White Leather Sofa Cleaning Tips | The Leather Laundry
White leather sofa cleaning tips by TLL – Worried about ruining your white leather sofa with your cleaning pursuits? Below are some leather sofa cleaning tips, that will help to restore the couch to it’s former glory!
Leather spells beauty and class but maintaining your couch (that too white!) can be a little tricky. You might not have noticed that dust and grime settle in so easily and frequently before going in for those lovely white couches. It might be your favourite corner in the house but keeping it spick-n-span could very well turn into a nightmare.
Below are some white leather sofa cleaning tips:
1. Before embarking on your mission, test the chosen cleaning product on a portion of the couch that is not noticeable. It is important to check for discolouration and damage to the leather.
2. If the leather seems fine, use a mild body wash with a clean, damp, soft cloth to rub in a circular motion with gentle pressure. Do not work up a lather and do not make the leather too wet. It should just be damp and moist.
3. Once the cloth is soiled, rinse it and re-apply the body wash.
4. Wipe the area with a clean, damp cloth.
5. Buff the area with a clean, dry cloth. You don’t want to leave the leather wet or damp. It will just reduce the life of your leather couch.
6. If there are stains that refuse to leave your beautiful couch, you can try rubbing the stain with a soft cloth dipped in non-acetone nail polish remover.
However, before you try this trick you might want to try it out in some inconspicuous spot of your couch in case the leather does not agree with the non-acetone nail polish remover.
Last but not the least, leather is an expensive commodity! Leather cleaning is technical. Always consult a professional leather care expert, who can give you useful insights into restoring and maintaining your leather upholstery!
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Leather upholstery is a wonderful piece of art that adds a touch of distinctive elegance to the look of your house. Leather is highly durable but can very rapidly wear off in colour and texture due to excessive use. Using prescribed leather cleaning products without proper supervision can harm the leather significantly.
It is therefore highly recommended to consult professional leather sofa dry cleaners for regular upkeep and maintenance! We here at The Leather Laundry offer premium sofa dry cleaning services!
Wear and Tear
Over time, leather sofas tend to lose both colour and sheen! Excessive use can also dehydrate leather, causing it to dry up and crack! Leather is very porous in nature! Thus wear and tear destroys the protective coating on leather sofas, leaving behind dark spots and stains!
Ink stains – Ink from a leaking pen or from newspapers can very easily be absorbed by leather. These stains are very difficult to remove by deep cleaning alone! Thus a leather sofa dry cleaning specialist needs to be consulted for color restoration and touch-ups.
Dirt & Dust – Atmospheric dirt, dust particles, grime, plant fibres, and airborne grease from kitchen smoke tends to soil leather, making it look dark, spotty & dirty. If not attended to from time-to-time, this layer of soil keeps getting thicker, thus ruining the colour and texture of the sofa completely!
Grease & Oils – Human and animal sweat, grease from oily food & natural skin oils of humans and pets can very easily seep into leather. This not only destroys the surface, but also leaves behind ghastly spots and blemishes.
Dehydration – Animal hide contains natural oils! These oils tend to evaporate over time causing the leather to shrink and stiffen! When the leather shrinks, a small gap gets formed between the leather and the colour coating on it! Without support of animal hide, this coat becomes weak and fragile and thus starts breaking up! This causes the surface to develop cracks and crevices! It thus becomes highly important to get your leather sofas conditioned from time to time, to maintain the natural balance of oils in leather!
Mold and Fungus – Hot weather, high humidity and bad ventilation can lead to growth of mold and mildew on leather! Oil stains, soil and grime accelerate the growth of mold! Vacuum Cleaning and scrubbing won’t help as the mould will keep coming back. It is advised to seek the services of a leather sofa dry cleaner. An extensive anti-fungal treatment with industrial chemicals would do the trick!
Leather Sofa Cleaning, Restoration & Maintenance
The Leather Laundry offers excellent leather sofa dry cleaning and repair services in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida! We send our expert team of technicians to inspect your furniture and recommend the appropriate treatment for the same! We deep clean to remove the soil build-up, restore the colour (through application dye and pigments) and eventually recondition the leather with rehydrating creams. Our treatment revives the original sheen and texture of leather, thus restoring your beautiful leather sofas to their former glory! Our leather sofa cleaning service in Delhi is an on-site project!
With 30 years of industry experience in the leather industry, we also proudly offer services of leather sofa repair in Delhi, Noida & Gurgaon! We can very easily mend a tear, scuff, scratch or rip inflicted by your pet on leather sofas, chairs and couches! Our expert tailors and craftsmen offer immaculate and subtle mending, darning, patchwork and pasting solutions!
We also clean, restore and repair car leather seats, leather steering wheels, bike seats, bike saddle bags, leather rugs etc.
We highly recommend our patrons to opt for regular up-keep and maintenance of leather furniture (preferably 2-4 times in a year). This is of course contingent on the age of the leather, and the rate of use!
Hope our white leather sofa cleaning tips help you keep your upholstery spanking clean and tidy!
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