Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Leather Care

About Leather Care


Leathers are made of animal skin. Leathers are breathable, nondurable.

Mainly protected/Topcoated leather comes in super luxury cars. This is the most common leather type and is issued in over 95% of interiors. The leather has a uniform appearance and color with a definate pattern(grain).

You cannot see any natural leather markings through the top coatings because a pigmented leather paint coat is applied to the surface. It is then sealed with adurable finish. If properly maintaines this finish will provide years of durability, Identofying chatecteristics of pigmented/Painted leather: uniform color and grain patterns will not scratch easily, water dropped on to the surface will not change the color of the leather.

Their enemies are dirt, dust, oil & sweat from the human body.This will cause leather to brake down, age and discolor surfaces. Detergents will damage and leather by dissolvingy the the protective coating causing the material to prematurely lose its sheen, dry and crack.

To prevent this happening always use a mild NON-Solvent based cleaner to clean the leather to avoid discoloration from any chemical containment.

How To Care:

    Leather can be virtually indestructible if treated properly. With a little bit of care and attention, your new leather will last well into vintage age and your vintage leather will continue to have a long happy life. Improper care or cleaning can crack and dry leather skins, removes finishes and colors. Keeping leather away from chemicals, heat, and humidity are key. If leather is like skin, think of its care as anti-aging; if you wouldn't put it on your own skin, it probably isn't very good for the leather either.
    choose a leather conditioner that is solvent-free, because it will penetrate deeply and won’t evaporate – which means you won’t have to reapply as frequently. To take best care to your leather, Neutral pH makes it mild and it’s safe to skins or leather and will keep the leather supple and shiny.
    The most important things to remember about leather is not to get it soiled, soaked, or let it dry out. Despite the fact that all of these things can be rectified to some extent, it is helpful to not let leather get into such a condition in the first place. Proper storage, cleaning, and conditioning will keep leather looking as good as new no matter how old it is.

In general products that clean and condition in one bottle are not as effective as a separate cleaner and conditioner. The trade off with using separate products is that it can cost more and they may take more time to apply. If interested in just a leather cleaner we recommend the Leatherique Prestine Clean & Mothers Leather Cleaner.

For conditioning, Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Sealer Treatment. Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil , Insta Finish Leather Conditioner & Restorer &, Mothers Leather Coditioner.. If you want to clean and condition in one bottle the Meguiars Leather Cleaner& Conditioner  The choice is yours.

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1 comment:

  1. Thanks for information about leather. leather solvent cleaner Leather Magic’s leather solvent cleaner is used to remove the manufactures finish from the leather. It also removes any solvent soluble waxes, oils and silicone. Which unless removed will cause problems for your leather colourant to adhere correctly.

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