Care Guide
How do you look after leather?
Observe the following points and your leather will give you years of enjoyment.
- Rotate the use of your furniture and cushions to avoid unbalanced wear and fading.
- Dust and Vacuum your furniture regularly.
- Wipe off stains and spills immediately with a soft damp cloth.
- Clean the leather regularly (every three months) using Colourlock Leather Cleaner, concentrating on the arms, headrests and cushion areas. Condition the leather regularly (every three months) using Colourlock Fadegard leather conditioner. This will replace the oil/moisture content, nourish and feed the leather, minimise friction all while protecting against harmful UV rays.
- Condition the leather regularly (every three months) using Colourlock Fadegard leather conditioner. This will replace the oil/moisture content, nourish and feed the leather, minimise friction all while protecting against harmful UV rays.
- Avoid nail varnish /remover, felt or ink pens, paints or solvents.
- Sharp objects, pet claws, buckles can scratch the leather surface.
- Do not use general household cleaning products; they can be abrasive and breakdown the protective surface.
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For ordering, or product information, please see the Colourlock Website.
Leather Cleaning
Our leather technicians recommend that once a week you dust or vacuum your leather furniture with the vacuum cleaner brush attachment to remove dry crumbs, dust and grit.
Then wipe with a damp dyefast cloth to remove any light soiling.
Please note that you should always vacuum first, or the dampness from the cloth, mixed with dust, can combine to form a film that will clog the pores of the leather, preventing it from breathing.
Applying Colourlock Leather Cleaner:
Every 3 months your leather will need a thorough clean (even if doesn't look like it does).
- Vacuum your leather furniture with the vacuum cleaner brush attachment.
- Using your Colourlock Leather Cleaner on any clean, soft dyefast cloth, give the leather a good wipe over. Our leather technicians suggest that you clean only one panel or ½ a square meter at a time. Areas of greater use ie. Headrest, arms and seat, may be cleaned with a soft bristled brush to loosen up the build-up of general soiling, body oils, perspiration and other marks.
- Wipe off excess moisture with a clean towel
After cleaning always apply Colourlock Fadeguard Leather Conditioner
For ordering, or product information, please see the Colourlock Website.
Leather Conditioning
Fadegard Leather Conditioner is a lotion with a range of ultraviolet filters, in conjunction with synthetic conditioning and moisturising agents. With regular use, the suppleness of leathers is retained, fading of colour is significantly reduced and damage due to surface friction is minimised.
Applying Colourlock Fadegard Leather Conditioner:
- Simply pour a small amount of Fadegard Leather Conditioner onto a dye fast cloth and wipe over the leather furniture.
- Leave for approx 30 mins to enable the Fadegard Leather Conditioner to soak into the leather surface, releasing the conditioning agents while leaving the ultraviolet filters on the surface.
- If a white residue remains on the surface of the leather, use a clean damp cloth to remove excess conditioner.
Recommended usage;
Our leather technicians recommend that you use Fadegard Leather Conditioner on your leather furniture every 3 months. Common sense should prevail-Lounge suites that have heavy usage, will require more regular servicing than suites that have light usage.
Leather furniture exposed to prolonged sun will require more frequent applications of Fadegard on exposed panels.
For ordering, or product information, please see the Colourlock Website.
Preserving Leather
Elephant Leather Preserver is practically odourless and easy to apply. A technologically advanced product that is ideal for protecting and waterproofing bags, shoes, motorcycle-leathers, harnesses and for restoring antique or brittle leather.
Applying Colourlock Elephant Leather Preserver:
Elephant Leather Preserver is applied to natural leather with a soft, clean cloth. Using a circular motion, work the elephant Leather Preserver into the article. To enhance the penetration of the 'Elephant' into the leather article, it is recommended that the item be slightly warmed before and after applications. (Items may be placed into a warm place away from direct heat for this purpose)
Features:
- Waterproofs and protects semi-aniline leather (expensive bags, garments, shoes, boat shoes).
- Very effective in preventing salt damage to leather. (Used by Peter Blake and Team New Zealand).
- Revives faded colours.
- Preserves leather and threads. (Used by museums in conservation and preservation).
- Inhibits mildew growth.
Note - not for use on suede or nubuk leather.
For ordering, or product information, please see the Colourlock Website.
Removing Ink and Dye
Features:
- For finished leather (not suitable for aniline, suede or nubuk).
- Felt tip pump pen, for removal of biro ink marks, felt pen, permanent marker and other difficult stains.
- Works best when the ink marks are fresh (less than 2 weeks old). With time ink marks and stains become fixed.
- Also excellent for removing glue, shoe cream, grease and clothing dyes from finished, pigmented leathers.
- Solvent free, will not damage leather finishes, but always test on unseen area first.
Stain removal instructions
- Shake pen and pump tip on clean cloth.
- Take out and reverse tip, then pump again to enable flow.
- Test first on an unseen area before proceeding.
- Rub affected area gently with tip until stain loosens, then absorb with dry cloth.
- Repeat as necessary until stain removed.
- To clean pen tip, pump several times onto clean cloth. Pen tip will self clean.
