Leather is also a popular type of furniture as it is easy to maintain. In a society where people have limited leisure time, caring for your leather furniture can easily be overlooked, but in order to hold the value of your leather, you should follow a few simple tasks in order to keep your leather looking and feeling new. You should also know of the different styles of leather finishes before you purchase your leather furniture.
Leather Furniture Care Tips
- Never use wet wipes, use special leather wipes or a damp cloth to clean leather furniture every other week
- Clean at least three times a year using special leather cleaning products
- Each type of leather reacts differently to cleaning, so be sure to test your cleaning product on a small ‘hidden’ area prior to use.
- Keep a careful eye on colour appearing on the sponge and the leather underneath it, whilst cleaning
- Always follow the cleaning product manufacturer’s guidelines
- Remember that a few gentle cleans will give better results than a heavy spot clean
- Do not take cleaning shortcuts. Never use kitchen or workshop products as these can cause severe damage to your leather furniture that may be impossible to repair. If a stain is serious, contact leather care professionals who can do the work for you.
- Leathers should be kept from a build up of dust and dirt. Most leathers have a surface lacquer that will help protect from stains and spills.
- Clean using a white, clean damp cloth and a circular motion over the stain. On more stubborn stains, hand soap may be used and then removed with a damp, clean cloth. Do not soak the leather. In the case of Nubuck or unfinished surfaces, a stain resistant finish is usually applied in the tannery. In these cases, if a spillage occurs, use an absorbent cloth or kitchen towel and do not rub liquid into the leather surface. Regular cleaning of Nubuck should be done with a soft brush or by vacuuming with the appropriate attachment on a regular basis.
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