[Ben Staerck]

Rob,

Theres definately a market out there. If you want to use our products we can get them to you by monday morning. Just call us tomorrow.

I'd just like to mention something. Leather is the most easiest thing to clean. If you just want to clean it then don't be scared. Ask anyone who cleans leather...........its so straight forward and simple.

You just wipe your cleaner on, apply a protector and you're done. All I say is to do a pre test before doing the job. As a rule of thumb, without training, just drop a drop of leather cleaner on the leather, if its absorbed its going to be difficult to clean, if it is retained on the surface, it will be dead easy. No training is really that necessary if you just want to clean leather.

Training is necessary if you want to be able to clean and/or repair the leather that may turn up some problems. But you pre tests will tell you if its goind to be problamatic.

[benny d]

In two years of being in the carpet cleaning business, and have a half page ad the the YP. I have only done 2 leather cleaning jobs!
So whats the secret in trying to get people to have their leather cleaned?
Or should I ask for those that do alot of leather cleaning, whats your way of pushing it?

I only ask it's it's a nice peaceful  job to do rather than a TM blasting away in your earhole 

[rs_cleancare]

Thanks Ben.

You jogged my memory from when i was on an NCCA and it was mentioned about if the leather absorbs or not.
They wasn't supposed to cover leather but questions kept coming so they answered them.

I'm sure if i use a little caution all will be fine and if the leather starts to absorb then maybe i'll run for the door

Rob.

[Amethyst]

Hi Benny,

I think the problem is that most customers think that leather is an indestructible material that never needs attention! We know different of course!

[Amethyst]

Approach it like you would any upholstery job. Check somewhere that doesn't show. Most Anilines & pigmented finishes are fine and should respond well to gentle cleaning. The moisture test is a good indicator. Any indications of it being a Nubuck and I would be inclined to walk. Great comfort but a bugger to clean!!

[gwrightson]

 Havnt cleaned a leather suite since before xmas,
strange i got 3 leather suites booked in yesterday
good old m/s will do the job along with autoglym conditioner,
all tried and tested

Geoff

[carpetguy]

Mark

What exactly did you do to this suite that took 2days....................12 hours?............leather normally cleans considerably more quickly, than fabrics.

rob

[Mark Stanley]

Hi Rob,

It was worth 13k - Light Blue - I vacuumed, cleaned with ultra clean on some areas up to six times - then protected. It was a particularly messy leather Job - the picture  - the dog uses it to sleep on - the four sons use it for every thing including nose deposits - charged them for two days but they got there monies worth.

Regards
Mark   

[vangaurd]

2 hours on a very dirty suite. is the norm for me.

[LTT Leathercare]

Mark

It does seem like an excessive time, maybe we can help next week on the leather seminar you are coming to.

Look forward to seeing you all - emails with details going out now.

Regards
|Judy

[carpetguy]

Judy

Don't you sleep?

rob

[Mike Halliday]

 
interesting sites

www.leathermasteruk.com/problemsolver.htm

www.leathermasteruk.com/leathertypes.htm

mike

[Len Gribble]

Don’t know what all the fuss it about! Talking to a customer today I asked her how she cleaned her leather suit? Reply with milk    will say it did look good for 8yrs old and four kids.

Rs-Rob


Hope you are using the Eco friendly type 

http://www.spiritofnature.co.uk/acatalog/biodegradablenappies.html?source=googleadw&camp=Disposable+Nappies&kw=nappies

Len

[*Keith Richards]

Rob,

I'd just like to mention something. Leather is the most easiest thing to clean. If you just want to clean it then don't be scared. Ask anyone who cleans leather...........its so straight forward and simple.

You just wipe your cleaner on, apply a protector and you're done. All I say is to do a pre test before doing the job. As a rule of thumb, without training, just drop a drop of leather cleaner on the leather, if its absorbed its going to be difficult to clean, if it is retained on the surface, it will be dead easy. No training is really that necessary if you just want to clean leather.

So from the above statement, any type of leather cleaner can be used on any type of leather, as long as it stays on the surface, its dead easy & simple, rule of thumb of course.   

I hope all those who take such  information on board and now run around attempting to clean the nations leather after having received such in-depth knowledge, have up to date insurance.

There is a little bit more to it than a liquid staying on top of leather, just pop a bit of nail varnish remover on it too, that won't be absorbed either. At least not untill the damage is done.

A very misleading statement to make, and something that can cause a lot of damage to the poor individual who follows it.   

[carpetguy]

Len

I was told by a client years ago that a salesman told them to use milk...........but I owned a dairy business many years ago and if all traces of milk were not steamed away from the vans and the clothes all washed daily the stunk the following day.

rob

[Ben Staerck]

Keith,

I didn't say any cleaner. I said leather cleaner. If a product is designed for leather it cannot cause damage. And as I said in my post you do a test first. if it shows problems walk away.

THE TEST WILL PREVENT ANY DAMAGE FROM OCCURING AS YOU WOULD NOT CLEAN THE SOFA IF IT SHOWED PROBLEMS.

Another thing. You mention;

So from the above statement, any type of leather cleaner can be used on any type of leather, as long as it stays on the surface

Knowing your leather types would make this more clear. If the cleaner is retained on the leathers surface, it is either a pigmented, by cast, finished split or semi aniline leather, and so would be easy to clean. Any problems would be identified in your test.

And more

There is a little bit more to it than a liquid staying on top of leather, just pop a bit of nail varnish remover on it too, that won't be absorbed either. At least not untill the damage is done.

I said leather cleaner. nail varnish remover is not a leather cleaner.

[*paul_moss]

I once went to a customer who had burst a biro on her leather sofa. She had made a right mess trying to clean it with milk .She had used a full pint on it because one of her friends told her it removed ink off leather :.
Some one was having a laugh or there are some strange ideas out there.

[Ben Staerck]

Someone mentioned milk to me at the cleaning show! I've heard them all supplying the public.

- Lemon Juice is popular
- Petrolium Jelly
- A lot of people using washing up liquid
- a few idiots have used bleach!
- baby wipes
lots more but can't remember them right now

[carpetguy]

YEP

Heard them all over, the past twenty years, the most destructive has been Fairy which seems to by quite abrasive.

rob

[Len Gribble]

On a job this week customer asked if I could also clean an area where she dropped a plate full of curry and tried to clean it, as you can imagine my first food of thoughts, supermarket products yes you are right but wrong! Arial she used came up like a dream.


Ben

It wasn’t me, did not go to the show.

Paul

Was it full cream or sterilised.

Rob

May be kind to your hands but crap on car paintwork, can causes swirling. You can’t beat autoglem and cotton wool.

Len