stuart

what is that generally?

A "soft" cloth that can do what?????

what is colorfast meaning???

I'm dum..

BHOFM

Generally it means that the fabric has been washed
in hot water before being sold.

Do not depend on it though.

Asked the wife about this, she was a contract lawyer
for JC Pennys and handled contract specifications and
stuff like that for years. It may be hot water safe, but
not bleach safe.

stuart

reason I asked is cuz i have a sofa that came with few bottles of professional strength leather and conditioner

directions states to use colorfast soft cloth only

I have not seen any store carry this so called colorfast soft cloth


sounds to me [after your post, BHOFM] like a cloth that was prewashed in hot water

Well to be sure then I'm gonna look up the manafactor that made the conditioner

BHOFM

Go to Wal-Mart and get some of the auto detailing
rags, by the dozen. they are great for everything.
Almost as good as old cloth diapers.

They are around $5 a dozen and you will find a million
things to do with them, I wash them till they get
ragged around the edges.

stuart

got a few of those right here, BHOFM, from Ace hardware

I will try this out tmw

thanks

GeorgeC

What the manufacturer is trying to do is get you to use a cloth that will not bleed it's color to your leather sofa. If you use a soft WHITE cloth you will have no problems. I save all of my old undershirts for cleaning and polishing rags.

George

stuart

yea now I very much understand what colorfast means and quite frankly that term is rarely, if ever, used...

if they said instead used soft white cloth then that is a no brainer

GeorgeC

Some people just like to make things complicated!!!

G

frankp

Complicated, or specific, depending upon your perspective. Most people who do laundry understand at least intuitively what colorfast means so it's a safe way to word the directions. If they had specified a color, even white, some customer would get pissy about it and complain that they have to buy a special cloth to clean their couch and therefore wouldn't buy the furniture. People are ridiculous that way.

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