A leather cleaning & restoration system for Aniline Wax Pull-Up leather
Mike & Viewers,
“How about dye it dark brown and apply a top coat, just turn it into a pigmented leather suite”.
Will certainly create another set of problem – adhesion!
I suggest we stay on course and not make a pariah out of a leather type.
There is a great possibility to restore back to the original leather type.
We need patience aptitude and good attitude.
We have to be a slave to the leather in order to master it (I have been there).
Products use for cleaning restoration has to be leather safe (pH 3 – 5).
Alkaline cleaner and solvency is out of place, for sure.
For double sure please check the pH of all solution before use.
Otherwise we may compound the problem.
This is the cleaning and restoration system for aniline wax pull-up leathers.
(A) Spotting & Preconditioning:
Step 1 Grease spotting with a leather safe pH 4.6 spotter (spotter4.6™) in combination with a leather safe pH 4.0 heavy duty preconditioner (superCleaner4.0™). Let both products soak into the leather structure to plump it up for 15 to 30 minutes. Thereafter scud it with a blunt curve object (a large spoon) without scratching the leather and absorbed with a white clean rag.
(B) Cleaning:
Step 2 Spray a pH 3.8 leather safe cleaner (cleaner3.8™) and let the leather structure soak it up with fullness.
Repeat the scudding and extraction process (just ignore the color bleeding if any).
(C) Acidifier Rinse:
Step 3 Spray a pH 3.0 leather acidifier rinse (rinse3.0™) to plump up the stain area and repeat scudding and extraction.
(D) Replenishing Original Fatliquor:
Step 4 Spray an anionic pH 5.0 fatliquor over the cleaned area and let it absorbed evenly into the leather structure.
This is to replenish original fatliquor removed during the degreasing process and preventing the leather to go stiff when dry. This is anionic (-) fatliquor will bond with the cationic (+) leather fibrils thus help dislodge the (foreign stuffing oils) from the inter-fibrillary space too.
(E) The Force of the Wicking Process:
Step 5 Place a white absorbent towel over the stain area and mist spray with rinse3.0™ to achieve direct contact with the leather without any air bubbles in between. Then place additional layers and mist them wet too. Cover with a thick white towel to secure the paper towel and leave it naturally dry overnight. Suspended oily particulates will be transfer to the paper towel by the power of the wicking process.
(F) Inspection:
Step 6 Repeat the above steps to your satisfaction.
(G) Spot Dyeing:
Step 7 Matching aniline transparent dyes (anilineDye21™) for color touch up
(H) Replenish Pull-Up Wax Effect
Step 8 Replenish removed wax effect (waxEffect9.9™).
(I) Adhesion Promoter:
Step 9 Apply adhesion coat (adhesion73™).
(J) Protective Top Coat:
Step 10 Apply matching top coat from a choice or a mix of anilineTop55WS™ (waxy satin), anilineTop54HG™ (high gloss) or anilineTop54M™ (matte).
(K) Leather Scent Draggy Feel Non-Stick Conditioning:
Step 11 leatherScent’D™.
System is here for your scrutiny.
Products are available by mail.
Training is not a prerequisite when you follow a system with a little faith.
You can do better, I can help!
Roger Koh
www.f.com