Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Paul Simpson on May 11, 2009, 11:17:45 pm
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I know a lot of you out there do leather repairs and spent a tidy sum on training, etc.
Often thought if I had the demand then I would do the training myself, now it seems someone is saying anyone can do a DIY leather repair.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/leather-restorer-feed-cream-cleaner-repair-care-colour_W0QQitemZ260404704471QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_LivingRoom_Sofas_UK?hash=item260404704471&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A50
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Looks like they source their stuff same place as FC from the labels/bottling
It's nothing new though, there has always been leather repair kits.
Wasn't there a post recently where someone had to rectify a gash DIY effort?
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DIY kits for leather repair as Mike says have been around for a long time and they never seem to improve!!!
The pigments supplied are generally inferior than the ones professionals use and the results can be anything from bad to appalling ::) - we send techs out on many a job to fix DIY disasters. Unfortunately sometimes the damage cannot be fixed.
Generally speaking a DIY repair or recolour (yes some people actually recolour their whole suite themselves) will not last very long because the methods and products have to be fairly simplistic and this leads to problems.
In this case here the products require the removal of the factory finish. This is totally unncessary with todays modern methods and a disaster waiting to happen as this creates a very unstable base for applying new pigment.
DIY kits also rely heavily on the customer knowing the type of leather they have and whether their problem can be fixed by simply covering over it - this is a minefield in the range of leather finishes that there are on the market today. They can simply buy a kit and think that this will resolve the problem without understanding what the problem is.
I suppose this is a bit like people who hire carpet cleaning equipment they are probably never our market but if you get trained there is plenty of work out there fixing what goes wrong!!!!!!!!
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Does the BRIT system not require removal of the existing factory finish? Can it be applied by simply cleaning the surface.?
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Yes Neil the system is used over existing finish as long as it is stable and properly prepared. It is applied by hand which gives a far better adhesion than applying simply by spraying which does not break the surface tension of the product.
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looking at the ebay advert and the website of the company selling it I would guess these are Furniture Clinic products.
the company selling it is very close to a F/C franchise and has a link to it on the website, ( might even be the same company using another name)
So I bet this kit is the same professional standard as any of us use, not a cheap DIY kit.
not a bad price for what you get, but I can't see how anyone can expect to colour match with no practice.
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looking at the ebay advert and the website of the company selling it I would guess these are Furniture Clinic products.
the company selling it is very close to a F/C franchise and has a link to it on the website, ( might even be the same company using another name)
So I bet this kit is the same professional standard as any of us use, not a cheap DIY kit.
not a bad price for what you get, but I can't see how anyone can expect to colour match with no practice.
mike
they mix the colour for you, you send a sample, they mix the colour and then include it in the kit.
can't see it working as the sample might be a shade different to the area to be repaired, (wear sunlight etc...)
it'll stand out like a sore thumb.
anyway, he's not sold many.
derek
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I never mix my own colours, always get it made up from a sample I send, never had one 'stand out like a sore thunb'
I've seen lots of leather suites with different shades on different panels.
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well if you say so mike, i'll take your word on it. ive never had a colour mixed for me so don't know, just guessed it would.
derek
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I have mine mixed by Furniture Clinic saves me time also I add value to the job as I 'have to send away for a computer match' also I usually need a 10 day waiting time to get them in so it work well for me.
Shaun