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Which leather cleaner / conditioner is the best?

The proof is in the pudding

September 9, 2010 | in News | 1 Comment

When it comes to which product is best, the proof really is in the pudding.

Every single manufacturer claim to have the best product on the market, but who really does?… If I knew that I would be a very wealthy man!

In truth there are many good products on the market, but there are thousands more that are not much more than water and dishsoap! Most manufacturers and retailers will only sell a heavily watered down product for fear of the end user damaging their sofa with a strong cleaning product. Everybody wants the magic leather cleaner that removes dirt that has been sitting there for 5 years, in one easy wipe! It does exist, but it also removes the top coat and colour from your leather, so the choice is yours. It is far better to use the correct leather cleaner, which may be weaker than you’d like, but to clean the leather 2 or 3 times. This way you still get the clean you want and keep the finish and colour where it should be!

If you are unsure of what to use, why not try our new boxed care kits. Our kits are endorsed by LA Z BOY and also supplied to many of Europe’s most prestigious sofa manufacturers.

We are looking to expand our cleaning and repair network by increasing our franchises throughout Europe and the rest of the world. If you are interested in becoming a COLORCARE leather repair technician, please contact us on info@colorcare.eu

MAINTAIN YOUR LEATHER WITH THE SAME PRODUCTS AS USED BY THE TRADE!

Beat the credit crunch and clean your own sofas!

September 1, 2010 | in News | Leave a Comment

Unlike 90% of the “Leather Care” products on eBay, that have as much as 60% water added, the COLORCARE products are exactly what are sold to the trade. This is not a weak & ineffective consumer product as sold in supermarkets, retailer & so-called leather specialists – This is a product direct from the trade available to you! We guarantee you will be amazed by the quality.

The COLORCARE care kit has been designed and used by professionals for years and is now available for sale to the general public. There is no smoke & mirrors; we don’t tell you that you need one product for your care, another for your sofa and another for your jacket! This kit is suitable for use on all protected leather, as well as semi-aniline and full aniline, but not for suede or nubuck.

BEAT THE CREDIT CRUNCH – A good professional will charge you as much as £50 to clean and condition and arm chair and £150 for a 3 seat sofa! Choose the DIY option and save yourself as much as £225.00 per clean (based on a 2 + 3 seat sofas)

The kit includes:

100ml Leather Shampoo Concentrate
Our Leather Shampoo is specially formulated to be gentle enough to ensure no damage can occur to the fragile top coat, but still remain strong enough to remove the stubborn dirt from deep in the grain of the leather.

100ml Leather Conditioner Concentrate
Our Leather Conditioner is completely unchanged from its original manufactured state. The product you receive from us is exactly the same product that the professional Leather tradesmen use every day. It is much richer than the regular consumer products on the market and a little will go a long way.

1 Pro-Leather Cleaning Sponge
No gimmicks – this small-cell sponge is absolutely essential to clean leather thoroughly. This is much safer to use than a brush or harder sponge. Our sponge is a light weight soft white material that expands when the cleaner is applied and is designed to ensure not to damage even the most delicate leather types. It is much better to repeat the cleaning process, than to use a harder sponge and damage the top-coat.

1 White Cotton Microfiber Cloth
Most professionals will use a towel cloth to dry the leather and apply the final conditioning application, but most care kits will only give you a low-grade nylon flat cloth, for the simple reason that it is cheaper! Our microfiber can be washed and reused time and time again.

Our products may cost a little more than others listed …But we would urge you to compare the quality to the others! It’s better to buy a quality product than waste £15.00 on something that doesn’t work. Our products are supplied to many of Europe’s most recognised retailers and manufacturers and our own-brand kit is endorsed by LA-Z-BOY (The very same company that manufactures the ‘COOLER’ as seen on the hit TV show ‘FRIENDS’). Our product is also designed to mirror the pH of leather, which is 4.5 – other products may be far too harsh for the top coat of some leathers.

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Ideal for Plain Coloured – Leather, Faux Leather, & Vinyl:
• Leather Furniture (Protected/Corrected grain, Semi Aniline, Aniline)
• Car Leather Interior
• Marine Leather & Vinyl
• Clothing, Shoes & Motorcycle Leathers
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COLORCARE SC is a Professional Leather Repair & Care Company. We have been involved the industry for many years and train some of the most prestigious companies throughout the world. Our team has worked for the likes of PORSCHE AG, Disney, Natuzzi & Roche Bobois to name but a few.

The products we sell via eBay are the exact same product that we sell to our trade clients all over the world. Our combined experience allows our customers to buy with complete confidence, knowing professionals have designed and continued to use the products every day.

