Q. What is the difference between Spo-Kon deodorizer and commercially available deodorizers?
Q. How should I store it after cleaning?
Q. The palm leather (te-no-uchi) is torn - can you repair it?
Q. How should I package my bogu when sending it?
Q. Can you do dyeing restoration for kendo keikogi (uniforms) and hakama?
Q. Can the embroidery and decorative stitching threads be left undyed during indigo-dyeing restoration?
Q. Will the embroidery thread get dyed during tare restoration?
Q. For tare indigo-dyeing restoration, do you dye the back as well?
Q. Can the vermilion (red) lacquer on the inside of the men-gane be changed to gray?
Q. Can scratches and cloudiness on the men-gane be fixed?
Q. Can scratches on the do be fixed with polishing restoration?
Q. After men cleaning, the men-gane looks like it has turned white - why is that?
Q. How worn does the men-buchi lacquer (fuchi-nuri) need to be before it's better to have it restored?
Q. Is it better to do indigo-dyeing restoration as a set (kote, men, tare)?
Q. The men-buton (mask padding) is torn from being struck too much - can indigo dyeing fix it?
Q. Do you dye the back of the bogu as well?
Q. Is the indigo-dyeing restoration done with natural indigo?
Q. Can the adhesive from the number sticker placed on the tare for the grading exam be removed?
Q. Can the number written in chalk on the tare during the exam be removed?
Q. Can the kote-himo (kote cords) be cleaned as they are?
Q. The men-gane (face grille) looks white and rusty - can it be cleaned up?
Q. Are there any bogu bags that cannot be cleaned?
Q. Can shinai bags be cleaned?
Q. Can bogu bags with casters (wheels) be cleaned?
Q. Will cleaning and dyeing restoration make it like new?
Q. I don't like how the indigo from new bogu rubs off on my body - can you clean it?
Q. Can you keep the shape of the men from being distorted?
Q. Will it really come out clean?
Q. Can you decide whether cleaning is possible after I send it in?
Q. How long does indigo-dyeing restoration take to complete?
Q. Can wrinkles in the tare-himo (tare cords) be fixed?
Q. Can you clean things other than kendo bogu?
Q. How often should I have it cleaned?
Q. Are the people who do the cleaning experienced in kendo?
Q. Can the men-himo (mask cords), do-himo (do cords), and so on be cleaned together?
Q. After cleaning, my kote and palm/grip leather feel like they have shrunk - is that normal?
Q. Can heel supporters be cleaned?
Q. My bogu is old - can it still be cleaned?
Q. Will sweat stains on white bogu and dye transferred from the uniform come out?
Q. How long does cleaning take to complete?
Q. Won't cleaning make it stiff?
Q. Mold has developed - can it be removed by cleaning?
Q. Will damaged areas spread as a result of cleaning?
Q. Will it shrink after cleaning?