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hi all i know one of you will have a fantastically frugal way of cleaning our grey leather sofa thanks m
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Baby wipes work a treat xxLiving the simple life0
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Have a look in the pound shops for leather cleaner and conditioner, might even be in the car section.
I'd be a bit wary of just using any old thing on an expensive leather suite.
Whilst baby wipes might clean, I'd think that a conditioner of some sort would be needed, to keep the leather supple and stop it from cracking.0 -
I use HG leather cleaner - you can get it in Robert Dyas0
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A lot depends on the kind of leather. You should also bear in mind that you won't necessarily know the first couple of times you use something that it is damaging your sofa, but it is an expensive mistake to have a leather sofa crack or peel after only a short period of use!
Lots of people use baby wipes or tablet soap but you should google about this first as there are also a lot of stories on the Internet of people who have ruined their sofas by doing this. You need to weigh up the risks for yourself, if its an old sofa which you have been given or bought cheaply you may be prepared to risk it and not if you've just spent thousands on it.
We use leather cleaner which we buy on Amazon or eBay, and sometimes just a (barely) damp cloth. We don't use the cleaner all that often and a little goes a long way, so although it may cost say £10 for a bottle that does last years and we know that it won't shorten the life of the furniture.0 -
We have just bought a Parker Knoll leather suite which had a very slight mark when it was delivered. The company arranged for a leather specialist to come and sort it out.
He told my wife the best way to clean a leather suite is simply to wipe it weekly with a damp cloth and then treat it once a year with this from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maxi-Cleaning-Protection-kit-250ml/dp/B003LK52N6/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_img_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NVXC5R08NS2B172ABM6D.
Apparently the damp cloth stops the leather drying out and cracking but should only be damp and not wet.0 -
Anne_Marie wrote: »Have a look in the pound shops for leather cleaner and conditioner, might even be in the car section.
I'd be a bit wary of just using any old thing on an expensive leather suite.
Whilst baby wipes might clean, I'd think that a conditioner of some sort would be needed, to keep the leather supple and stop it from cracking.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
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