[pro-clean]

Hi
wondered if somebody could advise me, I brought a top of the range DFS leather suite in pale blue, it approximately 5 months old and i have wiped it over with the supplied product which has improved it but it seems to be grubby, looking for advise on possible cleaning products/techniques
Thanks
Richie

[John Gregory]

If you were a customer of mine , I would be advising you to use lasy leather from LTT

John

[LTT Leathercare]

Unfortunatley the product supplied by DFS will not be very effective as a cleaner.  Was there any sort of protector in the kit you had or not.  Pale suites are more susceptible to soiling stains and dye transfer which can give it a 'grubby' look.

Ultra Protect would help to inhibit these problems and make cleaning much easier.  The important thing is to keep it clean with a product that you can use little and often (as John says Lazy Leather would be a suitable one) as this will keep the surface clean and leave a little top up protection as it goes.
As your leather seems to need cleaning at the moment a more effective foam cleaner would be best to use.  Strong cleaner would be much more effective than the one you have and safe to use. If there is a remaining 'grubbiness' this may be caused by dye transfer from clothing etc and could require Maxi Cleaner to resolve this (this should only be used on the areas affected after using Strong Cleaner to see if that resolves the problem first)  Ideally this should be done as soon as possible as the longer dye transfer remains the harder it will be to remove. 

If you want any more advice please just give us a ring and we can talk you through the best way to look after your leather.

Cheers
Judy

[*paul_moss]

Richie the DFS cleaner is a cleaner and protector in one, similar to Lazy leather. I dont belive in any products that claim to do multiple things. This type of product cant clean as well as a stand alone cleaner and it can't protect as well as a stand alone protector.

Its just like saying to a customer I will clean your carpet for you but I will put some scotchgard in the rince to top up up your carpets protection.

If you want to clean it use a decent leather cleaner, Furniture Clinic or LTT stock them, then after its clean then apply a protection cream, again both companies stock it. This is doing the job correctly and you will there fore not result in sticky residues.

[LTT Leathercare]

Lazy Leather is not meant to be a professioanl cleaning product (unless used as part of the cleaning system that we teach) but is more of a maintenance cleaner for consumers (most technicians sell this to their customers) Lazy Leather is the only cleaner/protector on the market I think the DFS one is a cleaner/conditioner which is a different thing.
As a professional clean we do not recommend 2 in one products becasue we feel the same but Lazy Leather is a very effective cleaner and protector if used as a maintenance product especially if the leather has been protected initially.

Clean
Protect
Maintain

the simple way to keep leather in good condition.

[John Gregory]

Judy  the suite is 5 months old thats why I recommended  , Lasy Leather

John

[LTT Leathercare]

Yes John it is a good thing to recommend thank you but I think from the questiopn the leather is rather dirty and may be suffering from dye transfer (although we have had good success with Lazy Leather on dye transfer) and it may need more of a deep clean and protect before using the Lazy Leather for maintenance. 

On pale leathers it is crucial to use a strong leather protector to help inhibit dye transfer etc. and then Lazy Leather can be used to keep the surface free from dirt, body oils and dyes from clothing and newspaper etc. but if the leather is already dirty or suffering from dye transfer then it should be cleaned with the appropriate cleaner first.

[pro-clean]

hi guys
thanks for your valued replys, i will try cleaning it some time next week and will let you know the results
Thanks
Richie