Getting a stain out of leather and suede
What changes on leather and suede. Water is itself a stain on leather and suede, so every step of the usual method makes a second mark around the first.
The method for leather and suede
- 1Do nothing wet. On grease, cover the mark with cornflour or talc and leave it overnight to draw the oil out.
- 2Brush the powder away with a soft brush, following the nap on suede.
- 3For a mark on suede, a suede eraser and a brass-bristle brush do more than any liquid will.
- 4For smooth leather, a dedicated leather cleaner on a cloth, worked over the WHOLE panel so there is no clean patch next to a dirty one.
- 5Recondition afterwards. Cleaning removes oils the hide needs, and a dry panel cracks at the flex points within a season.
What ruins it
No water, no washing machine, no household detergent, no heat to dry it. Each leaves a permanent tide line or cracks the finish.
The general case, and what it costs you
The general method, the detection notes and what this does to a garment's resale value are on the stains page.
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