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What is the best way to get the smell of cat urine out of a leather jacket.

Asked by puddintane (183points) December 11th, 2016

I can’t afford dry clean. What can I do at home to get this smell out?

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johnpowell's avatar

Is sunshine a option where you are at?

Espiritus_Corvus's avatar

Without professional cleaning? If it is male cat spray, you may be doomed. I would try a thick baking soda poultice and let it work for a few days, then do what @johnpowell suggested above. Then I’d apply saddle soap to re-moisturize the leather again, because the baking soda will probably suck out the natural oils that make leather supple. Good luck.

puddintane's avatar

We might see some sun this week.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

No bucks; no luck. Professional will be your best shot.

Espiritus_Corvus's avatar

On second thought, before you do anything, call a dry cleaner, or a leather storage warehouse, explain the situation and ask the same question you asked here. It’s worth a shot.

ARE_you_kidding_me's avatar

You can’t dry clean leather anyway. I worked at one in high school. We sent leather articles off to someone who specialized in cleaning leather. I have no idea what they did to clean them. It was about a three week turnaround and it was expensive. I’d start by looking at some youtube videos and see if you can’t do it yourself.

jca's avatar

Try soap and water. Hang to dry. Is the urine on the lining as well?

Tropical_Willie's avatar

@jca You should not use WATER and SOAP on leather it will turn it into a “jerky jacket”. That will be the end of wearing it.

MollyMcGuire's avatar

It’s not going to happen. Dry cleaning will not help. Cat urine is the worst! Sorry. I threw away a $2500 rug and a Lane leather recliner, both fairly new, because cat had bladder infection and peed on the chair and it ran down onto the rug. That smell was permanent.

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