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Geckoking

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Apr 11, 2015
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So today I spray some alcohol on a table to clean it and it got on my wrist while I wore my apple watch. I used a paper towel to wipe it off and notice the paper towel was blue from my leather loop. I don't know if this is normal but so far there is no discoloration on the band. It scared me..
 
So today I spray some alcohol on a table to clean it and it got on my wrist while I wore my apple watch. I used a paper towel to wipe it off and notice the paper towel was blue from my leather loop. I don't know if this is normal but so far there is no discoloration on the band. It scared me..

Cleanser and dyed leather don't mix.

Keep it off your watch screen, too. It'll begin to strip away the oleophobic coating.
 
I would think they would have put some kind of protective coating over the dye...
 
This brings up something I've been wondering about.. will the non-black leather loops become as wretched and dirty as the iphone leather cases do? I had the red leather case for about two weeks and it looked like someone rubbed newsprint all over it, so I had to switch to black.
 
This brings up something I've been wondering about.. will the non-black leather loops become as wretched and dirty as the iphone leather cases do? I had the red leather case for about two weeks and it looked like someone rubbed newsprint all over it, so I had to switch to black.

Probably yes. Just like a wallet, or belt, or shoes, or any other number of leather goods we use.
 
I collect leather purses, and I use leather conditioner and sometimes a waterproofer on them. Not heavy duty like scotch-guard, but a protectant. I wonder if conditioning/protecting the leather bands would help keep them supple like it does for a purse?

Strangely enough, the brand of leather product I use is Apple. No relation, LOL.
 
I've got the same blue leather band and I would expect it to darken over time. Especially the underside where it's in contact with skin and sweat.
 
So today I spray some alcohol on a table to clean it and it got on my wrist while I wore my apple watch. I used a paper towel to wipe it off and notice the paper towel was blue from my leather loop. I don't know if this is normal but so far there is no discoloration on the band. It scared me..

This will happen with dyed leather

You can get leather protector from shoe stores or high end purse stores to protect the band
 
I would think they would have put some kind of protective coating over the dye...

That would defeat the purpose of using a dye instead of a colored coating. The entire point of aniline leather is that it doesn't have a coating.

If it did, it would look and feel just like the plastic coating that covered it.
 
isopropyl alcohol shouldn't wreck leather (not sure about dyed leather though). You just need to make sure it doesn't dry out (so condition it afterwards?)

Maybe it just hasn't cured enough or something yet?
 
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