Leather Care Kit - How to Set-up Professional Leather Cleaning and Conditioning Kits for Pigmented, Aniline and Nubuck Finish Type.

[chet]

Roger,
I would like to know what we would need in a kit to do maintenance cleaning in home, for all 3 types of leather. I'm referring to tools and products. We are currently using another manufacturer for these in home kits, however we feel your products to be superior, but we need a simplified and condensed product list. It would also be beneficial to get labels of the products to insure that products are used properly and all msds information is accurate.

Thank you, Chet

[Roger Koh]

The General Leather Maintenance Care Program includes:

1 The routine removal of general soiling.
2 The attending to spots and stains.
3 The periodic leather rejuvenation to prevent premature ageing.
4 The periodic secondary pull-up effect rejuvenation to maintain the desired fashion effect.
5 The non-stick protection against the detrimental effect of daily soiling.
6 The natural tactile feel protection (buttery, draggy, silky or waxy) to increase the leather resistance to wet and dry rubs.
7 The imparting of the unforgettable classic leather scents that makes leather so captivating and enjoyable more than any other upholstery material through the centuries.


A] Maintaining Care for the Three Major Leather Types: Pigmented, Aniline and Nubuck

1 Pigmented Leather Care Kit
(It’s for maintenance care of Pigmented leathers with its various fashion varieties, including simulated and all non-absorbent leathers).
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Leather Scent-B
Prep-7.7
Leather Brush1
Rags

2 Aniline Leather Care Kit
(It’s for maintenance care of Aniline leathers, including worn and cracked Pigmented, Micro-Pigmented (semi-Aniline) & Napa-Pigmented leathers).
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Fatliquor-5.0
Leather Scent-B
Prep-4.4
Degreaser-2.2
Leather Brush1
Rags

3 Nubuck Leather Care Kit
(It’s for maintenance care of Nubuck leathers).
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Fatliquor-5.0
Leather Scent-S
Prep-4.4
Degreaser-2.2
Nubuck Brush2
Rags


B] Maintaining the Specialty Leathers: Aniline or Nubuck Oil Pull-up; Aniline or Nubuck Wax Pull-up; Vachetta (naked veg-tan) leathers; Bicast; Split-Suede and Hair-on.

1 Aniline Oil Pull-up Leathers Care Kit
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Fatliquor-5.0
Oil Effect-2.8
Leather Scent-B
Prep-4.4
Degreaser-2.2
Leather Brush1
Rags

2 Aniline Wax Pull-up Leathers Care Kit
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Fatliquor-5.0
Wax Effect-8.6
Leather Scent-D
Prep-4.4
Degreaser-2.2
Leather Brush1
Rags

3 Nubuck Oil Pull-up Leathers Care Kit
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Fatliquor-5.0
Oil Effect-2.8
Leather Scent-B
Prep-4.4
Degreaser-2.2
Nubuck Brush2
Rags

4 Nubuck Wax Pull-up Leathers Care Kit
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Fatliquor-5.0
Wax Effect-2.8
Leather Scent-D
Prep-4.4
Degreaser-2.2
Nubuck Brush2
Rags

5 Vachetta (Naked Veg-Tan) Leathers Care Kit
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Fatliquor-5.0
Leather Scent-D
Prep-4.4
Degreaser-2.2
Leather Brush1
Rags

6 Bicast Leathers Care Kit
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Leather Scent-D
Prep-7.7
Leather Brush1
Rags

7 Split-Suede Leathers Care Kit
Cleaner-3.8
Rinse-3.0
Fatliquor-5.0
Leather Scent-W
Prep-4.4
Degreaser-2.2
Suede Brush3
Rags

8 Hair-on Leathers Care Kit
Wool Cleaner-5.5
Wool Rinse-4.0
Leather Scent-S
Wool Degreaser-5.6
Suede Brush3
Rags

Instruction are direct from product labels, additional literatures would be included into the kit for easy reference.

MSDS of all products is mandatory available.

We can discuss the packing sizes of these products and in the meanwhile I will be preparing pictures to be inserted into these kits for better visual impact.


What do you think?

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor®

[pristine]

I think this is a great idea. I would suggest to cut cost to consumer in this economy that maybe offering the kit without the ink remover would be advantageous. Do you have a direct link to MSDS sheets on this web site? So if our label says product from Leather Doctor and emergency contact info includes a link to web site addy for MSDS so doctor can immediately get info needed?

[Roger Koh]

Chet,

Professional Leather Cleaning, Repair & Refinishing Kit all in one Tote.

