[Les]

Hi
Anyone cleaned Suede and if so, what method did you use.
A relative asked me to clean her Suede sofa and I thought it would be a specialist job so declined the offer.
She rang around and eventually settled for a National Franchise to carry out the work.
The person carrying out the survey talked about 'Special Expensive' chemicals.....no water etc.
The 2 blokes who turned up asked for 'a bucket of hot water...as hot as you can get it'. They then mopped the sofa using a sponge...she didn't see them use chemicals but can't swear to it.
They then wiped it over with some cloth....Job Done !
No machines  No Drying equipment Total cost for 2 seater sofa and footstool £97.60 Time taken 45 minutes.
The sofa has dried a bit like cardboard.
Not impressed !
P.S. apparently the 2 where working together as a van had broken down and they had to get both peoples work done in the day.

[Ralph]

Hi Les,

It's not as specialised as some may make out, that said if you want to be efficient, it does help if you have either a dedicated solvent machine preferably with a heater or a HWE machine with a solvent kit, like I do, I use Ashbys' own label mineral solvents and have never had a problem, obviously you change you spotting chems accordingly, but the principals are exactly the same as fabric upholstery, ie, pretest, removing loose soiling prespot and clean, ideal temp for solvent is around 50 to 60 degrees. All that said you can still do the job by hand with a tampico brush and terry cloths but it is hard work.

Regards

Ralph

[Zach]

Hi Ralph,

You want to clean a suede suite using hot solvent?