Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Kev Loomes on June 02, 2008, 07:28:40 pm
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Just thought I'd share a couple of photos with you. It was about time I did a sofa and I think it came out pretty good. It was originally black then after a good clean looked like a dark grey! The finished article is a chocolate brown mottled black effect. Took about 2-3hrs in all.
The first photo is after cleaning, then nearly finished 1st coat and finally the completed job. Sorry for the bad light and quality of pics.
Thanks to mossy for some tips (the airbrush & compressor are great). Also Andy at LTT teaches very well too.
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Last one
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Cracking job Kev.
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Looks good to me Kev. Very well done. ;)
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Very nicely done ............ patience of a saint ;D
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Cheers for the comments fellas.
I feel more confident now the first one's out the way I must admit ;D The last photo looks like I missed some on the seat and arm, its not thank god - its light bouncing off of it.
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Excellent well done!
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Kev you just need balls. After your next few it will be a walk in the park. Keep it up mate ;)
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Top job that.
On the subject of air brushes can you recommend a good one mine just give up the ghost today.
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Steve I belive the badger is good ;D ;D ;D
Just may take you a while :D
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Hi Steve
Mossy recommended this one www.cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spraymaster-Gravity-Feed-Pistol-Trigger-Airbrush-Kit_W0QQitemZ290233462354QQihZ019QQcategoryZ28111QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It was superb and didnt spit or give any problems. I had to do the whole suite with it, with a mini compressor and it was fine. The bigger gun and compressor wasnt an option as I didnt want to risk overspray.
Cheers
Kev
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Got to be nosey here, how much do you charge to re-colour a leather suite,
i do cleaning,but not repairs/recolouring yet
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Good job Kev.
Mike
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Good job Kev. The result looks great and no doubt the customer was well satisfied.
This will have given you a great deal of confidence getting the first one under your belt.
Applying with an airgun (especially with a bigger one - the link wasn't working so could not see which one you used) generally applies way too much product. The badger airbrush is plenty big enough for the amount of product that is needed to apply in a very fine application without any chance of overspray and does not take any longer to apply, also makes the product use far more economical.
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Thanks Mike & LTT.
The airbrush recommended is here, just condense the http and the link will work: h t t p://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spraymaster-Gravity-Feed-Pistol-Trigger-Airbrush-Kit_W0QQitemZ290233462354QQihZ019QQcategoryZ28111QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Its small enough to do finite jobs on par with the badger. I just found this better as it is gravity fed and didnt once block like the badger did. As I said in my earlier post, I didnt use a big gun for fear of overspray.
Cheers
Kev
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Kev dont listen to amature sprayers ::) who think they know it all, you cant get over spray or spitting with the system I have given you. You can get it with poor powered aerosols and cheap airbrushes with the wrong size jets though. ;D
Oh and you cant put too much paint on either so dont listen.
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Kev what pigment did you use?
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Brit
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You where lucky then :) hope it lasts ;)
Furniture clinics PU would have been a better choice ;)
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Paul your just asking for trouble suggesting PU is better than brit
Well done Kev the job looks smart did you mix the pigment yourself ?
John
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Paul
I have yet to try them, but like most things I will always try alternatives as various factors run my mind - like compatibility, results, cost etc. Subsequently I will use whichever matches those requirements ;D
John
Yes!
Cheers
Kev
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What's the difference between the pu and brit system?
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John thats my middle name ;D.
Kev in time and after experimenting with all you will see the light.
Steve change the B to an S and thsts the diff ;)
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Paul that last statement was worst than when Hitler went into Poland
you are in for it bigtime
John
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Got me flack jacket on :D
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is it only me that get this message when I click the link for the pictures;
It seems that you are not allowed to download or view attachments on this board
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Been hearing good things about Lazy Leather who sells it and how effective is it as an add on to sell to a customer?
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and I'd actually like to really know what the difference is between brit & PU ;)
Steve I recommended it to a customer today who had me clean the carpets but wouldn't go for price i quoted for the leather suite, its a LTT product. I did'nt want them to use the stuff they had bought off a shopping channel
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Been hearing good things about Lazy Leather who sells it and how effective is it as an add on to sell to a customer?
;D ;D
Steve
put in www
.messageboard.lttleathercare.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=12
You can become an agent ;)
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Mike
What does it cost and how much does it retail at
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Part time Consumer Sales Agents wanted
Would you like to earn money from selling our unique product La..zy Leather?
We are looking for worldwide Consumer Sales Agents to promote the benefits of simple leather care.
As a part time agent you can work the hours that suit you.
The product already has a proven track record in the market place.
Please contact Judy Bass on 01423 881027 or email judy@LTTsolutions.net for further details
Look forward to working with you.
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Part time Consumer Sales Agents wanted
Would you like to earn money from selling our unique product La..zy Leather?
We are looking for worldwide Consumer Sales Agents to promote the benefits of simple leather care.
As a part time agent you can work the hours that suit you.
The product already has a proven track record in the market place.
Please contact Judy Bass on 01423 881027 or email judy@LTTsolutions.net for further details
Look forward to working with you.
If I can make money selling it I don't care who supplies it (within reason like ;))
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Steve , cant be bothered looking thou my last invoices from LTT. but I think you can make 5 or 6 quid a bottle
john
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Steve its on LTT website
150mls £12.50
250mls £15
1lt £45
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Thats retail prices Mike. To buy trade is about £4.60 ish (150ml), less if bulk buying. The price you sell it for is up to you..
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I had these other 2 in my camera, and just shows how 'chocolate' it really is. What amazes me is that it looked completely different in different lights.
Kev
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Kev did you have any problems with the pigment or top coat sticking together in the folds of the leather
Thanks John
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How many hours did it take from start to finish?
Was it all done in one go?
Was it done on clients premises or did you take it away?
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John
No problems whatsoever. Done by hand first as this is the only way to get into the nooks and crannys, then by airbrush until the desired effect was reached.
Joe
All in one go, about 2 and a half hours - used hair dryer to make sure but to be honest it dried very quickly. I couldnt believe how it looked after. It seriously looked like it had just been bought from the shop there was no runs and every crease and fold was coloured perfectly. The original colour was completely undetectable.
Ive seriously got to go to work now, otherwise Im gonna be late LOL
Kev