We are happy to assist you with your questions, whether for product or general leather care enquiries. You can call us on +34 951 703 334 | email us at info@colorcare.eu | or visit our website at www.colorcare.eu

COLORCARE…. The professional’s choice!

Sales Agents & Distributors wanted throughout Europe

Boxed leather care kits for the furniture industry

August 27, 2010 | in News | Leave a Comment

We are looking to build on the initial success of our COLORCARE branded leather care kits by offering the kits to the smaller independent retailer.

professional quality products at a retail price!

Having enjoyed an extremely successful launch period and securing supply deals with many of Europe’s most prestigious sofa manufacturers, we are now hoping to emulate that success in the retail sector. In order to achieve this goal we are looking for exisiting sales agents / distributors within the furniture industry who are keen to add a quality care kit to their portfolio. Our products are a professional quality liquid, combined with the best microfibre cloth & small cell sponge.

We are particularly interested in speaking to agents in the UK, Germany, France, Holland, Italy and the Scandinavian countries. If you are interested in distributing our kits, please get in touch at info@colorcare.eu

COLORCARE warranty repair partnership with LA Z BOY España

We are pleased to announce our warrany partnership with LA Z BOY Espana

August 19, 2010 | in News | Leave a Comment

After many months in the planning we are very proud to announce our Nationwide warranty / repair service with LA Z BOY Spain. The agreement is open to every LA Z BOY dealer / customer in the Iberian penninsula and Southern France and will include a door to door collection service.

If you would like to find out more please contact your local LA Z BOY dealer. We are currently working with several other manufacturers to roll a similar service. If you would like to discuss this please do not hesitate to call us.

How tough is your leather?

Or more to the point, how tough is the coating?

August 19, 2010 | in News | Leave a Comment

95% of the leather sold in the world today is what is known as ‘Protected’ or ‘Corrected’ leather, which is intially dyed and then a pigment and top coat is sprayed on to give the finish that you will recognise.

Depending on the quality of the leather and the tannery that created the hide, this coating will deteriorate over time depending on use and the care it receives. This is even more noticeable on automotive upholstery, particularly the drivers seat. There are many services available today for the refinishing or painting of leather, but beware which company you choose and ask for a demonstration before instructing them.

The reason for this is that the coatings vary dramatically in quality and in some cases only last 3-6 months. Our coatings and pigments have undergone stringent testing in independant labs and will withstand a 150kilo person getting in and our of a corvette seat 60,000 times over a 4 day period – with 0% failure! We are so confident in our refinishing service that we can demonstrate with a newly refinished seat, using a electric palm sander with 240gr paper and the full weight of a man pressing on the the seat whilst the sander is switched on. A video of this will be posted to our account on www.youtube.com over the coming weeks.

If you would like to purchase any COLORCARE products, take one of our training courses, or even become a COLORCARE franchisee, then don’t hesitate to contact us at www.colorcare.eu

Leather Cleaning Advice for the home user

Learn how to clean your leather without paying for a professional

August 18, 2010 | in News | 1 Comment

The internet is jam packed full of contradictory information on how to clean your leather, how often, what products to use and whether you should use a brush, sponge or cloth! We get lots of emails asking for simple clear advice on all of the above.

example of the effectiveness of COLORCARE's leather cleaner

It is very hard to give generic advice, and whilst many articles and blogs seem to contradict one and other, in most cases they are all offering the correct or good advice, albeit not very clear. The fact is that it is impossible to give the same piece of advice to any two different clients, even if they have the same sofas. There are so many variables to consider when offering care advice for your leather. Things such as product choice, type of leather, cleaning tool, the cleaner’s experience of leather cleaning, the climate in which the furniture has seen its use, all of which have an impact on the advice given.

I appreciate this blog article has done little to help those of you who are baffled by this topic, but it simply isnt something that can be answered 100% correctly without an specific appraisal of your circumstances. The safest thing to do is to have a specialist visit and prepare a care plan for you, which will take into consideration your leather type, climate, use and any other significant variable. Most furniture manufacturers will have their own brand care kits available that have been approved for use on their sofas, and you will simply have to adjust the regime based on use and climate.

We are happy to assist you with creating a cleaning regime for you and can talk you through successful leather identification so that your care plan is suited to your needs. Get in touch today and we can guide you on regime and product choice.

Move to Spain and buy a bar, Right?

There is a better alternative people!

June 28, 2010 | in News | Leave a Comment

I was sitting in a coffee shop on the sea front on saturday with my wife, enjoying the morning sun and a decent coffee, when a sales rep walked along with a British couple in tow. she was showing them an empty bar, with the obvious intent of having them spend their life savings on the lease of this bar.

