Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jamie Lindsay on December 03, 2010, 06:20:10 pm
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Whats the best solution for cleaning a leather sofa?
thanks in advance ;D
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LTT stuff.
http://www.lttsolutions.net/cleaning.asp
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That link is for the consumer site - for trade products this is where you need to be
www.leatherclinic.co.uk
Cheers
Judy
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That link is for the consumer site - for trade products this is where you need to be
www.leatherclinic.co.uk
Cheers
Judy
judy can you email me so i have your email adress as i have apiece of furniture i would like some advice on and would like to send you a picture at some point .
regards
Richard Basey-Fisher
info@pt-cleaningservices.co.uk
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do you have to train with ltt to buy there goods? Trade goods that is
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dont think so
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Whats the best solution for cleaning a leather sofa?
thanks in advance ;D
First is the leather identification; then choose a cleaning system that match the leather type; with the ability to deal with degree of extreme accumulation of soiling; and you may also have some specific problems to deal with too; if you master to identify the leather types and the leather problems; you would be a competence leather service provider that can deliver predictable result every time; by following the steps recommended in the Leather Problem Solving Guide.
Leather Care Solution:
Aniline Leather Care
Aniline Oil Pull-Up Leather Care
Aniline Wax Pull-Up Leather Care
Bicast Leather Care
Hair-on-Hide Leather Care
Nubuck Leather Care
Nubuck Oil Pull-Up Leather Care
Nubuck Wax Pull-Up Leather Care
Pigmented Leather Care
Semi-Aniline Leather Care
Suede Leather Care
Vachetta Leather Care
Leather Problem Solution:
Leather Blood Stain Remover
Leather Grease Stain Remover
Leather Gum Based Stain Remover
Leather (pigmented) Ink & Dye Stain Remover
Leather (aniline) Ink & Dye Stain Remover
Leather Marker & Solvent Based Stain Remover
Leather Oxidized Yellowing Stain Remover
Leather Protein Stain Remover
Leather Spew Stain Remover
Leather Tannin Stain Remover
Leather Tarnish Stain Remover
Leather Urine Stain Remover
Leather Water Stain Remover
Leather Body Odor Remover
Leather Musty Odor Remover
Leather Organic Decay Odor Remover
Leather Smoke Order Remover
Leather Tackiness Remover
Aniline Leather Problem Solving Guide:
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Aniline-LPG.jpg)
Roger Koh
info@leatherdoctor.com
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You do not have to have done our training course to buy products but I do agree with Roger that leather ID is important as without this the corrrect methods and products cannot be selected.
We have a rather simpler flow chart and problem solver with fewer products if you contact me I can let you have one.
Cheers
Judy
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I must say Rogers list does look comprehensive , and possibly over complicated .
I am looking for a water mark remover for analine leather , can one be bought in the UK?
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Ask me on robertmeldrum@yahoo.com
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I have attended the LTT course and only use LTT products.
I highly recommend you attend the course as you will learn so much that the side of a bottle doesn't tell you. LTT are also a great help on the phone.
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lmao roger,
are you serious... must say you are in the wrong job you should be a lab tech haha
thanks for advice
take it ltt is the best ? ;D
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I must say Rogers list does look comprehensive , and possibly over complicated .
I am looking for a water mark remover for analine leather , can one be bought in the UK?
Jasonl, here is an example of how water marks are removed from aniline leathers with the leather-safe system.
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/1AldoShoesWaterStains.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/6WaterStainsGone.jpg)
Roger Koh
info@leatherdoctor.com
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Jamie
I would suggest Roger Koh is the BEST if your talking overall knowledge and hands on experience plus an incredible range of products. Unfortunately he's based in Vancouver.
There's also Furniture Clinic in Newcastle, just down the road from you. Similar to LTT and equally helpfull. I trained with both and have used products from both with similar results.
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baby wipes and lux flakes, its only leather cleaning ;D
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bloomin eck roger, you even cleaned the insoles, you really are thorough.
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baby wipes and lux flakes, its only leather cleaning
just about the worst things you can use!!
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It's a joke Judy ;D
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Seen this new fangled leather cleaning machine on ebay,
loks a bit overkill to me ;D
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rotary-drive-cleaning-tool-/110619372577?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19c16dac21
Andrew
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Looks just the job that Andrew might be more suited to the leather at the abbatoirs ::)
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baby wipes and lux flakes, its only leather cleaning ;D
Baby wipes is what causes the ring stains on this aniline leather seat.
(http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx251/cltucker_album/Leather/IMG_3794.jpg)
It is rehydrated with a pH 3.3 hydrator under cling wrapped until the stain is neutralized, and dyestuff within the leather structure retakes its place.
(http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx251/cltucker_album/Leather/IMG_3813.jpg)
And the final result shows
(http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx251/cltucker_album/Leather/IMG_4041.jpg)
These are pictures taken by the home owner himself (DIY) using the “leather-safe” system.
Jasonl, do you still think it is over complicated, if the user can take simple instruction?
Robert, do you have some specific leather problems that you want to test some products out; although from Canada, the “Royal Mail” still takes delivery at your end!
Roger Koh
info@leatherdoctor.com
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I bet those shoes are worth more than a DFS suite ;D
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although from Canada, the “Royal Mail” still takes delivery at your end!
Roger you were kind enough to send me your price list, and I'll admit the products are competitively priced against others. Your before/after pics along with instructions would seriously interest a lot of us over here.....
Except for
And it's not your fault but the postage costs almost double the book price, that's why you'll find it hard to sell over here, unless you can set up a distributor with reduced freight costs.
