Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cannon on November 24, 2010, 09:49:28 pm
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Can anyone reccomend some leather cleaning solutions im not 100% pleased with what im using at the min.
And while we on the subject of leather is there much of a market for leather repairs/restoration? Im thinking of doing LTT course sometime early next year.
Most of the leather jobs coming my way are beyond cleaning, but does a repair/restoration job normally go beyond what people are prepared to pay?
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Furniture Clinic is on your doorstep and does similar courses to LTT also supplies a full range of leathercare products.
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And while we on the subject of leather is there much of a market for leather repairs/restoration? Im thinking of doing LTT course sometime early next year.
Much of a market? Debatable because you would have to advertise quite a lot and quite heavily to make it a profession all of it's own. As an add on it helps supplement the income particulary when you get people sending handbags through the post to you, which you can do at your leisure between other jobs.
Most of the leather jobs coming my way are beyond cleaning, but does a repair/restoration job normally go beyond what people are prepared to pay?
I've had some enquiries that are even beyond this. These are jobs that you would need to go on a re-upholstery course for. Doing a repair to a torn piece of leather is one thing, replacing a panel when the whole sofa is sewn together is another.
As for prepared to pay, well we're back to the initial cost thing again. I've been to see some sofas that cost £350 from World of Leather, on closer inspection it wasn't leather but plastic. Repairs can still be done but when you say that'll be £100 to repair a plastic sofa that will split again in 6 months or less quess what the reply is? On the other hand I've twice this year charged £150 to sort out handbags.
But remember you need patience, attention to detail and an ability to say "stop that's as good as it's going to get."
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Just had a quick look on your website Neil, impressive stuff!
Id like to be able to do that so time for some market research see if i think i can make it pay.
Where did you learn? as Robert says ive got furniture clinic more or less on my doorstep and LTT which isnt too far.
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so what leather cleaner would you's recommend ???
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I don't think furniture clinic do training courses any more after complaints from their franchisees,its nice work to do but the hardest part is convincing people why they should pay £500 to £700 when a new suite is not much more.Try Buffalo in Preston http://www.buffaloleather.co.uk/
http://www.leathercleaningnewcastle.co.uk/
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Hi
We have an Economy Cleaning Kit which supplies enough for around 20 suites but also contains other products too if you are interested just give us a ring.
Cheers
Judy
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I don't think furniture clinic do training courses any more after complaints from their franchisees
http://www.leathercleaningnewcastle.co.uk/
Was this about the time their loyal customers started having paint problems? :'(