Leather suite cleaner.
 

Just wondering if anyone knows of a leather cleaner for my suite. Ive just washed it down with warm water and aerial washing powder. Although its cleaner I am sure with a specialist product it will come up gleaming :D

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For my leather suite in UK I bought an extremely expensive product which worked fairly well but my daughter always bought the leather wipes (really, really cheap) and they worked just as well. I know that carrefour sells them because that is what I use on OH's leather office chair and they work well. Not sure of other places though.

Rosemary

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You should never use detergents like washing powder on leather Pam...

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Lidl have them now and again and so cheap!

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Well you cant say that and not give a reason?

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:eek::eek: Sam AERIAL I will go along with Matt for once,never use detergents on Leather.Iv used allsorts,some quite expensive,and a sh**e to use,I now use a cleaner from Halfords its an all in one cleaner and conditioner, its just called leather cleaner from Mer,pain in the butt job whichever you use.........Detergents cause the leather to crack :eek:

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Despite being dead....leather needs the fatty acids and oils it holds within it to last and not tear, its why chemically treated or tanned leather doesn't last as long as oak tanned leather, the chemicals strip the oils and acids...

The same happens with ant detergents, and for the most part they are like aging creams, most of them are pure crap!

Use a saddle soap and only clean it a couple of times a year. Saddle soap has natural oils and in particular bees wax in it, absolutely the best thing for it.

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Input from your local Ex Safeclean franchisee :D

Harsh detergents will damage your leather, even though many people and furniture companies recommend it. You can get away with dreft, but not too strong a mixture

Any solvent type cleaners will remove the colour from your leather without any problems.

Baby wipes have proved quite good in the oast for slight general soiling.

You need to use a specialist leather cleaner, followed by a leather conditioner. You should always condition leather suits about every 6 months. Over here of course you have the added problem of sun tan lotion and skin products wiping off.

This is the kind of stuff you need.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEATHER-CLEANE...QQcmdZViewItem

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Thats what I said, you copying me or something?

Although I totally disagree with the detergent thing.

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What detergent thing .... Dreft? :)

I'ts what I used to clean suites if the leather was just too sensitive for the leather cleaner we used. You need to put a really good conditioner on it after its dried out though. Trust me, I was aleather suite doctor :D

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Babywipes are the best thing I have found so far. ;-))

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You'd use a lot of baby wipes to clean a full suite properly :)

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Trust me I'm a saddler......



When you used to be a Leather suite doctor did you make house calls when the husbands were at work??

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The husbands were always at work ;)
There were stories abound in the network about half naked women in the home, but sadly it never happened to me.
However a cleaning pipe burst on me once and soaked me, and a lady asked if I wanted to take my trousers off so she could wash them for me :D

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They are cheap as chips compared to pro stuff. ;-))

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Hmmm........I think there is a movie waiting in there!

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:huh:

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Oops! :D

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Pam

When i had the leather interior on my old car :( which is now gone..

Anyways it had light grey leather seats and it had like a shoe scuff mark on it , wouldnt shift with normal soap and water ..

So went to Halfords and got some car leather cleaner , they was like a pack of 10 wipes pretreated , cant remember the name but brought it off easy peasy , so maybe worth a shot .and was cheap as well..

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Babywipes in a different packet. lol ;-))

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Hi Sam
A friend of mine always uses baby wipes on her leather settee and its gorgeous and she has had it 20 years and it still looks like new - i suppose its the moisturisers in it that keeps it soft and looking good - just like a baby's bum.
Love Sam

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Thanks for all your advice guys. I will get some baby wipes next time I am in the supermarket :D

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saddle soap

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I wouldnt have a clue where to get that from over here :confused:

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next time you are in Jerez, or get Keithy babe to get you some.

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He never comes to Ayamonte :(

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Then I will send you some over for god sake!!

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You need to send her some conditioner as well then ;)

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saddle soap is a conditioner.

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I'm gonna do a KW now :D :D

Leather used on suites is general split leather (on most DFS suites for instance) its almost the cheapest quality you can get. The leather is split at the tannery, back and front and then tanned / treated. Its very thin, and often its coloured would you believe by being spray painted!

Saddle leather is generally much better quality and not split, and thats why (I'm guessing) you would pay as much for a saddle as a three piece suite from DFS, if not more :D

Thats why I mentioned that you can use something like low concentration dreft to clean it if you cant get a proper leather cleaner, and a good conditioner afterwards is a must and should be done every 6 months at least. Failing to do it over time can lead to cracking. Saddle soap is oil based, and can actually damage leather if not applied properly as too much oil can seal the leather and in time make it rot, especially here in Spain where the humidity can be high.

I think saddle soap is still used a lot in equestrian quarters, but all I was trying to say that because of the make up differences of the leathers it doesn't always mean that one product is good for both items. Its a geeky thing, I know, but I learnt all this sh!te on a number of courses over 4 years with leather suppliers etc etc. I wish I could forget it all, but it keeps coming back :eek:

Finally, can I just point you to the leather section here http://www.hermanmiller.com/hm/conte...tiles_Care.pdf

A large US furniture suppliers advice (Only because Safeclean was a US company and thats the links I have)

Thats my bout of seriousness over for today, I thnak you and goodnight :D

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I use baby wipes on mine .....comes up gorgeous every time :)

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Sometimes I just wipe the baby over ours. lol

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:rofl:

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All leather is split, it is the same method of producing bridle leather as it is to produce upholstery leather.

8 Years ago I qualified as a master saddler, its something I still occasionally do, but sadly it is not something that I can make any money in so I do what earns me money.

Leather needs a glycerine high fat conditioner to "condition" it. The majority of propriety conditioners on the market have either glycerine, cocoa butter or beeswax, or all three, the difference is that most of them are very expensive, a bar of Carr Day and Martin saddle soap is £1.50, and there is enough to treat 100 sofas in a bar.

One of the reasons I don't particularly want to go to Sotogrande is that too many people know that I am a saddler there and I don't want to slave for no money in a hot country.

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You are just a mine of information....:):):)

As mentioned by many, baby wipes do the job, but not the baby its self !!

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OK:D
Guess all my training was wasted :D
Can only tell you what I know mate and thats summed up in the link I gave you for leathercare, guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that one ;)

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absolutely......


but your wrong.

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Heh! What´s this "I´m gonna do a KW". You mean provide helpful advice and generally be a supportive, informative, valuable member of this site?

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You are a guy, right?

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shut up you, I'm trying to wind Mitzy up!!