To buff the leather seats of dining room chairs. After cleaning the leather with saddle soap I use a hand mixer to buff them. I wrap a soft cloth around one of the beaters. Low speed. The leather looks great.
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How is the best way to clean a leather recliner chair? The chair is beige in colour and looks very grubby.
By carolyn from Sydney, NSW
I use Castile soap to clean the leather, it is very mild and doesn't dry it out or have any silicone or waxes to damage it. Don't use saddle soap unless your furniture is as tough as a saddle, this will only damage fine leather.
I am on my second Leather 3 piece suite because after cleaning my old chesterfield suite for 15 years, 1 decided that it was time for a change for a new one, That was 3 years ago, I gave it to a friend who was well pleased with it. Because it still looked brand new, and through the years all I used to clean was a spot of washing up liquid in warm water. Put cloth in and wring out and just use damp. Then let dry and use either a good leather cleaner or leather wipes. Micro cloths are very good to get grease, etc. off just use it damp. This is tried and tested.
I desperately need help trying to get my furniture cleaned. I have Italian Leather which is similar to suede and I have spoken with several cleaning companies and no one is sure how to clean it and the company ELRAN states for me to contact a professional.
Is there anyone out there that can give a clue on what to do or who to contact to clean my furniture?You must have an unfinished or nubuck leather. If you have a build up of oil and soil. A cleaning even from someone that knows what they are doing will not be able to fully restore your piece. They can however; clean it as well as possible and re-protect the leather to slow the aging and soil build up.
My distressed leather couch and love seat look very dry. I have used several brands of leather conditioner, but no help. I just want that supple look back in it. Any ideas of conditioners?
By BM from OK
Have you tried Armor All original protectant, I used this on my leather couch and it looked great.
My leather furniture has a lot of tiny scrapes and looks dingy. What do I use to bring it back to life again?
By Joe Burto
I would fill in the scrapes with same color shoe polish & wax. Then perhaps the whole thing needs some leather balm.
Is saddle soap good for furniture?
By Victoria
How do I remove body oil stains from leather?
By Donnad
What is the best cleaning solution for leather furniture?
By irene1225 from NC
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