Questions!
04-17-2012, 07:03 PM
Hi
I have recently joined the leather cleaning forum after that having the only ideas and help for leather that is rough dry, and darkened by sweat or oils.
I have a 1970s Tessa lounge suite which we bought 7years ago; it had been reupholstered by Tessa about a year before we got it.
As it had a shiny look to it I was relaxed about protection until we started to notice dark areas at the head of the cushions, so I bought some 'leather doctor' leather lounge cleaner and conditioning cream.
This didn't change the darkened areas but it seemed to be a good cream.
Then I found 'Oakwood' leather care kit, which on the box said to not use on nubuck or suede, and seemed to help the leather better as I was worried about it getting a bit harder, also the leather started to show obvious small cracks on the surface, especially on the back of the cushion sides, and the footstool.
Now as the photos show, the head areas are still darkened but at least they feel good whereas the bottom of the seats and the footstool leather is rough dry and also a bit darker.
I have since read on the actual containers that they are not meant for aniline leather; so not happy.
The lighter photo is close to the original leather.
I have joined photo bucket but don't understand how to attach photos to this so you might get a few sent separately,
Yes, the leather doctor cleaning solution ingredients are, Sodium metasilicate, detergents, builders, water.
I contacted Tessa a couple of years ago to get replacement teak feet and they put me on to leather master products, have been using soft cleaner protection cream and on the harder bits leather vital.
Thanks Kathy
#1
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-4d8.jpg
#2
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-dd9.jpg
#3
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-2d7.jpg
#4
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-a2a.jpg
#5
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-825.jpg
#6
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-994.jpg
#7
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-607fa.jpg
#8
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-468.jpg
I have recently joined the leather cleaning forum after that having the only ideas and help for leather that is rough dry, and darkened by sweat or oils.
I have a 1970s Tessa lounge suite which we bought 7years ago; it had been reupholstered by Tessa about a year before we got it.
As it had a shiny look to it I was relaxed about protection until we started to notice dark areas at the head of the cushions, so I bought some 'leather doctor' leather lounge cleaner and conditioning cream.
This didn't change the darkened areas but it seemed to be a good cream.
Then I found 'Oakwood' leather care kit, which on the box said to not use on nubuck or suede, and seemed to help the leather better as I was worried about it getting a bit harder, also the leather started to show obvious small cracks on the surface, especially on the back of the cushion sides, and the footstool.
Now as the photos show, the head areas are still darkened but at least they feel good whereas the bottom of the seats and the footstool leather is rough dry and also a bit darker.
I have since read on the actual containers that they are not meant for aniline leather; so not happy.
The lighter photo is close to the original leather.
I have joined photo bucket but don't understand how to attach photos to this so you might get a few sent separately,
Yes, the leather doctor cleaning solution ingredients are, Sodium metasilicate, detergents, builders, water.
I contacted Tessa a couple of years ago to get replacement teak feet and they put me on to leather master products, have been using soft cleaner protection cream and on the harder bits leather vital.
Thanks Kathy
#1
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-4d8.jpg
#2
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-dd9.jpg
#3
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-2d7.jpg
#4
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-a2a.jpg
#5
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-825.jpg
#6
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-994.jpg
#7
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-607fa.jpg
#8
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/Leather%20Upholstery/AnilineGreaseStain-Kathy-468.jpg