[derikraven]

Has anyone on here ever cleaned a suede couch and if yes, how did you clean it?

[Radek Jablonski]

are you sure its sude?
if its sude leave it to a pro leather cleaners
if its microfibre that looks lime sude then can not be easier

[Simon Campbell]

I agreed with Radek. I would personally leave suede to a pro leather cleaner. Pigmented leather easy enough to clean. If it's faux suede then clean away!

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

[steve prince]

Ask them how much it cost, that will tell you if its real suede

[Dave_Lee]

If Faux Suade, it can be wet cleaned with care. Over-wetting can lead to delamination and rippling, and being over aggressive on dirty areas can lead to loss of pile, as can using solvent on stubborn spots.

[derikraven]

is anyone willing to tell me how THEY would go about cleaning a suede suite? what method and chemicals?

[gwrightson]

Derick,

I use encap . spray on to towel not directly onto the fabric agitate and see the dirt come of, go over again with a clean towel. it doesn't over wet, you don't get patch effect.
hope this helps .

I fear many wont reply for been shot down with their suggested methods, any way this is my way.

Geoff

[jim mca]

Contact Judy at LTT if it is real suede they have the stuff you need. It looked easy to clean going by her demo but is very time consuming. 

[Neil Jones]

Or Geoff people didn't post becjsse he didn't acknowledge the replies previous and came across rude.

[Dave Lissaman]

If it is suede and you are trained to do leather you'll know how to clean - if you don't then leave well alone.
If it's a microfibre again if you can identify it you should then be able to clean it and your training will have told you how.
Its at times like these you'll be glad you laid out all that money on the right training

[stuart_clark]

If its suede,  then leave well alone, buts its more likely to be faux suede ! I went to see a real suede suite a few years ago when I did stain removals for 3m and this was real ! The customer had spilt somethingon it but then rubbed off the pile, fflattened it anyway,  I just wrote a report for the insurance company as it valued in excess of £10,000



Stuart

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

I have cleaned nubuck before which is the other side of the suede. Very similar process.

Ask Judy but be prepared for a pain staking process.

The best bit of kit is a copper brush and don't be afraid to work the leather, it can make a dramatic difference.

Cheers

Doug

[derikraven]

I'm in the picture now, many thanks for the info.

[COLIN BRIGHT]

I have never seen a real suede suite in someones house... if it is real suede then it would have cost a fortune and they will definitely know if its real, probably a faux suede, wet cleanable, some go rather dark when you start to wet them , but don't panic , they dry up really well, a lot have these patchy watermarks on them but again most do clean out but NEVER guarantee to get them out, I do loads and I use a warm rinse, and a prespray like a microsplitter