Friday, June 24, 2011

Leather Home Office Chair - Cleaning Tips

Purchasing and caring for a leather home office chair is important because it can determine how long your piece of furniture will last you and how it looks. Like any other piece of office furniture, your chair is going to be experiencing normal wear and tear, which leather requires that you deal with as soon as possible. Normal cleaning and repairs are often needed but you also have to make sure that you are giving your home office chair its yearly conditioning in order to make sure it lasts for a long time.

Because leather chairs are made from natural rather than synthetic materials, it is necessary to keep the leather hide healthy and looking good to avoid splitting and cracking. Wherever you buy your leather chair you can almost be certain that they will have some leather cleaning solution for you but just remember that there are other things you can use to clean your leather chair as well. A gentle or mild soap is the best way to remove everyday marks such as dirt, pen marks and greasy fingerprints.

Another thing you could use to clean your leather are baby wipes, these work great since they are not harsh on your leather, these won’t come with your chair but you can find them in many places. Many name brand lines exist that can be used to wipe down your seat weekly, or on an as needed basis. Something I strongly suggest is that you test the wipes out on the bottom of the seat so that you know if it changes the color or if it cracks the leather.

Sometimes you will need to use a pH based cleaner in order to clean your chair, you will do this if you need a deep clean as opposed to mild soap and water. These products are made with cleansers that are strong enough to get in between the pores of the animal hides, but still gentle enough not to destroy it.  When you are done cleaning the next thing you should do is place a conditioner on the leather to keep it looking its best.

What you must understand is even if you only sit on the chair for a few minutes each day you will still need to clean it. The truth is that you need to clean your chair more than once a month, my suggestion would be to clean it at least every other week.

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