Leather Couch in extreme heat?!?

Question

ok so im putting my funiture in storage and my couch and coffee table is leather with suade, and my bed had leather on it also....
will it be ok in the storage unit for 9 months?....i dont know how the heat wil affect my leather, its going to be in there for all the summer, i would have gotten a climate control storage but im in a militay town and those are all taken up so im options were pretty limited..
any advice or suggestion on keeping my leather in tact?
thankks

Answer 1

Dont seal it up in plastic wrap- much higher chance of damage to the leather for prolonged storage- wrap in blankets or sheets. You can apply some good leather conditioner such as Lexol, but please dont put pure oils like Neatsfoot, mink, murphys soap etc etc you will do much more harm than good (10% neatsfoot in suspension with many other chemicals is more the norm for a leather conditioner)
Give it a good wipe down and then conditioning when you get them out of storage and they should be fine
Good Luck
David
David

Answer 2

There are products to treat leather for coats, boots, etc to water proof them against the elements to continue to make them look good. So it's actually putting a protective coating on leather products.

Go to furniture store and ask them about a protective coating for your leather/suede furniture. Tell them about storage and would this product be the one to use. They most likely have some at the store to purchase.

Your furniture should have come with some kind of cleaning/protection product.

Answer 3

neets foot oil before it goes in storage and then just be sure its covered with a sheet or blanket to keep dust from sticking on it...i wouldnt worry about the heat cuz the door will be shut and as long as its not opened they stay pretty cool inside....i have cleaned out plenty storages that went to auction and i have never seen damage done from the heat or cold...so your safe