Something that people don't understand about leather chairs is that they need to be taken care of on a regular basis, unlike wooden chairs. These treatments are simple, and fairly quick, but don't let that fact stray you from doing them.
First and foremost, touch your chair. Does is feel soft? It should, and your fingers should slide easily along with it. If it doesn't, it is time to treat it. Now check your chair's instruction manual. Many high end brands of chairs have very specified instructions on how to care for their chairs such as a leather armchair, leather office chair, or leather dining chairs.
Make sure to keep dust off the chair. This is important, as dust carries many oily bacteria that can damage leather chairs. Dust your chair once a day or at least once a week if possible.
Check to see if your chair is water resistant. If the leather on the chair is shiny, it most likely is protected from liquids. However, some chairs are non-finished, and these should not be cleaned with liquid products. Whether or not it is water-resistant, always use caution when dealing with leather.
For non-finished leather chairs, use an art-gum eraser and erase the dirt from the chair. This is essentially the only way to clean this type of chair. You might have to clean the entire chair this way. For water-resistant chairs, use the eraser to clean up minor dirt spots.
Wash water-proof chairs with mild soap such as Ivory. Use a bucket of room temperature water and rub the soap together with your hands in it. Make sure it is not hot or cold; it must be room temperature or the soap will not clean properly.
Make sure to clean the entire chair thoroughly with a clean, damp cloth that has been soaked in the soapy water. If you don't clean certain parts, the chair may look splotchy. Rinse it off with another damp cloth. Now dry the leather chair with another clean cloth.
Apply a leather cream to your chair once you have finished cleaning it. The chair must be clean when you apply the cream or any dirt or oils that were on the chair can become bonded with it. Now you are done! Enjoy your newly cleaned chair.
Luke Berg writes articles that help people care for their leather chair and also find a good leather chair.
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