Yes I'd be interested ;)
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We have in the past approached the respectable owner of CIU to carry our products; that will definitely save on shipping cost. Let’s hope he will be interested soon.
In the meantime, to get things going we are going to absorb the difference in the shipping cost, until someone takes over from your end.
However, don’t forget we have concentrates and most repeat refills are ship out in concentrates.
Super Cleaner-4.9 is at Ratio 1: 21 (so a 60ml bottle makes 1.39 quarts)
Strong Cleaner-4.3 is at Ratio 1: 64 (so a 30ml bottle makes 2.06 quarts)
Cleaner-3.8 is at Ratio 1: 64 (so a 30ml bottle makes 2.06 quarts)
Rinse-3.0 is at Ratio 1: 80 (so a 30ml bottle makes 2.56 quarts)
Email me the latest price list for the remaining other products in concentrates that saves on shipping.
So give it a try and we shall match the shipping cost with that of your “Royal Mail” from the port of entry.
We sell in US$, see how much cheaper when you pay in your mighty pound.
Roger Koh
info@leatherdoctor.com
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I have some interest in leather cleaning so am thinking about the ltt course, but that's in a couple months time. I've heard a lot of good stuff about it even though it's pricey, it's worth the money.
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Seen this new fangled leather cleaning machine on ebay,
loks a bit overkill to me ;D
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rotary-drive-cleaning-tool-/110619372577?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19c16dac21
Andrew
We do not recommend any machine to be used onto the leather surface to clean it; just simple technique with the appropriate “leather-safe” solution will do; as seen in this water-damaged aniline leather rug for the insurance company.
You see the dark water line running horizontally on this rug.
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/WaterDamagedAnilineRug.jpg)
Here’s showing the hydrating treatment with Hydrator-3.3 to wick-up the soiling particulates.
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/HydratingTreatment.jpg)
The finished result…
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/FinalResult.jpg)
What you need is to show me pictures of your leather problem of any kind; I will prescribe the solution and the technique to produce the best result; and it’s predictable every time with the “leather-safe” system without the fear of owning the pieces.
This technique self-cleans “from within the leather structure safely” and not merely off the surface with “foams”.
Roger Koh
info@leatherdoctor.com
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Thanks for your comments
Need to book now if you are interested in the January course as its getting very full. Next one after that is March. We also now do a 1 day Understanding Leather course.
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It will be March the earliest for me - I've just started carpet cleaning and need to get into that first, leather is next.
Thanks
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http://www.lttsolutions.net/lazy-leather.asp
How well does this stuff work ?
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and this one
http://www.prochem-scotland.co.uk/webstore/gbu0-prodshow/E672-01.html
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I bet those shoes are worth more than a DFS suite ;D
You may be right!
Such “plastiky suites” found in these stores don’t need our professional service.
One does not clean the leather per se; but rather the “plastiky” coating.
As such, these suites do not need the skill of “a professional leather service provider”.
A professional leather service personnel should be able to handle the real thing – Aniline and Nubuck leather types and the problems associated with it.
That's how we can “clean and grow rich” gracefully.
Otherwise the consumer would Google it – the how-to to solve their problem and DIY it.
I have attended plenty to such cases.
They would say that, they came…take a look…and walk away!
When comes to Aniline and Nubuck; the market is huge…because we do not promote them…we don’t see them…as reflected in most of the web-site I see.
If you have such big project, you can then afford to fly me in to help you out; that’s what I also do, so I just don’t sit in my lab all day, without a field work!
That’s the best way to learn – the real thing – all paid by the customer and you can see all the techniques and the tricks of the trade to deliver what we promise in our promotion.
Keep an eye open for the real thing – naked and almost naked leathers – with soak-in problems - it’s also where the money is – to help us grow rich!
Do you think so?
Roger Koh
info@leatherdoctor.com
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Lazy Leather is an excellent maintenance product and one of its only kind on the market (cleaner and protector in one). It is a retail product rather than a trade one (although it can be used as a pre cleaner). You should be selling it on to your clients as a one stop cleaner for use in between your yearly service cleans as it not only helps them (quick, easy to use and it works!) but it also helps you (adds value to your business and makes it easier to do your clean).
Comsumers love it as they would rather use a one bottle product rather than the 2 step process that most kits consist of and generally stay under the sink but it is not a professional deep clean so it does not stop you doing this for your customers on a regualr basis - its all about how you market to them. Lazy Leather can be own labeled with your logo and details so customers return to you for more products and is another form of advertising your business. We also supply own logo'd care instructions with every box. Good margin in there for you to make extra money for your business.
There is still very much a place for deep cleaning on coated leather that is out there because most people are not given correct care instructions when they purchase the suite so we always advise to have their suite cleaned professionally once a year.
Aniline cleaning and restoration is one of the simplest and most lucrative areas of the leather industry and yet most cleaners run away from it - we have a specialist Aniline cleaner which works very differently to regular foam cleaners and we have a full range of very easy to use restoration products for Aniline leather which really give the wow factor.
Hope this helps
Judyb
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Seen this new fangled leather cleaning machine on ebay,
loks a bit overkill to me ;D
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rotary-drive-cleaning-tool-/110619372577?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19c16dac21
Andrew
We do not recommend any machine to be used onto the leather surface to clean it;
Roger, the link i posted was a little joke.
Andrew
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I have just taken delivery of my own branded Lazy Leather bottles from LTT for selling on to customers.
It's a great product which the customer can use simply and safely and it will help to maintain a clean suite in between deep cleans - as described by Judy. As a leather cleaner, you can use it on the backs and sides of suites which are not too dirty which is pretty quick.