Here are my suggestions:

A CLEANERS (Pigmented, Aniline and Nubuck):

1] Leather Degreaser
a. Degreaser-2.2

2] Leather Preparatory Cleaner
a. Prep-7.7
b. Prep-4.4

3] Leather Preconditioner
a. Super Cleaner-4.9
b. Strong Cleaner-4.3* (optional)

D] Leather Cleaner
a. Cleaner-3.8

E] Leather Rinse
a. Rinse-3.0


B SPECIALTY CLEANERS (Pigmented, Aniline and Nubuck):

1] Leather Bactericide
a. d’Bacteria-3.7

2] Leather Deodorizer
a. d’Odor-4.5
b. d’Smoke-4.7

3] Leather Fungicide
a. d’Mold-3.6

4] Leather pH Neutralizer
a. Acidifier-2.0
b. Basifier-8.8


C SPECIALTY REMOVERS (Pigmented, Aniline and Nubuck):

1] Leather Bleach
a. Bleach-10.3

2] Leather Ink Remover
a. Ink Remover-7.7* (same as Prep-7.7)

3] Leather Protein Stain Remover
a. d’Protein-11.0

4] Leather Spew Remover
a. d’Spew-4.8

5] Leather Tannin Stain Remover
a. d’Tannin-3.5

6] Leather Tarnish Stain Remover
a. d’Tarnish-1.3

7] Leather Urine Stain Neutralizer
a. d’Urine-2.1

8] Leather Yellow Oxidized Stain Remover
a. d’Yellow-6.7


D CONDITIONERS (Pigmented, Aniline and Nubuck):

1] Leather Hydrator
a. Hydrator-3.3

2] Leather Rejuvenator
a. Fatliquor-5.0

3] Pull-up Leather Rejuvenator
a. Oil Effect-2.8
b. Wax Effect-8.6

4] Leather Scent Non-Stick Protector
a. Leather Scent-B (buttery-feel)
b. Leather Scent-D (draggy-feel)
c. Leather Scent-S (silky-feel)
d. Leather Scent-W (waxy-feel)


E HAIR-ON, WOOLSKIN, FEATHER and FUR (optional)

1] Wool Degreaser-5.6
2] Wool Cleaner-5.5
3] Wool Rinse-4.0
4] Fur & Hair-S


F REPAIRS

1] Impregnator-26
2] Leather Bond-3D
3] Leather Bond-7A
4] Leather Stucco-90
5] Leather Patch-4S


G AUXILIARIES

1] Adhesor-73
2] CrossLinker-25
3] Surfactant-3.6
4] Thickener-48


H PRIMARY COLORS

1] Pigmented Colors
a. Pigment Standard-64
b. Pigment Micro-54
c. Pigment Napa-84* (Optional)

2] Aniline Colors
a. Aniline T’parent-27
b. Aniline T’lucent-25
c. Aniline Pure-21

3] Nubuck Colors
a. Nubuck T’parent-23
b. Nubuck T’lucent-28
c. Nubuck Opaque-84


I SECONDARY COLORS

1] Antique T’lucent-26


J EFFECT COLORS*

1] Chameleon-95
2] Fluorescent-96
3] Metallic-98
4] Pearlescent-97


K TOP COATS

1] Pigmented Topcoats
a. Topcoat Pigment-56G
b. Topcoat Pigment-56M
c. Topcoat Micro-72G
d. Topcoat Micro-72M
e. Topcoat Napa-78S*
f. Topcoat Napa-44G*

2] Aniline Topcoats
a. Topcoat Aniline-79G
b. Topcoat Aniline-79M
c. Topcoat Pure-73G*
d. Topcoat Pure-73M*

3] Nubuck and Suede Fix
a. Nu buck Fix-99


L TOOLS

1] Brushes
a. Detail Leather Brush-1
b. Standard Leather Brush*
c. Detail Nubuck Brush-2
d. Standard Nubuck Brush*
e. Detail Suede Brush-3
f. Standard Suede Brush*

2] Erasers
a. Leather Eraser-4
b. Nu buck Eraser-5

3] Tools
a. Repair Tool Kit
b. Dry Prep Tool Kit
c. Color Matching Kit
d. Magnifying Glass or Light scope
e. Other Tools

4] Airbrushing Tools
a. Paasche Single Action Airbrush
b. Diaphragm Silent Compressor


The above * is optional and you may want to trim further to fit your service need.

The bottle size is another consideration.

You may also like to consider some products in concentrate to be cut with distilled water to save the bulk of carrying unnecessary load.

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor®

[Roger Koh]

Pristine,

I misunderstood Chet earlier, now I may be right to assume that he wants to set up a Professional Kit and he may want to include repairs and refinishing for both on-location and in-plant work all in one. We have to work it out maybe in modules – Cleaning & Conditioning as one module and Repairs & Refinishing as another.

I believe you are talking about Maintenance Care Kit for DIY.
The Ink Removers or Degreaser can be an option – Which kit are you interested? We can work to suite?

It will be there once www.leatherdoctor.com site is up; in the meanwhile you can have the MSDS in your website too.

Roger Koh
604 468 2340 (PST)

[pristine]

Sounds Good. You are awesome Roger. Couldn't be in the business without you!

[chet]

Roger,

What I want to do is condense this list to all the products we will need to carry and then have instructions on how to determine the leather type and the proper procedure to use to clean them.
These kits are for my technicians, we have 4 trucks on the road and also do the restoration work in our shop. so I will want to put together 5 kits.

At present we use use a Stanley Tote that we purchase from Lowes, it has a top tray and a large bottom area I will have Jermaine send you a picture, Idealy i would want to be able to fit all these products in this one tote.

Additionally, we need a method of applying fat liquore and leather scent s to nubuck leather with a fine mist, that is can also fit in the kit. Do you have a suggestion?

[chet]

I will need a list of tools also,
nubuck eraser
aniline eraser
?