I have been a busy bee these last few weeks, I've been cleaning carpets, as usual, removing stains and spots from a variety of carpets and other places (won't go there).

Anyways these last two weeks have been taken up, on and off with, doing an end of tenancy at a large house in my local area with the help of my trusted side-kick (the wife); Shhh don't tell her I said that...

The house is very large and needed a lot of work, so much so the owner is very pleased with my/our work that he has asked me to do additional, non-cleaning, work e.g handyman things, which I am happy to do. It will, hopefully, get me in with some of the local letting/estate agents and bring in more carpet cleaning work.

What's on here in Stirling - loads: http://www.whatsonstirling.co.uk/.  I particularly fancy the 'Runaway Wedding Show' (http://www.whatsonstirling.co.uk/event/032139-the-runway-wedding-show/) at the Albert Halls on 28 May. Not I'm 'in to' weddings, but her-in-doors will be dragging me along to hold her hand-bag (leather of course, that I did a good job in cleaning-up) so she can ooh and aah on what our daughter might wear on her wedding day.

Oh well, onwards and upwards!

 Regards

Tom
www.acleanerplace.co.uk

Do I Have A Leather Fetish?

Mmmm, oooh. aaaah: I love the smell, touch and feel of a good piece of leather- don't you? Do I have a leather fetish?

I had the pleasure (tonque in cheek) to clean a lovely, solidly built older leather 5 piece suite. The leather needed a good, deep, clean which took me some  three hours. In addition, it needed some minor repairs, which became more apparent after cleaning! However, the lovely owners, with  my recommendation agreed that rather than buying new, a re-colouring was the best way forward to get it back to new and provide them with further years of good service. See before and after results:

 If you have a leather suite (or other piece of leather e.g a handbag etc) then it requires cleaning and protection cream added on  semi-reqular basis (3-4 times a year).  A new, purchased,  piece of leather furniture should come with a free cleaning & protection solution which will keep you going for a few months, but over time people tend to forget to keep-up the cleaning routine.

Consequently, one day, you realise that your very expensive leather purchase is 'black' with dirt, marks, stains etc. This where a professional leather clean can help. It takes a least 3-4 hoursto properly clean a 5 piece suite - even with the correct, professional, cleaning solutions and protection creams!

In my experience, that having removed all the dirt highlights the wear and tear via sweat stains showing up. This is when a re-colouring  can be carried out. Why spend hundreds/thousands of pounds on  a new piece when the old can be given a new lease of life. Your leather should, with the right level of TLC,  last you years; or until you get bored with it!

Have a good weekend

Tom
www.acleanerplace.co.uk