Wednesday, November 6, 2013

How to prevent and remove oil damage to leather furniture

One of the worst things to eat on leather couches is buttered popcorn – yes, the all-time favorite movie snack. What a bummer.

Unfortunately, folks, leather is extremely porous by nature, and it will soak up any oils you put on it – and that includes popcorn grease, lotion and the natural body oils that we all have on our skin.   You won’t notice any damage at first, but oils can cause some real trouble down the road.

The nitty gritty

When oil gets on your furniture, it is soaked into the back side of the leather – the part you can’t see.  Then, eventually it ends up saturating broader areas as it naturally fills up from back to front over time.  Once oil saturates the leather, you end up with ugly oil spots on the surface, like in this photo.  It isn’t pretty, that’s for sure

Prevent oil spots on leather

There are two key things you can do to prevent oil spots on leather.

1. Clean and protect leather 3 to 4 times a year.

You get rid of the dirt and oil still sitting on the surface of your furniture when you clean it, preventing it from eventually soaking in.  A good protection cream will fill in the gaps and spaces in the original top coat of your leather as it gets worn down. . . continue reading!!!

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