How to clean Leather Sofas?

Leather is still the most trusted material when it comes to sofas for being strong and durable. It is also a stylish material and is perfect for modern homes,. Once people buy their leather sofas, they eventually start facing the problems of cleaning it. Cleaning leather sofas are not that hard if you have the right products.

Leather is a very special material and it requires maintenance throughout the year. Cleaning leather requires some special techniques. Since there are many types of sofas and the leather used is of various types, so they are different methods involved in cleaning them. When you're cleaning them always avoid them getting too wet as leather absorbs water which can lead to making it brittle.

Choose the chemicals of your cleaning solution wisely. Make sure that it is not too harsh for your sofa.You should not clean them if you don't know what type of leather it is. To clean them you first take a small content of a soap (moisturizing soap) and work it into a lather softly. Next, you take a different piece of damp cloth and wipe off the soap lather that you created. Finally, you must take a dry towel and polish the sofa. If you are clueless of what type of leather sofa you have, its good if you use a universal leather cleaning solution, which is easily available. If by chance, pieces of gum are stuck on your sofa, then try and freeze the gum so it becomes hard and easily comes off. You can freeze the gum by applying ice over it with the help of a zip lock bag. This is a very easy method which gives you good results.

If some residue of gum is still left try heating it with a hair dryer and then wipe the gum off with a dry cloth. Always be very gentle when cleaning your and always test the products you're using before applying them as using the wrong products may result in changing the color of your sofa. Leather wipes are also easy available and are very good and commonly used in cleaning leather sofas. In addition to having the proper cleaning materials and solutions, you also need a conditioner for the leather material. This does not need to be applied frequently, every 2 years will do. This will ensure that the polish and outer protective coating of the leather is maintained - Joseph

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