Leather Couch

[Guest]

Do you stick to the leather since it is so hot with no AC ?

Something I didn't think of to ask til now

[missydog1]

hmm, well I don't sit on my couch in the hot part of the day, only in the evening, so it's not an issue for me. I have a leather computer chair as well, and yes, it can stick to bare skin, so if wearing shorts, but one can always use some cloth of any kind as a buffer if sticking is a problem.

If I were going to nap on my couch, I'd put down a sheet or something, but I would do the same if my couch were fabric, for the sake of both myself and the upholstery.

[ericlp]

I would think, if you bought in HPP were you get a lot more sunny HOT days, you should have very little to no problems with mold on leather.



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[DTisme]

We are in HPP in the lesser-rain area (the "desert" of HPP), but we have a lot of foliage around the house, so the leather definitely gets mold. Even my jalousie windows get mold.

KathyH, we brought an antique bureau that has half-hewn veneer and a tri-mirror. After a month here, the center of the tri-mirror warped so much, it cracked the glass. took me a few years to find someone who was willing to cut a new piece of plywood and get the glass cut for me and now I have it back. That mirror back - like 1/2"-3/4" thick - warped like the shape of a parenthesis. - that's the closest arc I can think of! I may have warped on the way across the sea, who knows. I also had 2 waterfall nightstands that would no longer open they had swollen so much. I had to put them in a room with a dehumidifier for days so that wood would come back down so I could open the doors and drawers and sand. Now no stick.

[msrocket]

We heard that body sweat and oils are not good on leather furniture in this climate. So, we use pillows to keep our (sweaty) skin off the couch. Not so sticky and maybe helps the couch. So far so good.

[missydog1]

DT, yeah, your house clearly has more moisture than mine, and most likely it is the foliage. My two houses that had mold issues also had foliage. Myt current house, as you know, sits in a cleared area. Lots of plants but all the big ones are a bit away from the house. We get more rain than Kaloli Point, I'm sure, it's right by the Botanical Gardens, but we have no problem with mold except for things under the house (which is dirt, not floored).

I used to have damp cupboards and drawers in the other houses. No damp rid needed in this one. No furniture warping. It's all about getting full sun on not only the roof but the walls of the house.

[birchl]

So here's my tips. Moisturizing girly body wash like 'dove' to clean the leather furniture and suitcases. Baby oil to clean and preserve black leather biker jackets. Sun tan oil (there is a particular Aussie one with a variety of oils) to clean and protect expensive leather shoes, belts, purses etc. the body wash doesn't require rinsing and is loads cheaper then leather cleaner. Dilute some in a spray bottle to spot clean. Baby oil keeps leather jackets looking like new and make the big hairy biker dudes smell of Johnson's. the suntan oil is expensive but works.

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[Guest]

Has anyone tried a leather treatment like Armor All ?

The house is Maku'u and 19th area.

[dayna]

I've used that stuff and I find the smell to be such that I cannot use the products.

I stick to vinegar and if I need something with oil in it, I use murphys oil soap for washing leather and wood.

Dayna

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[Derrick Barnicoat]

You could make little silica pouches out of crystal kitty litter and put them under the couch cushions to keep the moister out of the inner cushion. Mineral oil isn't expensive and can be used on leather as well try not to use petroleum products on leather as it can cause the leather to deteriorate at a quicker rate. If you buy leather care products just look at the ingredients and see if it has a petroleum derivative. But, you know, with all the micro climates you could just get lucky.