Rinsing for prefinish conditioning
he purpose for the
rinse cycle in the Royaltone process for wetcleaning suede,
leather and trimmed cloth garments is to provide prefinish
conditioning to the skins to accomplish one or both of the
following objectives:
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• To increase firmness of the leather
with a product like Royaltone’s leather size leather
sizing conditioner.
Rinsing to soften and condition
The rinse cycle in the Royaltone
wetcleaning process for suede and leather is used to condition
and soften the skins prior to drying and finishing.
This is accomplished by adding a product
like Royaltone’s leather soft leather softener
conditioner to the rinse water at four ounces per suede or
leather garment.
Use cool water at a low level with a
temperature of 100°F or less. The washer should remain
loaded with no more than one half of its rated poundage
capacity with dry weight suede, leather or trimmed cloth
garments. Rinse for three to five minutes to soften and
condition the garments.
Rinsing to increase firmness
The rinse cycle in the Royaltone
wetcleaning process for suede and leather can also be used to
add body and firmness to limp skins prior to drying and
finishing.
This is achieved by adding a product like
Royaltone’s Leather Size leather sizing conditioner to
the rinse water at one to two ounces per suede or leather
garment.
Use cool water at a temperature of
100°F or less and at a low level.
The washer should remain loaded with no
more than one half its rated poundage capacity with dry weight
suedes, leathers or trimmed cloth garments. Rinse for three to
five minutes to firm up the garments.
Author’s note: Do not attempt
to use products that are not specifically formulated for use on
suede and leather. Royaltone suede and leather products
referred to in this article are specially formulated to process
suedes, leathers, furs and trimmed cloth without causing color
loss, color bleed, color transfer, stiffening of the skins or
matting down the nap. Other brands of products may not give the
same results when used as described in this article.
Frank Lucenta is president of Royaltone
Co., Inc., a firm that manufacturers the products he developed
to make it possible for any cleaner to safely and profitably
dryclean, wetclean and finish any suede, leather, fur and
trimmed cloth garment. He also wrote related instruction books
that document the process, entitled “Handling Leather and
Suede” and “Cleaning and Finishing Leather and
Suede.” He also teaches small groups of plant owners and
managers how to identify, accept, spot, dryclean and wetclean,
press and recolor suedes, leathers, and furs using his
Royaltone procedures and products. The next Royaltone Leather
training sessions are scheduled for Sept. 11-12 and Dec. 4-5 at
the Royaltone Suedemate Leather Cleaning Center in Tulsa, OK.
For more information on training sessions or on spotting charts
in either English or Korean, call (800) 331-5506, (918)
622-6677, fax (918) 665-6017, or e-mail frank@royaltone.com. Information is also available on the Royaltone
web site, www.royaltone.com.
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