Members SlickWilly Posted January 10, 2022 Members Report Posted January 10, 2022 I went away for two days and my cat decided to use my leather storage box as a litter box….I really don’t have the money to replace the leather right now. Does anyone know of a way it can be salvaged? Quote
Members JayEhl Posted January 10, 2022 Members Report Posted January 10, 2022 If it were me....I'd just cut out a piece and do whatever you intend to ---- after washing it off thoroughly, of course. Then I'd run the sniff test on it to make sure it doesn't maintain the 'odor' after you put your finish on it. Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted January 10, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted January 10, 2022 Sponge wash it all with a solution of oxalic acid Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
PastorBob Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 Veg tan that cat hide, if there's any left. Quote In God's Grace, Pastor Bob "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8 www.PastorBobLeather.com YouTube Channel
toxo Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 Just wash it with a mild soap. The water won't hurt it, people wet mould all the time. Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 10, 2022 CFM Report Posted January 10, 2022 vinegar kills the smell of cat piss somewhat dont know what it does to leather though. on any of the ideas test before committing. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
CFM tsunkasapa Posted January 10, 2022 CFM Report Posted January 10, 2022 33 minutes ago, MikeRock said: Quote Hoka Hey! Today, tomorrow, next week, what does it matter?
Members Double Daddy Posted January 10, 2022 Members Report Posted January 10, 2022 I second what Mike and tsunkasapa suggest...although...depending upon the size of your cat, you may not be able to get more'n a wallet's worth of leather out of it's hide...and I'm sure it'll fight you at ever'turn in the making of said piece and constantly be a case of "I can't find my wallet anywhere!" if you do get it finished. There has NEVER been a more contrary, un-Christlike beast-of-the-field than feline-kind. Quote Have a great day! Chris
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 10, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted January 10, 2022 Can't imagine any circumstance where I'd bother. Pitch the leather. COULD it have been saved? Maybe. But how many hours of time is one piece of cow worth? I mean, if a guy had no real skills with the leather, then odds arent good that the leather gets saved. And if a guy DOES have skills with leather, then probably more beneficial to just concentrate the effort on a fresh piece. WHAT leather is it? Top of the line Hermann Oak? HOW MUCH leather we talking about? $300 is like a side and a half? AND, WHAT are you MAKING with this leather? Might be able to help ease the pain a bit depending on your responses to those questions. But don't let me persuade you- you do you, as they say Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
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