Hi,

I recently purchased some used luggage straps. They are pretty grimey. I was thinking of just soaking them in a bucket of soapy water and brushing them off. Then I was going to buff out the buckles.

I assume the soaking won't hurt them. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Greg

Soap and water is just fine. Seat belt restoration services: http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/

After they are dry, use some black shoe dye on them if you do not want to use a restoration service. Mine were very faded and the black dye worked very well.

Thanks for the info.

Greg

I used some liquid Tide and a scrub brush on mine. I have a set of straps that are kind of faded, could you use some black Rit dye and re-color them?

Chris

I scrubbed mine with hot soapy water and then used black RIT dye (in a pot on the stove) to make them look like new. I then polished up the hardware using metal polish. It's not easy to get the buckles completely but it can be done.

Thanks Mike.

Chris

Has anyone taken the stitches out to remove the buckles then restitched them? My buckles have rust under the straps. Looks like they are stitched in a square patteren, simple to follow with a sewing machine.