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Leather Upholstery Cleaning Tips and Guides

By David Phlem

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Published: 07Mar2012
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Leather upholstery does not only look beautiful, but they are sophisticated in appearance too. If you want to maintain this look for eternity, you just simply have to do some leather upholstery cleaning and on a regular basis. It is important to clean your leather furniture within every 6 months. You can simply use a mixture of any mild soap or body-wash and water, and rinse your furniture with a piece of cloth.

Do make sure to use only distilled water if possible, because then there will be no room for discoloration and destruction. Once you are done with rinsing, do some upholstery buffing with a clean piece of cloth again, in order to keep the lustre of the upholstery intact. You can also use a mixture of vinegar and linseed oil, in the 1:2 potions, when doing the leather upholstery cleaning. Clean it in a circular motion and let it rest for at least 10 minutes and then use a clean cloth to buff it back.

Leather upholstery cleaning tips:

1: Always wipe up the spills and stains on an immediate note from your leather upholstery furniture. If you don't, then the spills will get soaked in the furniture's fabric and then it will further become an uphill task to clean it.

2: Make use of leather protectant, which you can buy from any of the furniture shop. The protectant will maintain the look and appearance of your leather upholstery.

3: Make sure of not using furniture polish, oils, and products that has either silicone content or wax when doing your leather upholstery cleaning. If you do use the above mentioned products, then you will find a damaged and sticky piece of leather furniture.

4: Along with oil, polish and wax and silicon based product, it is also best to avoid varnish, saddle soap, cleaners containing ammonia and bleach when cleaning your leather upholstery. These products will act as harsh elements and cause some major damage to your leather furniture, for example, wear and tear of the leather fabric, discoloration etc.

5: If you want to avoid the drying out of your leather furniture, do take the place of your furniture seriously. Avoid placing the furniture in the direction of sunlight and definitely, keep them away from any heat emitting sources, for example, fireplace, heating vents, radiators and others, even the air conditioner.

These are some of the methods, tips and advice that will help in leather upholstery cleaning, but at the same time, save you from damaging your furniture and ensure its longevity. It is also important to check out the manual, whenever buying leather upholstery and if required call a professional to undertake the cleaning process.

E-Dry Carpet Dry Cleaning is recognized as Sydney's most highly respected leather upholstery cleaning companies. E-Dry provides high quality, professional upholstery cleaning services in Sydney and the surrounding area.

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