LEATHER CLEANING Information & Procedures

Pricing and Income Potential

Consider the following guideline for pricing your upholstery cleaning services:
Pigmented leather $15 - $20 per ft Maintenance cleaning $20 - $30 per ft Medium to heavy soil $30 + per ft Restoration
Aniline leather $20 - $25 per ft Maintenance cleaning $25 - $35 per ft Medium to heavy soil $35 + per ft Restoration
Nubuck Leather $25 - $30 per ft Maintenance cleaning $30 - $40 per ft Medium to heavy soil $40 + per ft
On average, leather cleaning services earn $250 - $500 per man hour income with very little job cost or expense.  It only requires some man power and a few products.Leather cleaning is a must for the cleaning and restoration contractor now more than ever before.  Walk in to any furniture store and see the vast offering and amount of showroom space dedicated to leather upholstery.
Over 35% of the upholstery sold in the North America for home or office is leather and that percentage is much higher in many markets.  These figures do not include car interiors, RV’s, airplanes or other opportunities like these.  If you are not cleaning leather, you have just given up nearly half of your upholstery cleaning business and risk losing your customers to other service providers altogether.  Most home or business owners do not wish to make multiple calls for their service needs. The chances are very good the other companies they call to clean their leather also clean carpet, rugs or tile and grout.

Product List (Suggested items to perform this service)

Leather Specialist Kit, Oleosa Wax On, Soft Finish Matte, Soft Finish Gloss , Scratch Away

Nubuck Cleaning Cloth,  Nubuck Eco Protector, Ink Lifter,  Leather Degreaser, Utility Sponges

Soft Cloths

Educational Resources

 Mini Workshops At Everlast  • Leather Specialist Manual

 Instructional DVD • Leather Cleaning Procedural Guides    

 IICRC (LCT OR UFT) cleaning technician classes