[carlton care]

Gary I've been cleaning leather for many years and can assure you that Andy of LTT is a highly professional and experienced man, who not only carries out training in this country for individuals but for people like Reid Furniture, also, he spent a long time training in the U S.

In addition to training and selling products Ltt carry out leather cleaning for clients, in their homes and in their workshop.

God knows why this continuous attack goes on, but I'm afraid any respect I had for Paul Moss has gone with his last post, denegrating a professional of the highest calibre.

Any industry treasures their professionals, while putting up with the inevetible " would be's " who come and go.

robert m

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I've antiqued a sofa like this before I quite enjoyed it, the customer was extractic. I think what Paul said about when cleaning down you'll take some more of the black antique effect dye off is true so you will have to allow for that in your amount of application.

Ben at FC showed me my first respray on an antique chesterfield exactly the same and there is an art but it is very easily picked up, 1st you press your finger down in the middle of the cushion and watch the crease appear in lines then apply black on these lines and then where yout finger indent has been, then feather the piping, it is essential to apply finish as to keep the dye on/in the leather.

I did the one at FC with black dye but now they sell darker purples which are more blended in my opinion but Judy's spray dye in a can sounds a very good starter, personally if you don't have spray equipment I'd use that and a spray finish although I have not used LTT stuff to date.

But please note cans of dye and finish will be more expensive then buying concentrates so add it onto the price.

Best of luck.

Shaun

[garyj]

Rob, I do not doubt that Andy & Judy are good at what they do. It is the constant bickering from them though over the months ( if not years ) that wears me down, every post from anyone regarding leather is countered with another LTT option. And even they would have to admit that they have not gone about answering questions and getting into debates on here in the right and professional way at times.

We all clean carpets different from each other, use different chemicals and different techniques.

There is more than one way to skin a cat ( I have tried  ) and more than one way to clean leather.

But my overall impression is with LTT, it is their way or the wrong way.
Just my opinion   

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Perhaps you are correct Gary, my thoughts are that we are all behind a monitor so we can say what we like and it doesn't come across with the same feeling or intent.

I have had the same thoughts but they do offer a different approach and technically know their stuff, I've decided to stop antagonizing and start learning.

Ben at FC sometimes posts on here, Roger Keo I think has decided enough is enough which I feel is a shame, let's not drive a wedge between us when we are getting free advice.

Shaun

[*paul_moss]

Rob you lose respect for people every other month, a few months ago it was LTT now its me, in my opinion and prob most others your just a pain in the bum full stop, an old timer thats done a bit  of this and a bit of that but not realy good at anything,a Dinosaur comes into my head  .

I know LTT are excellent trainers and Andy Allcock is prob the best in the country, its not Andy my remarks are made at as if you read you will see they are at Judy.

Its her attitude to jump on everything and demand her way of  doing it at the same time as pushing her products forward,because of this some of my posts are tongue in cheek to wind her up. However Shauns point on bickering is spot on and Its time to stop winding her up and be more professional ( me that is)

[derek west]

is this why he got banned, used to be a detective me?

[derek west]

yeah clint, i was the one on the drums that no one ever remembers,
rooooxxxxxxxannne!!!!!

[Joe H]