2007-03-25 06:52:28 · 4 answers · asked by The Way 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
A suite to sit on.
2007-03-25 09:02:14 · update #1
You need to use a good quality water based foam leather cleaner.
DO NOT use anything containing oils, waxes or silicones. (Most 'conditioners' contain waxes or oils) and furniture polish contains silicones
BABY WIPES are the worst thing you can use as they will destroy the finish on your leather. They are very strong alkiline cleaners to neutralise urine (acid) on babys skin so they are not the right thing to use on leather.
Saddle soap is too harsh to use on todays furniture.
A lot of leather wipes contain chemicals which will also destroy the finish or leave residues on the leather which will damage it. They are not cheap in the long run as you would need a lot to clean a whole leather sofa. A bottle of foam cleaner should do your furniture 1-2 times.
You should also follow this with a good water based leather protector which will act like a 'scotchgard' and inhibit dirt and stains from being absorbed and make cleaning easier the next time.
Dry leather needs rehydrating with water and oils and waxes should not be used as the natural oils do not dry out of leather. Wiping over with a damp cloth regularly will help to do this.
It is important to maintain a regular cleaning regime cleaning dirt off the surface regularly and inhibiting the absorption of body oils into the leather with a protector is the best way of doing this.
Source(s):
www.LTTsolutions.net
Leather care consultants to the furniture and cleaning
2007-03-25 20:35:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dry cleaning is the best way to clean a leather suit. Make sure you have both garment cleaned at the same time. Any small color loss will be uniform. Call around to get the best prices because many dry cleaners outsource their leather/suede cleaning services, so prices vary. The cleaners I worked at for twelve years charged $22 for pants and $17-27 for jackets.
2007-03-25 06:58:50 · answer #2 · answered by Kathryn M 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take your suit to a cleaners who specializes in cleaning leather. If you try to do this with water, the leather will become hard, and this will ruin the suit. This isn't cheap to do, but I know your paid a lot for the suit.
2007-03-25 06:56:39 · answer #3 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
use water
leather is waterproof
i think
2007-03-25 06:55:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