Mobile Upholstery Repairs and Leather Cleaning

LEATHER FURNITURE CLEANING

Tel : 07889 368706 - Email: enquiries@mobileupholstery.co.uk

The leather on modern furniture comes in many different finishes and qualities, and as a result there is no 'one size fits all' solution to cleaning, conditioning and after-care.

Most leather is 'finished' with a lacquer that protects the pigmented colour and allows most spills to be wiped up. Other leather is what is known as 'Analine' or 'Semi Analine', which basically means that liquids are more likely to be absorbed by the leather, increasing the likelihood of staining. To ascertain whether of not your leather is analine, just drop a small amount of clean water onto an inconspicuous area of the leather; if it sinks in and the area becomes darker in colour, then it is probably analine... Don't worry, it will dry out perfectly well.

Analine leather that is a few years old and starting to look faded and shabby in areas, will benefit from an application of the appropriate colour dye and then a conditioning cream. This will restore colour and condition.

At Mobile Upholstery we have years of experience in the Upholstery trade, including manufacture of bespoke furniture, repair, recovers and restoration, and therefore have an unrivaled arsenal of solutions to the many varied problems that afflict leather furniture over time; and the unique service we offer is 'mobile', so that you never have to be without your furniture because it's been carted off somewhere for who knows how long!

As well as general soilng that dulls the overall finish, there will be areas of the furniture that look particularly worn or dirty due to a regular pattern of use by a 'certain person' in the household, and there may be other areas that are spoiled by pen marks, spills, or minor damage.

One of the advantages of using 'Mobile Upholstery Repairs and Leather Cleaning' is that we can deal with all the problems in one visit.

Some pigmented leather finishes (especially multi tone) are easily damaged or spoiled when being cleaned or even wiped with a cloth. We will always clean and condition 'by hand' so that we are able to always see close up which areas need special attention i.e. some soilng can permeate the lacquer and no amount of cleaning will remove the stain without further damaging the leather itself. In these cases we can re pigment the area to blend perfectly with the surrounding cleaned leather.

Once the furniture is cleaned it will be conditioned to protect the newly revived leather. This gives it a new looking lustre.. And smells lovely too.

For before and after pictures of repairs and cleaning undertaken by 'mobile upholstery repairs and leather cleaning' please click on 'gallery' Please ring or email if you would like to make an appointment or have any further questions.