Daniel Darlow
Cleantalk Member
Hope all you Leather workers out there are busy?
'Not much work for leather cleaning and stuff?' I have been told by several store based staff when enquiring regarding work on a casual note. ( I never stop asking for work, even when shopping with my wife) How TOTALLY WRONG they are, there is a TON of work out there, it depends on where you look for it! In my twilight years how I wish I took this on as a youngster ... well maybe in my 50's!
OK. You think of leather, you think upholstery, you think pigmented, you are going down a one track road, very limited space, one way only, only room for one.....and then.... you reach a crossroad, and this crossroad has a MULTITUDE of roads leading off. This is the exact spot I was in 4 years ago when I realised this was not just cleaning a cream bloody leather suite situation, but a job/hobby/lifestyle scenario. The roads open to Upholstery, Cars, Bags, Jackets, Saddlery, even more scenarios which I wont go into.
Today for example, 2 seat sofa and chair, Semi Aniline, needs Dye or needs pigment, or needs both? without training I would not have a clue. even after 4 years in the saddle so to speak, when dye hits there is no going back...so .. softly softly.
Then on to a Natuzzi corner group in a very nice part of town, 2.5mill pad, just 'clean'. The just clean needed some touch up colour, but part of the service, 3 hours work which I cannot say was hard, but if you put a foot wrong then 9 grand of upholstery is an insurance claim, so the end price warrants a professional price.
From 4 years ago the Leather training I had with LTT has progressed 1000% in my business, from just cleaning, progressing to repairs, to venturing into replacing items and actually making items such as wallets,saddlery straps, bags, archery items etc.
Just a few 'musings' on a busy week, and if any one is querying on to whether or not venturing on the dark side.
'Not much work for leather cleaning and stuff?' I have been told by several store based staff when enquiring regarding work on a casual note. ( I never stop asking for work, even when shopping with my wife) How TOTALLY WRONG they are, there is a TON of work out there, it depends on where you look for it! In my twilight years how I wish I took this on as a youngster ... well maybe in my 50's!
OK. You think of leather, you think upholstery, you think pigmented, you are going down a one track road, very limited space, one way only, only room for one.....and then.... you reach a crossroad, and this crossroad has a MULTITUDE of roads leading off. This is the exact spot I was in 4 years ago when I realised this was not just cleaning a cream bloody leather suite situation, but a job/hobby/lifestyle scenario. The roads open to Upholstery, Cars, Bags, Jackets, Saddlery, even more scenarios which I wont go into.
Today for example, 2 seat sofa and chair, Semi Aniline, needs Dye or needs pigment, or needs both? without training I would not have a clue. even after 4 years in the saddle so to speak, when dye hits there is no going back...so .. softly softly.
Then on to a Natuzzi corner group in a very nice part of town, 2.5mill pad, just 'clean'. The just clean needed some touch up colour, but part of the service, 3 hours work which I cannot say was hard, but if you put a foot wrong then 9 grand of upholstery is an insurance claim, so the end price warrants a professional price.
From 4 years ago the Leather training I had with LTT has progressed 1000% in my business, from just cleaning, progressing to repairs, to venturing into replacing items and actually making items such as wallets,saddlery straps, bags, archery items etc.
Just a few 'musings' on a busy week, and if any one is querying on to whether or not venturing on the dark side.
