The rules for cleaning leather furniture, the choice of tools and technology

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Beautiful, elegant leather furniture is able to decorate and give solidity to any interior. It perfectly complements the study, living room, and leather chairs perfectly dilute the interior of the kitchen. Cleaning leather furniture is a must if you decide to buy such furniture. In order not to damage the structure of the material during cleaning, you should know the basic rules for working with the skin, choose the right tools, and also take into account possible damage factors.

Rules for working with the skin

Leather sofas and armchairs not only have an attractive appearance, but also have many other advantages. They are durable, wear-resistant, resistant to moisture. Pleasant skin aroma gently fills the room where the products are installed. Modern manufacturers in the workshops use special impregnations that do not allow furniture to quickly fail. Depending on the raw materials from which the furniture is made, the selection of cleaning products and the choice of methods for cleaning products will be important.

Referring to the instructions that come with the furniture, you can find out about the composition of the material, as well as the type of impregnation located on the surface. This information will help in the future not to spoil the coating and perform proper cleaning at home. Before cleansing the surface, it is important to know the rules for working with the skin. They also include special operating conditions of models, daily maintenance of furniture. If you make daily easy cleaning, then the time for general processing will take less:

1. When cleaning furniture at home, you should not rub the surface of sofas and armchairs every day. Such care is excessive and will lead to mashing of the coating, which will cause ugly light spots on the surface;
2. Careful cleaning of the seams. At the joints and seams of the material, deep depressions are often formed. Dust settles noticeably in them and dirt accumulates. It will be optimal to vacuum these zones once a week with a narrow crevice nozzle;
3. Wiping. It is recommended to wipe the skin surface with a damp cloth made of soft material. After this, it is advisable to wipe the surface dry;
4. The use of special means, folk methods. There are cleaning products developed for the care of leather products - they are represented by several types and are intended for different stages of processing. In addition, it is recommended to use an orange peel to mask scuffs. This should be done only after the information about real leather on the furniture is received.

To clean synthetic materials, for example, leatherette need other means. They are more gentle than compounds for the skin.

Necessary materials and tools

The first thing to do before starting cleaning is to find out what material you have to work with. Examine the label and find out if cleaning procedures are allowed by the manufacturer, what recommendations he gives in this regard.

Some skin types are not allowed to be cleaned with water. To work with such furniture, you should turn to professionals.

If, when buying furniture, the manufacturer suggests purchasing special cleaning products designed specifically for this furniture - it is better to choose them, because the manufacturer knows exactly what is needed for the products. To clean leather sofas and armchairs, you will need the following tools:

• Vacuum cleaner equipped with a soft brush head;
• A high-quality liquid soap with a mild composition;
• Purified water (distilled can be used);
• Several containers for water - to wash the rags;
• 4 rags from soft fabric, such as viscose;
• Skin conditioner or other types of products used for this furniture: conditioners, shampoos, polishes or balms.

In addition to the listed tools, materials, special components may be needed. For example, if you need to clean the sofa from mold stains - you need alcohol; if chewing gum adheres to the surface, ice in bags is needed. Please note: to eliminate oily stains from the skin, you do not need to use water. They are cleaned with a simple dry cloth.

How to clean

The method of cleaning furniture will vary if it is upholstered in leather of different colors. For example, to clean white furniture, it is recommended to replace ordinary water with milk - this natural component will not allow the skin to darken and will gently and gently clean the upholstery.

The whole procedure for cleaning leather furniture consists of several stages:

• Training;
• Cleaning process;
• Postprocessing.

Consider each phase separately, highlighting the main nuances of the work.

