[stevegunn]

Any opinions on these

http://www.leatherwipes.co.uk/leatherwipes.htm

[Kev Loomes]

......very good reading. It would be interesting to see what Judy & Ben have to say, ding ding round 2.


Kev

[Ben Staerck]

Leather wipes are ok for leather maintenance........I don't think they would do a very good job for you to use as a professional.

I chose not to go down the leather wipe route initially as I found they left a soapy residue on the leather, which needed to be wiped off afterwards - thus creating more work than you would have simply thought.

I have been re-looking into this recently, but it will always be for domestic use, rather than professional use.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

http://www.amtechuk.biz/carpet_care_products_one_step_cleaning.php

look down the page about half way, these would work as they are soap free.

Shaun

[carpet guy]

I've used wipes when someone wants a "shiny" finish. They are skimmed over the furniture very quickly and followed by quick soft towelling, which removes the residue leaving a shiny finish.

This is done after cleaning has taken place and they are kept out of sight of the client.

 

[Len Gribble]

Steve

I’ve got a friend in the wipe industry that is branching out; I will try to get some see you at the ccdo.

Len

[Aquakleen Restoration Services]

Surely you need to clean pidmented leather with brushes so they get in to the grain of the leather. Wiping will almost always not get down in to the grain.

[LTT Leathercare]

Leather wipes are not a professional way to clean leather.  Professionals should be using a 2 stage clean and protect process. 
Leather wipes are only good for removing light dust and soiling from the surface. 
They are OK for consumer use however there are good and bad wipes as there are with products.  If the wipes are produced by manufacturers of other good leather products then the chances are that they are OK.  Unfortunatley there are too may producted by chemical manufacturers with no knowledge of leather cleaning and sometimes these can be damaging to the finish.

The other problem is that most consumers see a 'wipe' as a 'wipe' whatever it is for (ie. furniture wipes, baby wipes etc) and if these are used we know the damage they can do. 

We have found they would be quite an expensive way of cleaning a suite and they dry out very quickly so not very practical.  They are handy if they are individually sealed for the odd quick spillage but a wet cloth will probably do just as much.

[stevegunn]

I was looking at selling them to my customers as an add on

[carpet guy]

This professional cleaner is NOT advocating wipes for cleaning, my cleaning approach has been evolved over 20 years of testing both products and methods of using products

I have tested several wipes and as mentioned found them useful for a paricular situation.

rob