Martin,
These products are recommended for the above aniline loveseat in question.
The main objective is to remove the penetrated oil stains, the rest are auxiliary products that restores the leather integrity to match the sofa without “overkilling” with unnecessary dye.
I classified this job as “Restoration Cleaning”.
Colours will be enriched naturally that blends from within the leather structure by the working of the relaxer3.3™ and the fatliquor5.0™.
The products below are self explanatory, just question if in doubt!
Roger Koh
Leather Doctor®
d’Oil4.4™ specialty leather cleaner pH value 4.4 is a water-based paint, grease, oil, ink and blue jean dye transfer leather-safe stain remover.
Also used as a prep cleaner prior to refinishing.
To: Penetrate, lubricate and suspense oil and grease based stain allowing sufficient dwell time for soil deflocculation to occur before extraction.
For: All absorbent leathers - aniline, pure-aniline, vegetable-tanned, nubuck and suede or woolskin.
Instruction:
1. To apply onto stain and allow at least 30 minutes dwell time for complete stain deflocculation to occur.
2. To use as a prep cleaner for absorbent leathers - let dwell at least 30 minutes then scrub with anilineEraser4™.
3. To extract suspended soil before it dries - use absorbent towel until towel shows clean.
4. To remove sticky residue - use clean3.8™.
5. To acidify rinse until towel shows clean - use rinse3.0™.
6. To hydrate dried leathers - use relaxer3.3™.
7. To soften and strengthen leather structure - use fatliquor5.0™.
8. To impart a non-stick sensuous surface feel with a classic leather scent - use leatherScent’B™, D, S or W.
d’Grease4.9™ concentrate - shake well and mix with 21 parts distilled water before use.
Ready-to-use specialty leather cleaner pH value 4.9 is a water-based leather-safe degreaser.
To: Degrease oil and grease leather stains from skin or hair contact.
For: All leathers - aniline, pure-aniline, semi-aniline, vegetable-tanned, pigmented, bicast, nubuck and suede or wool and fur.
Instruction:
1. To identify, inspect, dry soil removal, bleeding test, wet-rub test before application.
2. To remove stubborn oil - use d’Oil4.4™ for absorbent leathers or d’Ink7.7™ for non-absorbent leathers.
3. To whiten hydrolyzed and oxidized yellowing effect - use d’Yellow6.7™.
4. To shake well, spray and agitate with leatherBrush1™, nubuckBrush2™ or suedeBrush3™.
5. To let dwell 5 to 30 minutes before it dries for complete soil deflocculation to occur.
6. To extract - use dry absorbent towel.
7. To remove sticky residues - use clean3.8™.
8. To acidify rinse until towel shows clean - use rinse3.0™.
9. To hydrate dried leather structure - use relaxer3.3™.
10. To soften and strengthen leather structure - use fatliquor5.0™.
11. To replenish and revive pull-up effect - use either oilEffect63™ or waxEffect95™.
12. To impart a non-stick sensuous surface feel with a classic leather scent - use leatherScent’B™, D, S or W.
clean3.8™ concentrate - shake well and mix with 64 parts distilled water before use.
Ready-to-use leather cleaner pH value 3.8 is a water-based general purpose leather-safe cleaner.
To: Penetrate, lubricate and suspense soiling safely and effectively through chemical reaction in harmony with all leather constituents.
For: All leathers - aniline, pure-aniline, semi-aniline, vegetable-tanned, pigmented, bicast, nubuck, suede and all fabric except rayon or silk.
Instruction:
1. To identify, inspect, dry soil removal, bleeding test, wet-rub test prior to application.
2. To remove extreme soil, grease or oil - use d’Ink7.7™, d’Oil4.4™, d’Grease4.9™ or preClean4.3™ prior to clean3.8™.
3. To shake well, spray evenly and agitate with matching leatherBrush1™, nubuckBrush2™ or suedeBrush3™.
4. To extract suspended soil - use dry absorbent towel.
5. To acidify rinse until towel shows clean - use rinse3.0™.
6. To hydrate dried leather structures - use relaxer3.3™.
7. To soften and strengthen leather structure - use fatliquor5.0™.
8. To replenish and revive pull-up effect - use either oilEffect63™ or waxEffect95™.
9. To impart a non-stick sensuous surface feel with a classic leather scent - use leatherScent’B™, D, S or W.
rinse3.0™ concentrate - shake well and mix with 80 parts distilled water before use.
Ready-to-use specialty leather cleaner pH value 3.0 is a water-based leather-safe acidifier rinse.
For: All leathers - aniline, pure-aniline, semi-aniline, vegetable-tanned, pigmented, bicast, nubuck, suede and all fabric except rayon or silk.
To: Neutralize harmful alkaline and perspiration residues.
Stabilize and strengthen leather constituent pH chemistry integrity.
Acidify - cationized (+ve) charge protein fiber below its iso-electric point to increase hydrogen bonding power prior to anionic (-ve) fatliquor5.0™.
Instruction:
1. To shake well, spray evenly and agitate with leatherBrush1™, nubuckBrush2™ or suedeBrush3™.
2. To extract suspended soil with dry absorbent towel until towel shows clean.
3. To hydrate dried leathers to facilitate colloidal water movement for hydrogen bonding or capillary motion - use relaxer3.3™.