Training

Before starting the main phase of cleaning leather sofas, chairs and armchairs, they are prepared. Professional craftsmen use specialized tools and materials for this. To do it yourself at home, you will need a vacuum cleaner. It will help remove the top layer of dirt to gain access to the surface and treat it with compounds. Work Stages:

1. Fix the narrow crevice nozzle on the device and turn it on;
2. Vacuum the entire surface of the furniture where there are seams and joints. Try to get to the most inaccessible corners. If necessary, lay out the sofa or recline the back of the chair;
3. Cleaning leather furniture involves the preliminary preparation of the entire plane of the sofas. Take the second type of nozzle of the vacuum cleaner - one that looks like the main brush, but has a small size. On its surface are soft fibers that do not damage the coating. Using this nozzle, clean the entire plane of sofas and armchairs: seats, backs, side parts;
4. After the furniture is prepared for further processing, it is necessary to determine: a scheduled cleaning will be performed or cleaning will be devoted to the removal of different types of stains. For standard cleaning, the materials and means indicated above will be required, for specialized - other compounds.

At the exit, after cleaning with a vacuum cleaner, a clean surface should be obtained, without impurities of dust and dirt.

We put a crevice nozzle on the vacuum cleaner

Vacuum cleaner sofa

We prepare tools for processing

Cleaning process

For normal cleaning, you should use the following method: mix a few drops of liquid soap with 0.5 liters of water until foam forms in the container. Cleaning begins with an inconspicuous area where you need to try the resulting product. The rag is lowered into a solution with soap, furniture is wiped. Then they take a second rag, put it in a container with clean water, and remove the remaining soapy composition with it. After that, a dry clean rag is taken and traces of dirt, soap and water are completely removed.

Before cleaning leather furniture at home from other types of pollution, use the same preparation. Cleansing methods will be applied with other means.

Having completely cleaned the leather furniture, it is necessary to proceed to polishing it and other post-processing methods - this procedure gives the sofas and armchairs a shine and creates a protective layer.

Markers

Ink

Fat

Blood

Paint

Post processing

After the work of cleaning leather furniture at home is over, you need to start post-processing the material. It involves polishing the surface, giving it shine, softness. This can be done with a regular rag, as well as using various skin products.

To carry out the procedure yourself, you must step by step familiarize yourself with the steps:

1. Use a dry cloth to wipe the entire perimeter of a leather sofa or chair. It is better to start with the seats where the person spends the most time. It is necessary to polish the skin carefully, but do not put a lot of effort - scuffs may occur;
2. The acquired care product is applied to a soft rag and gently rubbed into the surface structure. It is important to ensure that the composition does not leave marks on the surface of the furniture, otherwise stains will be visible.

When choosing a polishing composition, pay attention to skin conditioners. They not only have protective properties, but also give a beautiful appearance and provide the material with breathability. Particular attention should be paid to the places of seams and joints, where manufacturers made the upheavals of the material. It is best to read the instructions before using the purchased product.

Wipe the coating with a dry cloth

Apply polish and wipe

Side effects and defects

A new leather sofa can become unusable over time if torn patches quickly appear on its surface. To avoid further damage to the surface, be sure to patch the hole before cleaning the furniture. For such a case, it is worth contacting a salon or repair shop.

The following are some recommendations for caring for furniture that has surface defects:

1. Never use baby wet wipes to remove stains of a different nature. The use of such funds will lead to damage to the coating, but do not despair - it can be restored. For this, special paint for the skin is sold in stores. She gets divorced according to the instructions and carefully masks the defect;
2. If after each cleaning it is found that the skin has lost elasticity, this can be corrected with a folk remedy: add 1 part of vinegar to 2 parts of linseed oil. The resulting mixture must be rubbed into the skin in a circular motion, and then polished with a dry rag.

If even after cleaning at home the furniture has lost its attractiveness - this is an occasion to turn to a professional dry cleaning service. It is best done twice a year. Masters use special impregnations that do not allow the skin to crack and dry. She retains her external characteristics for a long time.

During the operation of upholstered leather furniture, do not allow it to come into frequent contact with animals and fleecy blankets, blankets. Such textiles clogs the pores of the skin structure, creates debris at the seams, as a result - they are difficult to remove from the surface. A weekly wet cleaning facilitates the general cleaning of leather furniture.

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