Heritage Leathercare ?

Recently I have been telling you about Heritage Leathercare (sometimes known as Celtic Leathercare) in response to requests for help in looking after leather. I have told you how good it is on your leather suites and how to clean and polish leather football boots. In this post I will tell you something about this great product.

Made in their Dublin facility by Drigate Products, Heritage Leathercare is a traditional 19th century leather balsam containing original, old fashioned ingredients including beeswax. These are well known in the trade for protecting and revitalising the leather used in leathercraft (and indeed the stitching). Many craftspeople and professionals will vouch for its tried and tested formula.The results obtained with Heritage Leathercare are instantaneous and long lasting. Whilst newer leather products benefit from a shine and protection unsurpassed by modern polishes not containing our ingredients older, tired leather is left revitalised and more supple.Heritage Leathercare is generally regarded as one of the most economical on the market in this day and age.

You can obtain Heritage Leathercare online online, visit www.heritagepolish.com/shop/heritage-leathercare/cat_4.html

How do I clean and polish leather furniture

Since my last post regarding how to clean and polish football boots I have had several requests for information on cleaning and polishing leather furniture. Again it is not a complicated process.

If your leather furniture is a very light colour and is dirty, you may need to clean it. This is best done by washing with pure soap (Simple soap, baby soap, soap flakes, Lux, etc.) and then ensuring it is totally dry.

Having washed and dried your furniture where necessary, and on darker colours you are now ready. Take your tub of Heritage Leathercare and wipe your sponge (provided) across the surface taking any excess off by wiping on the inside of your tub. Wipe your sponge in circular motions on your furniture, ensuring it is not greasy (if it is you have used too much and will need to buff up using a soft, dry cloth or a sheet of kitchen towel)

Heritage Leathercare cleans, polishes, and protects your furniture and will leave a water resistant finish. It is also colourless so can be used on any colour.

Heritage Leathercare can be obtained online, visit www.heritagepolish.com/shop/heritage-leathercare/cat_4.html

How do I clean and polish leather football boots

We are now at the beginning of the football season and someone has asked me about cleaning football boots. Using Heritage Leathercare, this is a quite straight forward job!

The first thing you need do is to make sure the boots are dry. Don't, however, attempt to dry them using heat. The best way is to stuff the boots with newspaper and let them dry naturally. When the boots are dry , remove all mud, but do not use sharp knives to do this - you don't want to put nicks, cuts, etc on your leather. Having removed the mud, brush the boots to remove the last vestiges. You are now ready to polish.

Using the sponge provided, or a soft cloth, apply your Heritage Leathercare all over the boots, including the laces. Use circular motions and use your Heritage very sparingly, your boots should not be greasy, if they are you have used too much polish and will need to buff up using a soft cloth.

You are now finished and your boots are ready for use.

Heritage Leathercare can be bought online, visit http://www.heritagepolish/.com/shop/heritage-leathercare/cat_4.html

How can I clean everything in the kitchen and my car with minimal effort?

I regularly get asked how to clean kitchens, cars, etc with the minimum of effort? Did you know that Heritage Woodcare is also excellent at cleaning white kitchen goods, car bodywork and similar finishes?

Prepare your cloth in the usual way i.e. give your bottle a really good shake, pour some polish into a container, take any clean, soft and dry cloth, soak it in the polish, squeeze and wring your cloth out till it is damp dry, then pour any remaining polish back into your bottle and you are now ready.

Using your Heritage Woodcare is very easy as all you do is wipe and, in your kitchen, you will find you only need the one product! On your wood, wipe in the direction of the grain for best results, and, there is no need to buff up!If it goes streaky there is no need to worry, it just indicates that more than one application is needed. Continue to use the same cloth (if it is dry just soak in your heritage again and go through the usual preparations and if it is dirty, change your cloth) on your washing machine, dishwasher, etc.Heritage Woodcare is oil based so, in addition to cleaning your white goods, it leaves a protective finish.

