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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: gary.coles on January 17, 2010, 06:54:37 pm

Title: Nail varnish.
Post by: gary.coles on January 17, 2010, 06:54:37 pm

Hi,

What is the best thing to clean nail varnish of leather!

Any advice with this would grateful

            Regards Gary  :)                   

Title: Re: Nail varnish.
Post by: jasonl on January 17, 2010, 07:07:31 pm

I got some off my own settee the other day with alcohol from LTT , the top surface went a bit  rough ,, cleaned and protected it , looks fine now ,, no evidence of it having been there.

Title: Re: Nail varnish.
Post by: gary.coles on January 17, 2010, 07:16:11 pm

Hi there jason,

just had a friend of mine just rang me,he wanted some advice how to clean it of the leather.

Thanks for advice on it

               Regards Gary.  :)

Title: Re: Nail varnish.
Post by: LTT Leathercare on January 17, 2010, 07:35:02 pm

The crucial thing is to know the type of leather you have as processes will depend a good deal on the sort of finish on the leather. Nail varnish is a paint so it has painted the leather. 

Sometimes (often on aniline style leathers) the nail varnish will peel off (worth a try before anything else). 

The process on pigment coated leather is to try first Maxi Cleaner, then Alcohol Cleaner. Beyond this you will need to get into restoration processes that require recolouring as a final step.  You need to be careful using these processes on two tone finishes as they may remove more than the nail varnish!!!! and you will then need to know how to repair them.

Hope this helps

Title: Re: Nail varnish.
Post by: gary.coles on January 17, 2010, 07:55:26 pm

Hi,

i just spoke to my friend and told him what you said on your reply,so he will do that,and hopefully that will do the trick!

            Many thanks for all your replys on this matter

                      Best Regards Gary  :)