How Do I Clean My Leather Furniture?
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Leather is considered the strongest and most durable material used in upholstering furniture. Leather is quite easy to care for and is an excellent choice for those that are extra hard on their furniture. While this is true, it is also very important to properly clean and maintain your investment in order to enjoy it for many years to come. It is a good idea to regularly vacuum your piece of furniture with the attachments to your vacuum cleaner. This will remove any loose residue and keep it from embedding deep into the fabric. You should also dust your leather furniture with a soft cloth. Simply dusting, vacuuming, and spot cleaning as needed will help keep your beautiful piece of furniture in tip top shape. Sunlight does tend to fade leather furniture if it is exposed over a period of time.
If you feel this might become a problem, it is best to move your piece to a space that is not in the direct sunlight. Because leather is a natural material, it is not uncommon for its appearance to change a bit as it ages. Every piece of leather furniture is unique and therefore, each fabric may have different cleaning suggestions. It is recommended that you read and become familiar with the manufacturer’s proper cleaning steps. It is important to pay close attention to the particular type of leather from which your piece of furniture is made. Following these recommended steps carefully and on a routine basis should extend the lifespan of your piece of leather furniture.
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Rob V.
January 31st, 2008
at 11:10am
These suggestions are certainly a great start for routine care. However, it’s equally important to regularly clean leather to remove embedded dirt and especially body oils. You also want to periodically recondition the leather to replace the natural oils that dry out over time, resulting in a lack of softness and ultimately cracking.
There are tons of products designed to clean and maintain leather such as Lexol, saddle soap, and various silicone-based sprays. My advice is to avoid ALL of these, some of which can actually harm more than help.
Instead, discover a little company down in South Carolina called Leatherique. Although not widely marketed or distributed like the big names, trust me when I say that Leatherique’s products simply blow away anything else on the market (and I’ve tried many of them over the years). Leatherique is consistently recommended by members of car clubs and online forums for Mercedes, BMW, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, etc., which is how I first heard of them. Maintaining auto leather is MUCH tougher than keeping your furniture nice, due to all the sun, heat, and dirt — but Leatherique is simply amazing at restoring even brittle leather to like-new softness and appearance. And it works just as well on leather furniture, equestrian tack, boots and coats, briefcases, etc.
To learn more, go to: http://www.leatherique.org/leather_cleaning.htm. On that site, you can also order the two products you’ll need (Rejuvenator Oil and Prestine Clean). If you have any questions at all, contact George Pavlisko who owns the company - his email and phone are on the website. George is a great guy and will happily tell you more about leather care than you ever wanted to know!
I have no connection whatsoever with Leatherique, other than being among their many happy customers. Once you try it, you’ll never use anything else on fine leather!