For your car, wash in the usual way to remove grit, etc. that will scratch your bodywork, dry the car off (using a Super Shammy - contact us for details!) prepare your cloth as above and just wipe in circular motions ensuring you polish all the bodywork. The real benefit of using Heritage is that there is no need to buff up!

You can obtain Heritage Woodcare online, visit www.heritagewoodcare.co.uk/buy-woodcare

How do I remove a buildup of nicotine from my wooden furniture?

In my last post I told you about removing bitumen (tar) from wood flooring. On a related subject, I have received a few enquiries about removing nicotine, particularly from furniture.

Some time ago I posted about a cheap oak chest of drawers bought from an antique shop. In this post I said, the reason it was so cheap was because it came in a house clearance from someone who had been a heavy smoker. The drawers were very dirty and covered in nicotine.I had been asked if Heritage Woodcare would remove all this buildup of nicotine and grime.

As Heritage Woodcare works by removing all the buildup of silicons, waxes, grease and grime and in the process also removing most white heat, ring and water marks I felt it would therefore, successfully remove all the buildup from the drawers including the nicotine and, at the same time, should make them smell a little fresher.

Heritage Woodcare is very easy to use . Give your bottle a really good shake, pour some into a container, take any soft and clean cloth, soak it in the polish and squeeze and wring the cloth out till it is damp dry. Pour the remaining polish back into your bottle.You are now ready and all you do now is wipe, possibly more than once, following the direction of the grain . As previously stated, Heritage Woodcare removes all the build up of silicons, waxes , grease and grime and as the nicotine is in the buildup, that will be removed at the same time.

Heritage Woodcare can be obtained online, simply visit www.heritagewoodcare.co.uk

How do I remove bitumen (tar) from my wood flooring?

My inbox has been stuffed with queries about removing bitumen (tar), particularly from wood floors, recently, so I thought my post dealing with that problem could well be repeated. Bitumen (or tar as it is sometimes known) is used as an adhesive to stick wood flooring, particularly parquet and similar types of wood flooring.

Over time the bitumen seeps up between the joints leaving black marks on the floor.I had this problem on my own floors.My wife and I decided to replace the carpet from the hall and stairs To make the job easier and cheaper I took up the existing carpet myself only to find a parquet floor underneath. I could also see the floor continued into the lounge. After much persuasion my wife agreed to not replacing the carpet on the understanding that I cleaned the floor and did all the maintenance!

The floor that was revealed was very dirty and appeared to have a lot of black marks, (which I subsequently found to be bitumen) between the wood tiles. After several attempts at sweeping the floor I managed to pick up all the dust. I then got down on my hands and knees (I could in those days!) and used Scotchbrite (a non scratch scourer) soaked in Heritage Woodcare and "scrubbed" the whole floor. I finished up with a floor that looked really clean and had a slight sheen, I was also pleased to note that all the bitumen that had seeped up between the joints had been removed Now every time I sweep the floor it also restores the sheen and wiping over with my Heritage Woodcare once per month is all that is required to keep my floor looking really good

Heritage woodcare can be bought online, visit http://www.heritagewoodcare.co.uk/

How do I clean and polish my outdoor wooden furniture?

Now we are approaching the outdoor season, it has prompted some enquiries about looking after outdoor wooden furniture. This furniture is usually made from teak or mahagony, more often teak. Both woods respond well to Heritage Woodcare. Teak does however have a tendecy to weather i.e. it goes a pleasant silvery colour. Where this has happened, do NOT apply anything to your furniture without sanding it first, otherwise the finish will go black.

To use Heritage Woodcare there is no need to clean your furniture as your Heritage will do that. You will first need to thoroughly shake your bottle, Pour some into a container, take any soft, clean and dry cloth, soak it in your polish and then squeeze and wring your cloth out till it is damp dry. Pour any surplus polish back into your bottle. You are now ready!

All you need to do now is to wipe your furniture following the direction of the grain. Heritage Woodcare will clean and polish in one go, and you will find that there is no need to buff up so your Heritage saves you time and effort whilst leaving a great finish.

Heritage Woodcare can be obtained online, visit http://www.heritagewoodcare.co.uk/