t_in_maine

I just had my new leather sectional delivered yesterday. I've never owned leather furniture. Any quick tips/advice on how to care for it? Exceptional products?

YOTH

I have a Natuzzi set with Protecta leather...so it has some surface treatment on it. I follow their instructions. They recommend dusting it periodically. Once in a while I'll dilute a very light soap solution to clean any dirty spots or greasy spots...using a barely moist wipe with the solution. It also seems to get rid of some of the shine and bring back the matte finish.

juniorbean

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We got them to throw in a leather conditioner and cleaner with our set when we bought it. I'd check with the store you bought it from... they can probably provide you with something.

csmeance

i use lexol (use that for car too)

Titand19

t_in_maine

I was a little hesitant to use the same stuff on my leather furniture that I use on my car, because I don't want my house smelling like my car. But the Lexol is OK?

YOTH

I used Lexol on my leather office chair. It made it kinda sticky so I won't chance it on my couch. I'll stick with the manufacturer's instructions. The smell goes away after a while.

TBone2004

Each time I see this thread I have to laugh...when we bought our sofa - we just wanted nothing fancy, so we got one at Jennifer Leather (so it is your basic split leather) - not like the really really nice stuff that you can scrath your name into) - anyway I always laugh cause we were asking the sales girl about what to put on it for cleaning etc. and during her explanation she is telling us how you can spill something on it and with the particualr stuff the leather is treated with spills wipe up and it is resistent to blood and many other bodily fluids.


To this day that still makes us laugh. It was just a weird comment to make I thought. Interesting sales pitch.

juniorbean

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I wouldn't. If the company/store you bought it from can't offer up anything I'd find a leather conditioner and cleaner made specifically for furniture...

proaudio22

Suede leather requires special cleaning stuff.

If you have leather furniture that's the slick type like your car, you just use the same stuff.

fsttyms1

Id find a good store that sells leather furniture and get what they recomend. Im not at home right now to get teh name of the stuff i have but its what 3 seperate places recomended. They all also recomended soft scrub for cleaning it. both work really well.

fdl

Unless your leather furniture is sitting in the sun (which you should try and avoid) I dont think you need to you lexol or something like that. Just dust it, and once in a while wipe it down with a damp/soapy rag

t_in_maine

I have read a few different places about how to care for it, and mostly all recommend the same regimen: dusting weekly, deep cleaning monthly, and conditioning quarterly. Right now I just have these pop-up moist wipes made for leather furniture that I bought at Wal-Mart. I've been using them to do my weekly dusting with.

PavDog

"other bodily fluids"..


Yeah I would first see what the mfg. recommends. I think Lexol might be a little to thick/greasy. I use "Bicks" conditioner for a lot of my softer leather stuf.. no, not *that* kind of leather--pervs!

I have a couple of leather chairs and I'm not supposed to use anything on them. Otherwise it voids the warranty.. go figure. And no, no bodily fluid stains on them either. At least that are noticeable.

..now the COUCH on the other hand..

fdl

I had a leather tech in to repair one of my couches, and I asked him about leather care. He suggested Lexol, but not neccesarily when its brand new. He said keep dusting it and then once in while a treat it with a bit of lexol (not too much)