I have two coated leather sofas, in cream. They don't belong to me as I live in a company apartment and are very expensive. They have quite a deep grain to them and are getting quite grubby. I have tried colourless shoe cleaner and kitchen cleaner (!) Nothing gets them quite as new. Any ideas?
2006-09-22 08:49:11 · 9 answers · asked by flick flack 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Floor sander - are you having a laugh? Wait till you have to take care of something!
2006-09-22 08:57:08 · update #1
we use a leather cleaner. you can probably go to art van or something and they might be able to see you something or help you our.
2006-09-22 08:53:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pale leathers quite often suffer from dye transfer, the transfer of colour from clothes like jeans and newspapers. You will need a strong detergent cleaner like LTT Maxi Cleaner to remove this. This product has been specially formulated to remove dye transfer.
Shoe cleaner will not have done your leather any good and may well have sealed in the problem, if this is the case you will need to get a specialist leather cleaner in to resolve the problem as solvents will need to be used. Kitchen cleaners will have the wrong formulation for cleaning leather so will not work.
On pale leather you need a good leather protector to inhibit this kind of problem and a regular clean with a good foam leather cleaner will help to keep your leather looking like new.
2006-09-24 00:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My local BMW dealership sells Lexol leather cleaner and conditioner, which is what they recommend customers use on the car's leather interior. I've used it on mine and it seems to work pretty well. The bottle says it can be used on any leather item, so it's not limited to just car seats. However, I'd call a local leather furniture retailer to see what they would recommend you use.
2006-09-22 14:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by Social_Butterfly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go get a bottle of leather cleaner and follow instructions.
2006-09-22 09:46:45 · answer #4 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a great leather cleaner called "Sentinel" that works well and is safe for high quality leather furniture. try it.
2006-09-22 09:39:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing for u to do is call a store where they sell leather sofa's at,, and ask them,, trust me they know better than us,,,good luck
2006-09-22 08:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Sweetpea 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Vinegar
2006-09-22 08:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they do make leather cleaner wipes
2006-09-22 08:51:21 · answer #8 · answered by CJM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a floor sander (high grain paper).
2006-09-22 08:50:24 · answer #9 · answered by Master_of_my_own_domain 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