't made of charcoal, but is clay-based, so my money is on the charcoal. If you don't want the dust particles on the leather, you could put a couple of brickets into a nylon stocking before tossing into the box with the leather chaps.

Of course, you could always get rid of the cheap perfume smell by dousing the chaps with a more manly and overpowering perfume. Heck, Brute, Old Spice, Canoe, Hero, Aspen........any number of male perfumes could overpower the cheap stuff.......but the real ultimate for leather chaps would have to be English Leather? :-)

Diesel fuel smells pretty strong, it would probably overpower the cheap perfume. Spritz some all over the stinky leather. Then you'd smell like a U-boat captain!

I don't think U-boat captains wore chaps though, did they?

Dave

Lysol concentrate. We have used it on many leather products. Cleans and deodorizes. The scent even smells like leather.

Make friends with some Hell's Angels,.......... their break- in for a new denim vest is to dump beer on it, urinate on it , stomp on it, and drag it behind the bike for awhile.

Might work for perfumey chaps too.