Blackfire Hi-UV Leather Conditioner |
The Highest UV Protection for Leather Exposed to the Sun.
The wind-in-your-hair enjoyment of motorcycle touring and top-down motoring comes with a price. Heat, light, humidity and pollution destroy the leather in convertibles and on motorcycles.
"Photo oxidation" occurs when ultraviolet radiation, emitted by the sun, combines with heat, humidity and pollutants in the air to attack the oils and fibers in the hide. The oils undergo progressive chemical alteration. This leads to loss of surface gloss, brittleness, cracking, yellowing or color fading, water permeability, and ultimately.. complete fiber breakdown.
The vast majority of leather conditioners are using UV blocking technology developed in the 1980's. Considering the level of protection needed, these products are totally inadequate for long term UV exposure.
Most over-the-counter leather conditioners also contain polymers that are greasy, slippery and seal the leather's surface (preventing heat dissipation). None of these products are true "conditioners or protectants".
Blackfire High-UV Leather Conditioner utilizes state-of-the-art technology. Conditioning, or replacement of oils lost through evaporation, is well understood and hasn't changed much in the last fifty years. Combining effective UV screening with a moisture barrier is more difficult.
To resist perspiration, salt, skin oil, and lotion stains, Blackfire's chemist selected a co-polymer recently developed by Dow Corning. This co-polymer cross links with itself to provide a blanket of protection on the leather's surface. It blocks moisture, and still allows air flow through the coating to facilitate heat dissipation. This co-polymer is also non-greasy, dries almost on contact to a matte finish, and is never slippery.
For UV protection, Blackfire's Leather Conditioner is formulated with the Swiss product, TINUVIN 5151, which contains both competitive UV absorbers and hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) to significantly retard photo-oxidative degradation. UV-Absorbers prevent degradation by blocking, or absorbing, UV energy. HALS stabilizers act as radical scavengers and inhibit photo-oxidative breakdown reactions. Both work together to provide the highest level of UV protection available!
Bottom line, if your car, bike, boat or RV has solid leather seating, BLACKFIRE High-UV Leather Conditioner is the very best conditioner, UV block and moisture barrier on the planet.
Blackfire's High-UV Leather Conditioner is a rich cream and not recommended for use on perforated leathers, Nubuck or suede.
