[Ricky M]

Am I right in saying that it can only be DRY cleaned ?
or can it be misted then white terry towels be used .
Ive been asked to look at one tomor by a regular , Ive told her that ive not cleaned suede yet and have no training working suede but she insists after ive cleaned the carpets to have a look and maybe try but Im unsure .
She is unsure if it is really suede !

Ricky

[Ricky M]

Come on folks give a little advise pls

Ricky

[robert stubbs]

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=46511.0

[Ricky M]

Robert , Thanks

Ricky

[Roger Koh]

Show us a picture, we can go from there!

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor® System

[Ricky M]

Rodger , Ive been meaning to get in touch with you about buying some products but just been so busy with the mad xmas rush .

post your e-mail pls , Thanks

Ricky

[Ricky M]

Or e-mail me ability1@btinternet.com

Ricky

[Roger Koh]

info@leatherdoctor.org

[LTT Leathercare]

The key is to check if it is real suede or nubuck first.  A microscope will tell you immediately. Suede is extremely rare on furniture nubuck a little more common but still fairly rare.
If it is genuine suede we would not recommend a 'wet' clean as there are problems associated with it but you can very successfully 'dry' clean using nubuck cloths and napping brushes.
Let us know if you require further help whn you have identified what it is.

[Ricky M]

Yes , ive been on your site looking for a No . . looking to book up for a course next year and maybe some products .
your in Harrowgate I believe .

ability1@btinternet.com , could you e-mail me your No. pls

[clinton]

Ricky

Just cleaned a faux suade in cream suite a few weeks ago just did the h w e system i usually get about 5 a year Just find out what is the real fabric before you go ahead

[clinton]

Was going to say might be a good idea to do a course with one of these guys who specialise in the cleaning of fabrics like this

[Ricky M]

Clinton , on spending til the wee hours of this morning researching suede , nubuck etc and looking at the cost of these kind of naturals , I now know its NOT suede ( if it is I will show my bum in Lewis window on boxing day ) .

For what they paid , there location and the line of work he is in I just cant see it being the real deal, however i will be sorting the LTT course for early next year .

Ricky 

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

A microscope is invaluable for those who are not sure of the difference.

Real Suede is random, Faux suede has uniform construction, you can see the threads !

It is very important because faux Suede is relatively easy to clean with HWE and real suede should not be cleaned with water.

Cheers

doug

[derek west]

unzip a cushion, and look on the reverse of the so called suede, if its material then its faux suede, or fake suede, they come up a treat, M/S with a terry towel then extarct with water or an acid rinse.
if its the same inside the cushion as outside, then get some training and leave well alone.
derek

[gwrightson]

one other point .

dont use hot water.

geoff

[Roger Koh]

These pictures show how velvet suede (nubuck) was “wet cleaned” without attending a class; they just follow instruction (print out - spotted them?) through a forum.

System products use for this job was: d’Oil4.4™, d’Grease4.9™, clean3.8™, rinse3.0™, relaxer3.3™, fatliquor5.0™ and leatherScent’S™.

The number behind the name of the products denotes their pH value.

These are leather-safe products, their pH value between 3 and 5.

So all suede, be it genuine-suede, faux-suede, split-suede, velvet-suede or shearling-suede can be safely “wet clean”. 

You can do it too!

#1: A grease and oil stained velvet-suede (nubuck) armrest.



#2: Highlighting the oil and grease stain.



#3: Comparing with the unused area.



#4: After dry soil removal with nubuckEraser5™.



#5: d’Oil4.4™ application to emulsify the oil and grease.



#6: Agitation and dwelling for complete deflocculation to occur.



#7: d’Grease4.9™ application to beyond the heavily stain area.



#8: clean3.8™, rinse3.0™ application.



#9: Gentle hand scudding to squeeze out the oil and grease from within the leather structure.



#10: Extraction.



#11: After relaxer3.3™ and fatliquor5.0™ residues are erase by nubuckEraser5™ and nubuckBrush2™.



#12: Finish. 


For more details email me!

Roger Koh
info@leatherdoctor.org

[Ricky M]

Went to take a look at the so called suede suite .......erm what can i say

another CC told them he cudn do as it was suede ! so they most of took it as gospel
Needed no microscope or rub test to see it was not suede but What a mess , will doing on sunday , forgot camera but will take on day , its one of those seeing is believing types.

I give a silly price and told her not expect much , she said yes 

will post pics B4 an After

Thanks for all the useful info Guys

Ricky

[Roger Koh]

And if you are sport enough, you can even do all your leather works with your sport car!

Cos’ no machine, every tool or product in your “James Bond” briefcase or suitcase!

Products comes in concentrate so what you need to carry in bulk (gal) is distilled water.

Most of these so called faux suede are actually originally the Alcantara®.

I clean and condition them the same way as suede, just skip the relaxer3.3™ and the fatliquor5.0™.

And if the leatherScent’S™ is just what they like a non-stick silky feel with the unforgettable classic leather scent, they will be trilled with your service!

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor® System

[carlton care]

Good point from Roger on adding to the illusion, by providing a leather scent which I reckon would go down well with the client