Can leather be ironed with a wet towel placed between the leather and the iron?
My goat has developed some wrinkles/creases around the top of the pleats that cause them to open up more that they did originally. I was hoping they could be ironed out or at least reduced.
My gut tells me the answer is no. It seems likes the amount of heat needed to affect the leather would damage it because of the thickness of the leather. But I thought I would ask and see if anyone has experience with this.
Thanks,
Chris
Can leather be ironed?
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I was told by a leather repair shop that you can. I had a leather trench coat with a very unruly collar that stood straight out no matter how much you bent it back in place. He said put an iron on cotton setting and place the leather flat and cover it with a bath towel. On the cotton setting it will get hot enough to burn the leather through the towel so use caution and keep the iron moving and not in one place. It worked in that case and thecoat was a very stiff leather, pretty similar to my Wested goat.
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What about leaving it in a warm place with a very heavy tome (War and Peace should do) on top?
Although I do remember I tried straightening out the curl in a lambskin stormflap by folding it the right way and clipping clothes pegs on it for several weeks and it didnt work. If there was some other way of applying heat...
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Although I do remember I tried straightening out the curl in a lambskin stormflap by folding it the right way and clipping clothes pegs on it for several weeks and it didnt work. If there was some other way of applying heat...
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