4. To soften and strengthen leather - use fatliquor5.0™.
5. To replenish and revive pull-up leathers - use oilEffect63™ or waxEffect95™.
6. To impart a sensuous non-stick surface feel with a classic leather scent - use leatherScent’B™, D, S or W.
relaxer3.3™ concentrate - warm bottle, shake well and mix with 25 parts distilled water before use.
Ready-to-use specialty leather conditioner pH value 3.3 is a water-based leather-safe leather structure hydrating conditioner.
For: All leathers - aniline, pure-aniline, semi-aniline, vegetable-tanned, pigmented, nubuck, suede and wet-able woolskin.
To: Soften and strengthen dried, cardboard stiffness or shrinkage leather due to ageing or heat over exposure hydrate leather structure sufficiently with relaxer3.3™ prior to fatliquor5.0™.
To: Facilitate colloidal water movement within the leather structure relaxer3.3™ is sufficiently soaked to allow capillary motion of foreign contamination to be wicked through and absorbed by the tissue paper.
Instruction:
1. To clean thoroughly with d’Grease4.9™, clean3.8™ and rinse3.0™ prior to relaxer3.3™.
2. To shake well; spray soak and agitate to penetrate into the leather structure.
3. To accelerate structure penetration is by the reverse side, micro cracks, needle holes or perforation on non-absorbent leathers.
4. To effectively penetrate severe stiffness or shrinkage it is recommended to cover with tissue paper and wet thoroughly, wrap with towel follow by plastic sheet to completely seal it.
5. To allow a minimum of 4 to 24 hours of controlled soaking until the leather is fully hydrated and relaxed or penetrated stain dispersed.
6. To unwrap, extract and spray with fatliquor5.0™ while the leather is moist but not wet for a perfect fatliquoring.
fatliquor5.0™ concentrate - warm bottle, shake well and mix with 5 parts distilled water before use.
Ready-to-use specialty leather conditioner pH value ±5.0 is an anionic (-ve) charged micro emulsion fatliquor leather conditioner.
For: All leathers - aniline, pure-aniline, semi-aniline, vegetable-tanned, pigmented, nubuck and suede including hair-on and woolskin.
To: Replenish the original fatliquor that diminishes through ageing or cleaning.
Effectively soften the leather structure and enhance its rip resistance tensile strength.
Relax coarse breaks, creases and wrinkles thus provide drapes, suppleness and prevent cracking.
Help to keep leather at its optimum physical performance and prevent premature ageing.
Instruction:
1. To hydrate dried leather structures evenly - use relaxer3.3™.
2. To shake well, spray and brush evenly onto moist absorbent and semi-absorbent surface saturating it to avoid surface patchiness.
3. To accelerate structure penetration - is by the reverse side, micro cracks, needle holes or perforations on non-absorbent leathers.
4. To eliminate coarse breaks and creases for light garment and fashion gloves - stretching it while hydrated.
5. To achieve extra softness natural slow drying is preferred.
6. To get the leather as soft as you wish - flexing, staking or stretching it sufficiently when dry.
7. To replenish and revive pull-up leathers - use oilEffect63™ or waxEffect95™.
8. To impart a non-stick sensuous surface feel with a classic leather scent - use leatherScent’B™, D, S or W.
waxEffect95™ concentrate - warm bottle, shake well and mix with 10 parts distilled water before use.
Ready-to-use specialty leather conditioner is a water-based leather emulsion wax effect conditioner.
To: Replenish and revive wax pull-up effect diminished through usage, ageing or cleaning.
For: All wax pull-up aniline and nubuck.
Instruction:
1. To clean thoroughly - use d’Grease4.9™ or to prep clean use d’Oil4.4™.
2. To remove sticky residues - use clean3.8™.
3. To acidify rinse - use rinse3.0™ until towel shows clean.
4. To hydrate dried leather structure - use relaxer3.3™.
5. To soften and strengthen leathers - use fatliquor5.0™.
6. To warm up to room temperature and shake well.
7. To spray and spread with a foam brush allowing sufficient soaking into the leather structure evenly.
8. To allow minimum 4 hours natural drying time until cloudy residual wax shows on the surface.
9. To activate cloudy residual wax - apply heat with an air blower.
10. To create sharp pull-up wax effect - knead, flex or crease it.
11. To impart a non-stick draggy feel with a classic leather scent - use leatherScent’D™.
leatherScent’D™ concentrate - warm bottle, shake well and mix with 9½ parts distilled water before use.
Ready-to-use specialty leather conditioner is a non film-forming surface conditioner to enhance a draggy feel with a classic leather scent.
For: Wax pull-up aniline or nubuck, bicast and vegetable-tanned leathers.
To: Impart a non-stick surface essentially to shield the detrimental effects of sticky soiling.
Increase leather resistance to wet and dry rubs, thus reducing scuff or abrasion.
Act like a scuff repairer, filling and concealing surface scuffs to improve appearance.
Produce a familiar leather sound sweet to the ears when leather rubs.
Instruction:
1. To identify, inspect and dry soil removal before application.
2. To shake well, mist spray and spread evenly with a foam brush.
3. To just spray and wipe with absorbent towel for a quick easy care.
4. To achieve a “finger writing effect” on wax pull-up nubuck groom with nubuckBrush2™ when dry.