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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: MATTHEW on January 16, 2005, 11:58:47 am

Title: SUEDE
Post by: MATTHEW on January 16, 2005, 11:58:47 am

I HAVE A SUEDE 3 PIECE AND WAS WONDERING THE BEST WAY TO CLEANCAN ANYBODY HELP IT IS NOT DIRTY BUT JUST NEEDS SPRUCING UP JUST SEEMS LITTLE DULL.   
                                   
                          PLEASE HELP

                                  MATTHEW

Title: Re: SUEDE
Post by: david_m on January 16, 2005, 01:23:14 pm

hi mathew
you could try micro splitters and and  terry towels
ie spray on ms to suite a wipe of with terry towel

Title: Re: SUEDE
Post by: Ken Wainwright on January 16, 2005, 01:24:06 pm

Hi Matthew, and welcome to Cleanitup.

If your fabric is genuine suede, you have a disaster waiting to happen. Even some cleaners with specialist leather care training wont touch the stuff. Find yourself a specialist cleaner then grin and bare the cost.

However, your fabric may be a flocked nylon or polyester imitation, more likely polyester. Some has to be dry cleaned, some can be wet cleaned. Do the wrong thing and it could be ruined. I'd suggest reading all of the information you had with your suite, look for the recommendations on cleaning, then come back to us. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY CLEANING WITHOUT THE CORRECT INFORMATION. Also let us know where you're from as your profile is incomplete.

Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken

Title: Re: SUEDE
Post by: Dynafoam on January 16, 2005, 04:34:09 pm

Mattew,

I fully endorse Kens comments.

Act in haste - repent at leisure.

PS.

The 'Caps Lock' key is probably 3rd up on the left

Title: Re: SUEDE
Post by: Doug Holloway on January 16, 2005, 05:14:17 pm

Matthew,

Welcome to the forum.

If you have a real suede suite it will have a distinctive smell whereas the synthetics will be largely odourless.

When speaking to Andy/Judy at Carpex and also some on line research , it appears that the only way to clean real suede is with special cloths, but even this will not do much.

Synthetic suedes are relatively easy but I would not dry clean using solvents.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: SUEDE
Post by: Mark Roberts on January 16, 2005, 06:42:08 pm

I agree with the guys comments so far.
It is doubtful that you have a real suede, normally these are 5K upwards to buy. Looking at the back of the fabric you should see a nice leather finish instead of a glued backing of poly or nylon.
Ive cleaned quite a few real suede's, its not for the faint hearted or unsure.  Lint free cloths are used with a foam cleaner, dried then a reviving sponge is used. This is the same as cleaning Nubuck, full testing is required to make sure no colour is lost, or darkening occurs as nubuck and suede both absorb liquid.
If in doubt leave it to a Professional.

Mark