I inhereted 1960's saddle colored, leather chairs. The leather is dirty and a bit cracked. What is the best way to clean and restore them?
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If it is fine leather, don't use a coarse brush. Use cloth. You can use the saddlesoap for cleaning. Allow the leather to dry, then feed it with some conditioner/oil for the cracking.Severe staining will probably not come out, but the saddle soap will definitely help and add some protective wax to the leather. Just make sure you condition the leather to mitigate the damage :) Good luck!
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Saddle soap followed by something like neatsfoot oil with help keep the leather pliable and cracking less but nothing will heal them. For cleaning, like to bring back their original color, I've never had much luck.
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Yes. Use a soft, damp sponge and rub it in the saddle soap. Apply using circular motion to the leather chairs. Rinse the sponge clean, wring out most water, rub on more saddle soap to the sponge and keep repeating. Let dry. If there are dry spots in the leather, just rub in some additional saddle soap to those areas. Should clean and soften the leather. You really cannot apply too much, so be liberal. Hope that helps.
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I would use Fiebings 4 way care leather conditioner --- it is good for upholstery...
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They are completely unfinished when they arrive. I put on a few coats of teak oil for color and let that completely dry for a week. After that I put on 2 or 3 coats of oil based varnish. They chairs look great. My personal opinion would be not to paint the chairs because they have a nice grain.
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Hi Bill - We have been working on a specialized leather cleaner and pre-conditioning product for the past 6 months and it is just now finishing up it's final round of testing. However, until we have it ready for sale on Amazon, we would recommend simply using some warm water with a small amount of mild soap and then allowing it to dry as you said. Please note that light colored leathers (especially jackets) may darken during both the cleaning and conditioning process, but this is normal and will begin to fade over time. THANKS! The Leather Afterlife Team at Intervine
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I don't think it's hard at all. You can just wipe it down with clorox wipes (this is what I do) and if it really gets dirty, just machine wash it. Whatever chair you choose, I recommend Graco brand as I have 2 and have been very happy with it :)
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I don't know what to recommend, but Chamberlain's Leather Milk is not it. It's a watery product that isn't a strong cleaner. Maybe saddle soap?
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I would use a microfiber towel and then condition. If your furniture is near the kitchen then I'd consider cleaner with the leather cleaner first
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I'd treat it like any good leather. Saddle soap to clean it. Use glove oil or leather conditioner if it seems dry..
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Sorry, I never received a response; however, we just decided to get an old wooden chair and use that as it seems it would dig in and it also gets quite dirty. We decided to preserve our nice chairs instead!
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Charity, I haven't had that experience, but I would think that if you did the following, it might at least help? 1. Blot the shoes, the salt stained parts, with a very wet, clean, towel or other rag. (What you are trying to do is get some of the salt dissolved an out of the leather.) After you do that a couple of times, let the shoes dry completely dry. (Do not put them near a high heat source, to dry them quickly, as that could easily damage the leather.) Then really liberally soak on Leather Milk and let it penetrate. You will likely need to do this a couple of times, with a waiting period in between. That should let the Leather Milk penetrate into the leather and undo some of the terrible drying that salt causes. Now, that is just a guess, but it makes sense. Hope it works, would you please let me know. Best of the New Year to you!
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Based on your description, I would suggest a recoloring kit instead. The leather repair kit is more for making a repair to an actual tear or deep cracking. Roughed up leather has simply lost its finish. This requires a new finish be applied. This item is not currently available on Amazon but can be viewed on our website www.leathermagic.com
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I don't clean it - but I would suspect a warm wash cloth could be used to wipe any stains on it or give it a quick refresher. There are leather fasteners on it so it could not be washed in a normal way.
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Hello! I used Premium Leather Cleaner and Conditioner. I have a lot of white furniture in my home and I use this for all of them. It works really well. Hope this helped! :)
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Aleene's Leather glue works great on leather belts that have separated down the center. It is flexible when dry. I'm not sure how it would work on a chair since the patch would have to bear weight. I don't know how strong it is, but at $5, it's worth a try.
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This product is meant to moisturize so I would use saddle soap or a liquid leather cleaner if the item is truly dirty. Personally, I use either Lexol leather cleaner or Carr Day and Martin leather conditioning soap. Just be careful that your stitching is dry before applying the Obenauf's or it may weaken.
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I haven't had occasion to clean ink stains from it, but as it's leather, I recommend first trying rubbing lightly with a cloth just damp with warm water. If that doesn't work, my next thought would be saddle soap, which is more effective on oil-based stains. (Some inks are water-based, and some are oil-based.)
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Im not sure I would. What I would do is (with the right chemicals of course and always try in a corner out of the way) Pre spray the chairs w chem real well, take a softer hand scrub brush and dip it in a bucket of chem/water mix and scrub the seats. I would only also do that if you either have a carpet cleaner w attachment or a shop vac (that end of hose was washed) and use either attachment or use shop vac to slowly extract cleaner and dirt will come w it. May need a 2nd shot, but I have both med and firm and have only used them on a carpet type material. Even the med is too firm for that stuff. Need soft brush and best chemicals. Im not sure I would. What I would do is (with the right chemicals of course and always try in a corner out of the way) Pre spray the chairs w chem real well, take a softer hand scrub brush and dip it in a bucket of chem/water mix and scrub the seats. I would only also do that if you either have a carpet cleaner w attachment or a shop vac (that end of hose was washed) and use either attachment or use shop vac to slowly extract cleaner and dirt will come w it. May need a 2nd shot, but I have both med and firm and have only used them on a carpet type material. Even the med is too firm for that... » Read More Im not sure I would. What I would do is (with the right chemicals of course and always try in a corner out of the way) Pre spray the chairs w chem real well, take a softer hand scrub brush and dip it in a bucket of chem/water mix and scrub the seats. I would only also do that if you either have a carpet cleaner w attachment or a shop vac (that end of hose was washed) and use either attachment or use shop vac to slowly extract cleaner and dirt will come w it. May need a 2nd shot, but I have both med and firm and have only used them on a carpet type material. Even the med is too firm for that stuff. Need soft brush and best chemicals. « Show Less
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Hi Diesel - We would definitely recommend using Leather Afterlife after your seats have been resprayed.THANKS!The Leather Afterlife Team at Intervine