Comments on: How do professionals clean leather? http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/how-to-clean/how-to-clean-leather/how-do-professionals-clean-leather Making House Cleaning Easier Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carole Q http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/how-to-clean/how-to-clean-leather/how-do-professionals-clean-leather/comment-page-1#comment-520 Carole Q Fri, 29 May 2009 15:07:59 +0000 http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/6/how-do-professionals-clean-leather#comment-520 Dry cleaners may take it in for you so it can be cleaned. Very few have the means to handle the cleaning; it is sent to a leather cleaner. The cleaners can 'press' it. Smooth leather can be wiped by home methods. Suede: Permanent stains are raw egg, beer and milk. If heavily soiled with body oil & dirt (usually on collar, wrist and pockets) with the fibers flattened; that will not get fully cleaned either. Minor stains you will need plenty of time and: mild soap and does NOT need rinsing (Woolite) small dish that doesn't tip easily fingernail brush couple of towels large hard surface (floor) hair blower put soap/water from dish (using dampened brush) on spot; do not soak the spot and feather the dampness outward in all directions from the main spot. Scrub the spot, dab off excess moisture with towel. Blow dry while occasionally brushing (do not want fibers to dry flat). It is natural to lose some fibers. Go to next spot.<br><b>References : </b><br> Dry cleaners may take it in for you so it can be cleaned. Very few have the means to handle the cleaning; it is sent to a leather cleaner. The cleaners can 'press' it.

Smooth leather can be wiped by home methods.
Suede: Permanent stains are raw egg, beer and milk.
If heavily soiled with body oil & dirt (usually on collar, wrist and pockets) with the fibers flattened; that will not get fully cleaned either.

Minor stains you will need plenty of time and:
mild soap and does NOT need rinsing (Woolite)
small dish that doesn't tip easily
fingernail brush
couple of towels
large hard surface (floor)
hair blower

put soap/water from dish (using dampened brush) on spot; do not soak the spot and feather the dampness outward in all directions from the main spot. Scrub the spot, dab off excess moisture with towel. Blow dry while occasionally brushing (do not want fibers to dry flat). It is natural to lose some fibers. Go to next spot.
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]]> By: Judy B http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/how-to-clean/how-to-clean-leather/how-do-professionals-clean-leather/comment-page-1#comment-519 Judy B Fri, 29 May 2009 14:58:59 +0000 http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/6/how-do-professionals-clean-leather#comment-519 If you are talking about dry cleaning it is because the process and chemicals used are expensive. Leather is a much more difficult item to clean than ordinary fabric. Professional leather cleaners (domestic furniture and clothing - not dry cleaners) certainly do not use saddle soap, they use specially formulated products and the work is done by hand so takes time which has to be charged for. You can however now buy professional leather care products on the internet (just be careful where you buy them from) and you can then clean your jacket yourself quite successfully as long as there are no real stains or problems.<br><b>References : </b><br>http:/www.LTTsolutions.net Leather care consultants to the cleaning industry If you are talking about dry cleaning it is because the process and chemicals used are expensive. Leather is a much more difficult item to clean than ordinary fabric.

Professional leather cleaners (domestic furniture and clothing – not dry cleaners) certainly do not use saddle soap, they use specially formulated products and the work is done by hand so takes time which has to be charged for. You can however now buy professional leather care products on the internet (just be careful where you buy them from) and you can then clean your jacket yourself quite successfully as long as there are no real stains or problems.
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http:/www.LTTsolutions.net
Leather care consultants to the cleaning industry

]]> By: mrdlclark http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/how-to-clean/how-to-clean-leather/how-do-professionals-clean-leather/comment-page-1#comment-518 mrdlclark Fri, 29 May 2009 14:43:59 +0000 http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/6/how-do-professionals-clean-leather#comment-518 Professionals use saddle soap<br><b>References : </b><br> Professionals use saddle soap
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]]> By: The Major http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/how-to-clean/how-to-clean-leather/how-do-professionals-clean-leather/comment-page-1#comment-517 The Major Fri, 29 May 2009 14:36:59 +0000 http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/6/how-do-professionals-clean-leather#comment-517 Because leather has to be cleaned by hand. Modern "cleaning" equipment can and will destroy a leather article. Most people charge by how much work it will take to clean it. For the future, regular maintenance by yourself can prevent higher costs when getting it cleaned.<br><b>References : </b><br>School of hard knocks. Been a professional leathersmith for years. Because leather has to be cleaned by hand. Modern "cleaning" equipment can and will destroy a leather article.

Most people charge by how much work it will take to clean it.

For the future, regular maintenance by yourself can prevent higher costs when getting it cleaned.
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School of hard knocks. Been a professional leathersmith for years.

]]> By: Nemo http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/how-to-clean/how-to-clean-leather/how-do-professionals-clean-leather/comment-page-1#comment-516 Nemo Fri, 29 May 2009 14:15:59 +0000 http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/6/how-do-professionals-clean-leather#comment-516 thats professional<br><b>References : </b><br> thats professional
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]]> By: sugerglaze28 http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/how-to-clean/how-to-clean-leather/how-do-professionals-clean-leather/comment-page-1#comment-515 sugerglaze28 Fri, 29 May 2009 13:35:59 +0000 http://www.housecleaningsecretsrevealed.com/6/how-do-professionals-clean-leather#comment-515 very carefully<br><b>References : </b><br> very carefully
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