Product Care

Nowadays, no wardrobe can do without leather things, whether it be a bag, jacket, gloves or shoes. In this article, we will look at how to properly care for products made of this material to help you spend a minimum of time and extend the life of your favorite item.

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Skin types and care

When processing leather, very different technologies are used, it depends on what form this material will be provided to a potential buyer. And it depends on what kind of leather care products to choose for a particular type of thing.

There are many skin options, the most popular of which are the following:

1. Velor skin and its marching (fur-velor, fur-napalan) - this is leather with pile.
2. Nappa (semilanine, aniline skin) - skin with a thin coating of the output substance, often prone to severe pollution.
3. Nubuck - Reminds suede, but there is no pile as such.
4. Suede - also with a pile.
5. Leather with the effect of old leather.
6. With embossing - various kinds of textures.

Important! As you can see, there are a lot of options and the task of how to care for leather products is divided into several subparagraphs, depending on what kind of thing is being taken care of. The specific properties and characteristics of each type of material must be taken into account. Otherwise, the product may deteriorate or simply lose its presentable appearance.

Genuine leather without effects:

1. Care for natural skin with a natural smooth surface must be done with a sponge and wax. For shoes - this shoe polish, bags, jackets, raincoats can be wiped with glycerin.
2. Non-greasy contaminants are removed using a foam sponge and a warm (40-50 C) solution of shampoo or other detergent. After - the product is wiped with a dry soft cloth.
3. Cleaning leather products of this type from grease stains consists in wiping the dirt with a sponge with a small amount of gasoline or turpentine and removing it. At the end - process, as stated in the previous paragraph.

Important! Do not overdo it with a dose of cleaner, so as not to completely degrease the thing. In this case, the material will dry out and deform.

4. Avoid mechanical damage, as getting rid of scratches is almost impossible.
5. Rain of this type of thing is not to be afraid, most of them are saturated with a water-repellent. Wet areas should be wiped dry and allowed to dry completely at room temperature.

Important! Drying such products near heaters is strictly prohibited.

6. If your thing already has a lot of experience in socks and there are decent scuffs on it, and you don’t want to part with it, it’s not a problem. There is a special paint for such cases, but you need to apply it with a thin layer, otherwise - the elasticity of the material will be lost.
7. On handbags of this type of skin, patchy areas often appear. You can remove them with a solution of milk and soda (1 tsp. Soda in a glass of milk).

Suede

Caring for suede products is very different from the previous one. Suede is a leather with a pile and she really does not like moisture treatment. Therefore, you should adhere to the following tips:

1. Periodic cleaning with a dry sponge will help you keep things clean from suede - this will remove dust from it and restore newness.
2. Suede treatment is carried out using special aerosols, on which there is a marking that they are intended for it.
3. New products of this type may be painted.This is to be expected. A good towel wipe will help you get rid of the unpleasant effect almost immediately.
4. High temperatures can change the color of things made of suede, try to avoid leaving your things in hot rooms and in the sun.
5. Leaving for long-term storage, you need to consider that the thing can be deformed. Therefore, you need to hang on comfortable shoulders, and in the shoes it is worth cramming paper and be sure to put it dry in a box.
6. Before storing suede, it must be treated with a moth repellent.
7. If the surface is wet in the rain, you need to remove excess moisture with a dry terry towel, and then let it dry at room temperature.

Important! To remove stains from this type of skin, it is forbidden to use aggressive stain-removing agents.

Nubuck Velor

Fleecy skin, as well as suede, can not be treated with varnishes and wax. For processing, there are special alcohol liquids with dyes. Care for products made of these materials is carried out according to the following rules:

1. Get a special brush to remove dust from the surface of the thing.
2. Severe contamination can be removed with a solution of water, soap and ammonia (1 tsp per glass of water).
3. After rain, the product must be dried and combed with a sticky pile.
4. To remove stains of fat, there is a special stain-removing spray for velor and similar skin types.
5. To preserve color, it is necessary to tint things from velor with specially designed paints.

Nappa

Handling this kind of thing involves minimal care efforts. Not sensitive to pollution nappa can not lose a presentable appearance for a long time.

Important! It must only be treated prophylactically by cleaning it with specially designed soap.

"Effect"

Just like nappa, it has wear-resistant properties. It has a water-repellent effect and is easily restored. This all makes the care of leather products of this type very simple and comes down to wiping it from dust and adhering to the general recommendations that will be given below.

Embossed Leather

From any kind of contamination, this type of product should be wiped with a soft woolen cloth. Wet cleaning should be carried out very carefully and not to get completely wet.

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General Skin Care Tips:

1. New products have their own specific smell. Ground coffee will help get rid of it. It is enough to sprinkle a thing on them and leave for a day. You should not do this with bright things - coffee can leave traces on them.
2. All clothing is subject to dust. Before any treatment, you need to get rid of it first, and then thoroughly clean it.
3. Keeping leather clothes in plastic bags is not recommended. The skin must breathe. Bags made of linen or cotton are suitable for its storage.
4. Before any cleaning, the product must be checked on the wrong side.
5. Do not wear skin in heavy rain.
6. Clothing with a collar and sleeves will help to avoid salting of cuffs and collars.
7. From time to time, products need to be wiped with glycerin - this will give shine (this does not apply to fleecy things).

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Leather Care Products

Recently, the market for goods offered has expanded greatly. Including, manufacturers of clothes and shoes are doing everything so that their products are popular, and caring for products was as simple as possible. All products sold for sale are designed to cleanse, shine, soften, restore freshness, protect and even neutralize static electricity. Also relevant are the “grandmother's” methods used to make leather care easier.

Factory Tools

The most popular of them:

1. Express foam (cleaning).
2. Water repellent impregnation.
3. Coloring agents.
4. Self-glitter.
5. Various shampoos, detergents.
6. Deodorants
7. Stain removers.
8. Sponges and wipes.

Important! Which brand to give preference to - choose yourself based on the available offers on the market, personal experience and price range of products.

Grandma's methods:

1. Tarnished skin needs to be wiped with a fresh peel of an orange - this will give it shine.
2. Brown suede should be cleaned well with a brush dipped in coffee grounds. And when it dries - just with a brush.
3. From time to time, suede items should be wiped with a napkin dipped in fresh milk. After that, comb the pile with a stiff brush.
4. Stains from a ballpoint pen are well erased with valerian drops. After - you need to rinse with soap for the skin.

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In this article, we examined how to establish easy care for leather products. Follow our recommendations and your clothes will always be fresh, clean and look 100% even after 3 years of wear.