As our cat is rather partial to scratching the arms on our new (and
expensive!) leather sofas we were recommended to try double sided
sticky tape as arm protection when we went on holiday.

This seemed to do the job.

We had no problem removing the strips from 3 of the arms (they just
peeled off anf didn't leave a mark) but one arm gets quite a lot of sun
in the morning and this is proving impossible to remove.

We have scraped off what we can but this has still left a lot of sticky
residue mess that needs to be removed. Does anyone have any ideas?

We have tried rubbing vinegar on it. No joy.

Can anyone help and recommended how to clean this up? Its driving us
mad.

Many thanks in advance
Rebecca

Rebecca wrote:

As our cat is rather partial to scratching the arms on our new (and
expensive!) leather sofas we were recommended to try double sided
sticky tape as arm protection when we went on holiday.

This seemed to do the job.

We had no problem removing the strips from 3 of the arms (they just
peeled off anf didn't leave a mark) but one arm gets quite a lot of sun
in the morning and this is proving impossible to remove.

We have scraped off what we can but this has still left a lot of sticky
residue mess that needs to be removed. Does anyone have any ideas?

We have tried rubbing vinegar on it. No joy.

Can anyone help and recommended how to clean this up? Its driving us
mad.

Many thanks in advance
Rebecca

GooGone.

On the bottle it says not to use Goo Gone on leather??

medusa wrote:
Rebecca wrote:

As our cat is rather partial to scratching the arms on our new (and
expensive!) leather sofas we were recommended to try double sided
sticky tape as arm protection when we went on holiday.

This seemed to do the job.

We had no problem removing the strips from 3 of the arms (they just
peeled off anf didn't leave a mark) but one arm gets quite a lot of sun
in the morning and this is proving impossible to remove.

We have scraped off what we can but this has still left a lot of sticky
residue mess that needs to be removed. Does anyone have any ideas?

We have tried rubbing vinegar on it. No joy.

Can anyone help and recommended how to clean this up? Its driving us
mad.

Many thanks in advance
Rebecca

GooGone.

On 12 Jun 2005 10:47:50 -0700, "Rebecca"
wrote:

As our cat is rather partial to scratching the arms on our new (and
expensive!) leather sofas we were recommended to try double sided
sticky tape as arm protection when we went on holiday.

This seemed to do the job.

We had no problem removing the strips from 3 of the arms (they just
peeled off anf didn't leave a mark) but one arm gets quite a lot of sun
in the morning and this is proving impossible to remove.

We have scraped off what we can but this has still left a lot of sticky
residue mess that needs to be removed. Does anyone have any ideas?

We have tried rubbing vinegar on it. No joy.

Can anyone help and recommended how to clean this up? Its driving us
mad.

We used to use crumpled aluminum foil or balloons to deter the cat.
When we were away we covered scratchable furniture with old towels or
a blanket, well secured. (Our current cat, fortunately, doesn't like
to scratch furniture.)

For cleaning, I think any solvents like mineral spirits, Goo-Gone,
acetone, etc. may affect the dye and should not be used.

Try lifting the stickum off with scotch or other tape. Press tape
down, lift off rapidly. Padding at it works well.

If that doesn't do it, try saddle soap, and if that doesn't work, try
leather cleaners followed by a leather conditioner, all available in
the shoe section of Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreens, etc., in auto parts
stores, and online (do a google search). Kiwi, Lexol, and 3M are a few
brands.

If none of that works, call the manufacturer or look in the yellow
pages for a furniture restorer. Luck!

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ ____________________
"Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by
the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts
were being fixed around the policy."
-- The Downing Street Memo, July 23, 2002
http://www.downingstreetmemo.com

Luke wrote:
On 12 Jun 2005 10:47:50 -0700, "Rebecca"
wrote:

We had no problem removing the strips from 3 of the arms (they just
peeled off anf didn't leave a mark) but one arm gets quite a lot of
sun in the morning and this is proving impossible to remove.

We have scraped off what we can but this has still left a lot of
sticky residue mess that needs to be removed. Does anyone have any
ideas?
For cleaning, I think any solvents like mineral spirits, Goo-Gone,
acetone, etc. may affect the dye and should not be used.

Try lifting the stickum off with scotch or other tape. Press tape
down, lift off rapidly. Padding at it works well.

If that doesn't do it, try saddle soap, and if that doesn't work, try
leather cleaners followed by a leather conditioner, If none of that
works, call the manufacturer or look in the yellow
pages for a furniture restorer. Luck!

Rather then risk damage/stains, etc., from trying various things, it would
seem the best first option would be the manufacturer.

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:02:15 GMT, "Retiredff"
wrote:



Luke wrote:
On 12 Jun 2005 10:47:50 -0700, "Rebecca"
wrote:

We had no problem removing the strips from 3 of the arms (they just
peeled off anf didn't leave a mark) but one arm gets quite a lot of
sun in the morning and this is proving impossible to remove.

We have scraped off what we can but this has still left a lot of
sticky residue mess that needs to be removed. Does anyone have any
ideas?
For cleaning, I think any solvents like mineral spirits, Goo-Gone,
acetone, etc. may affect the dye and should not be used.

Try lifting the stickum off with scotch or other tape. Press tape
down, lift off rapidly. Padding at it works well.

If that doesn't do it, try saddle soap, and if that doesn't work, try
leather cleaners followed by a leather conditioner, If none of that
works, call the manufacturer or look in the yellow
pages for a furniture restorer. Luck!

Rather then risk damage/stains, etc., from trying various things, it would
seem the best first option would be the manufacturer.

Yes, or the retailer, though of course trying to "lift" with tape, and
especially saddle soap, leather cleaner and leather conditioner will
not damage leather as they are made for leather.

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ ____________________
"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question
about it."
-- George W. Bush, July 26, 2001

Thanks everyone. I think we have cracked it - using an eraser is doing
the job, slowly!

Luke wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:02:15 GMT, "Retiredff"
wrote:



Luke wrote:
On 12 Jun 2005 10:47:50 -0700, "Rebecca"
wrote:

We had no problem removing the strips from 3 of the arms (they just
peeled off anf didn't leave a mark) but one arm gets quite a lot of
sun in the morning and this is proving impossible to remove.

We have scraped off what we can but this has still left a lot of
sticky residue mess that needs to be removed. Does anyone have any
ideas?
For cleaning, I think any solvents like mineral spirits, Goo-Gone,
acetone, etc. may affect the dye and should not be used.

Try lifting the stickum off with scotch or other tape. Press tape
down, lift off rapidly. Padding at it works well.

If that doesn't do it, try saddle soap, and if that doesn't work, try
leather cleaners followed by a leather conditioner, If none of that
works, call the manufacturer or look in the yellow
pages for a furniture restorer. Luck!

Rather then risk damage/stains, etc., from trying various things, it would
seem the best first option would be the manufacturer.

Yes, or the retailer, though of course trying to "lift" with tape, and
especially saddle soap, leather cleaner and leather conditioner will
not damage leather as they are made for leather.

--
Luke
__________________________________________________ ____________________
"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question
about it."
-- George W. Bush, July 26, 2001