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Any advice on cleaning suede?

Asked by Foxtrot (244points) May 10th, 2010

We have a saddle that is leather on the underside and mostly suede on top.
I’m not sure how, but one of the kids got ketchup on the saddle.
We got it off of the leather, but the suede… nobody knows how to clean.

Any advice?
The suede is already pretty worn, but I’m not a fan of having colored spots on a show saddle.

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WestRiverrat's avatar

Simply get together a solution of standard soap into some lukewarm water.

Then apply the foam from the top of the solution and NOT the wet solution itself so as not to get the suede wet, and rub gently.

Ranimi23's avatar

Wet wipes !
Like the one used to clean baby’s tush.
This is working BEST also on leather couches

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LeotCol's avatar

This how to seems to have some good information on it.

poofandmook's avatar

oh crap, I didn’t realize this was in General when I typed that… sorry mods and poster!

The best stuff to clean suede with will be found at most shoe stores. I worked at Footaction and the stuff really works very well. When I last used it, it was in a can with a little brush on top. Haven’t seen it in a while though; just ask a salesperson.

ChocolateReigns's avatar

Don’t get water on it!!! I don’t know how else to clean it, but my friend shows her horse and last week for a school assignment she showed us how to clean a suede saddle. She said water can wreck it, so you need to use a dry soap. I can’t remember what she called the soap she uses.

Foxtrot's avatar

@poofandmook No worries, I didn’t even see what you said. It’s all good.

I haven’t figured out which cleaning method I’m going to use yet, but I’ll keep these in mind and let you know.

Thanks all!

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