I looked up and down the paseo (sea front) and could count how many people were there on one hand! This is the end of June, supposedly almost peak tourist season on the Costa del Sol, yet there were less than 10 people out buying.

It ocurred to me that the amount of expats (normally Brits) who’s one dream in life is to come to the Costa, buy themselves a bar and almost ‘retire’ and none of them really even consider where their trade is coming from or how many other bars are in the area competing for the same business. They certainly havent ever considered how many times the lease on these bars have been resold (in most cases every 1-2 seasons). The only people who make money from bars on the Costa del Sol are the landlords and the sales agents.

This got me thinking on how could I make these guys see that there are better alternatives to buying a bar?… To start with I am going to write this blog and hope that people read, and share with their friends. After that, i am to refocus all of my franchise/business opportunity advertising to suit this market.

At colorcare, we can train you in 10 days to learn how to repair and refinish leather, vinyl, carpet, cloth & hard plastic, regardless of your previous exprience. Unlike the bar option, we have nation wide accounts that you will benefit from in your area, as well as language support in English, German & Spanish. We have the latest colour matching technology to ensure you dont have to worry about learning how to colour match by eye.

We are so sure that we are a better option than buying a bar, that we will guarantee your earnings for the first 6 months (based upon the same spend as a bar costing €35,000.00).

We run regular discovery courses from the UK, so why noy bring your partner out to Marbella for the weekend and discuss how we can help make your dream move to Spain a reality.

Distributors wanted – Worldwide

Boxed care kits, Own branded products, DIY Repair Kits, Care Flyers, etc

June 23, 2010 | in News | 1 Comment

COLORCARE™ has many years experience in the restoration and care of leather, vinyl, cloth and plastics and this experience has led to the development of some of the finest restoration products on the market.
These products have been developed on the philosophy of “service over profit”. Our aim is to provide the most advanced products available, the best training services and the quickest responding support, all at the most competitive prices on the market.

COLORCARE™’s distribution program can place your company in a highly productive and profitable position. A unique pricing schedule has been compiled which permits you to provide COLORCARE™ products at a highly competitive price to dealers, professional end users and consumers. Training and support programs, already established by COLORCARE™ may easily be instituted within your own organisation with the help and assistance provided by experienced COLORCARE™ personnel.

If you are already involved in the leather repair or cleaning industries, then you are ideally positioned to benefit from our distributor program. As a distributor you will be able to appoint ‘Resellers’ in your country to develop your area. We will provide you with all the necessary marketing materials in order to promote your area, although distributors are encouraged to advertise and marketing programs within their dedicated areas.

Our products are used within the Furniture, Automotive, Aviation, Marine and clothing industries to name but a few. We offer repair products, individual care products as well as boxed kits, which can be branded in the clients colours and logos. We also offer a comprehensive list of training courses, from leather identification, repair, cleaning and Automotive trim repair which distributors can either resell or be taught to roll out in their own areas.

Our market ranges from individual retailers to multinational manufacturers, so there will never be a shortage to potential. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss the program with any interested parties, especially companies in the UK, france, Italy, Germany, Holland, Portugal, Austria, Ireland, Australia, USA or Canada. We would also like to speak to any South American or Asian companies interested in representation.

New Training Courses at our Marbella centre

Would you like to retrain or maybe add an extra service to your existing business?

June 20, 2010 | in News | Leave a Comment

To coincide with the opening of our new training centre in Marbella, we have launched some new courses and business opportunity packages.

Whether you are an upholsterer who is looking to add a leather repair service to your business, a car detailer needing to add trim repair, or a sofa retailer needing training for your sales staff, COLORCARE can help!

We are currently running the following courses at client’s site or at our training lab in Marbella. Courses have a maximum of 6 students per class and can be offered in English, Spanish or German.

- Auto Trim Repair Technician – 5 days intensive (10 hours per day)
- Leather Cleaning Technician – 1 day intensive course (8 hour day)
- Leather Repair Technician – 3 days intensive (10 hours per day)
- Retail Staff / Leather Advisor – 1 day intensive (8 hour day)
- Bespoke Courses – 2-5 days intensive (8 hours per day)

All courses that are conducted at our site come with a 3 course lunch.

If you would like to discuss any of our training course, please give us a call on +34 951 703 334

COLORCARE Leather Care Kits

June 8, 2010 | in News | 2 Comments

We are about to launch our new boxed leather care kits, which will be customisable for all of our clients.

The boxes will contain 100ml of soft leather cleaner, 100ml of leather conditioner, 1 x microfibre cloth & 1 x small cell sponge.

If you have a furniture store or auto dealership we can provide you with branded kits for resale in your store.

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