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Is Silicone Leather Products Easy To Clean?

Silicone leather products is a general term for silicone leather products made of silicone leather, which can be but are not limited to: Silicone leather sofa, bags, clothing, cases, medical beds, shoes, etc. are also soft, durable, waterproof, and easy to clean and maintain.

Due to the silicone leather water and pollution resistance. Silicone leather products are indeed easy to clean and maintain. Here are the ways to clean silicone leather products:

  • Damp cloth to wiping: Silicone leather is water and pollution-resistant, so you can use a damp cloth to quickly remove stains and liquids without worrying about penetration or damage to the surface. This method is suitable for quickly cleaning daily stains and dust.
  • Toothpaste or detergent cleaning: For oil stains or other dirt that sticks on, you can use a small toothbrush to apply some toothpaste or detergent to clean it. This method is particularly effective for removing oil stains.
  • Fengyoujing cleaning: If there is glue or other strong sticky stains on the silicone product, you can use a cotton swab to apply a little Fengyoujing evenly on the stain, and then use a small toothbrush to clean it. This can remove stubborn stains.
  • Professional silicone cleaning agent: You can go to a chemical store to buy professional silicone cleaning agent for cleaning. This method is suitable for dealing with more difficult stains. ‌
  • Wash with hot water and banana water: For some stains that are difficult to remove, you can use hot water or banana water for cleaning. This method is particularly effective for some special stains.

What is silicone leather?

Silicone leather can be divided into full silicone leather and semi-silicone leather. Full silicone leather means that the entire leather product is made of silicone material, while semi-silicone leather means that part of the material is silicone and the other part is other materials. ‌This material is soft, durable, waterproof, and easy to clean and maintain.

Silicone leather has many excellent properties, such as wear and scratch resistance, natural anti-fouling and waterproof, yellowing resistance, corrosion resistance, and aging resistance. These properties make silicone leather recognized in the high-end market and widely used in various products. In addition, silicone leather has excellent biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity, which meets the standards of the medical field. Full silicone leather means that the entire leather product is made of silicone material, while semi-silicone leather means that part of the material is silicone and the other part is other materials.

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PROPERTIESVALUES
Materialsilicone vegan leather
Wide1370mm+100mm fabric margin
Thicknessfabric thickess+coating thickness
0.4mm leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 0.2mm±0.05mm
0.6mm=leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 0.4mm±0.05mm
0.8mm leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 0.6mm±0.05mm
1.0mm leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 0.8mm±0.05mm
1.2mm leather=0.2mm Silicone±0.02mm+fabric 1.0mm±0.05mm
ColorPMS color or follow sample color
Surface layer100% baby pacifier material
TextureLychee/plain/carbon fiber/crocodile/star/kid skin
Base fabricMicro Fibric, Cotton, Lycra, Pique, micro suede, stretchy fabric, Knitted fabric, Non-woven fabric, flannelette, PET, PC, TPU, PI FILM 3M adhesive tape etc
PatternLichi Grain, Plain grain, Lambskin Grain, Pigskin Grain, Pin Grain, Crocodile Grain, Giant Pebble, Hami melon Grain, Bark Grainetc
ApplicationMarine, Furniture, Automotive, Healthcare, Sports, 3C Electronic, Baby product.
Production Capacity1000m-24000m

The silicone leather products

Silicone leather is processed from organic silicon composite materials. The use of new silicon composite materials is the best guarantee for the health of your family. The superior environmental performance of silicone leather makes it a substitute for similar genuine leather, PVC and PU products, which is the general trend.

Daily used silicone leather products

When silicone leather is applied to daily life used: car seats, car interiors, baby toys, home sofa, chair, children room even if it is accidentally stained with cola, milk tea, snacks, oil, etc., it will not produce stains or penetrate into the interior. The silicone coating has low surface tension, is hydrophobic and non-polar to repel water, and has strong pollution resistance. Colored sugary pollution sources such as cola or milk tea will not be absorbed due to the basic waterproof properties of silicone materials, but will gather into droplets and remain. Oily pollution sources such as snacks and oil stains can also be easily wiped clean by Rags or wet wipes.

silicone leather Shoes, clothes and bags

Wash them in clean or warm water, or even soak them in water for 10-30 minutes. When cleaning, use a soft sponge or cotton cloth, and avoid using rough cleaning tools to prevent damage to the silicone. Or you can just use the Wet wipes to clean your shoes,c lothes or bags.

Public places silicone leather products

You can use a rag or sponge to dip in a proper amount of clean water or soapy water, gently wipe the stain, and wipe repeatedly until the stain disappears. ‌

For more stubborn stains, you can use bleach (20%) or alcohol-based cleaners (such as Formula409, Fantastik, etc.) to clean. ‌When using these cleaners, first dip a rag or sponge in a proper amount of cleaner, then gently wipe the stain until the stain is completely removed.

Hospitals

In Hospital area, the silicone leather in the high-frequency disinfection and cleaning process in various public places such as hospitals and schools, silicone leather can resist various cleaning agents and disinfectants. Common alcohol, hypochlorous acid, hydrogen peroxide and quaternary ammonium salt disinfectants on the market have no effect on the performance. So, you can use them to clean your silicone leather products

Conclusion

The new type of organic silicone leather use baby’s pacifier material, liquid silicone coating on different base fabrics, without any chemical substance added and post-processing. The surface tender than natural leather with various colors and textures, it is a high health safety leather easy to clean, Due to the silicone leather water and pollution resistance. Silicone leather products are indeed easy to clean and maintain.

Silicone Leather is much suitable for high demand keep cleaning application industries such as Yachts, Cruiser ships, outdoor furniture, medical equipment and chair, public seating. The silicone leather can be customized according to the needs of customers, with fabric base, textures, thicknesses and colors. Our engineers provide sample analysis, which can quickly match customer needs and 100% match sample to meet the customized of different customers’ request.

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About Author: Z.S.R International Group

Z.S.R International Group(Hong Kong) co., Limited, is a one-stop supplier for molded silicone products and silicone products molding solution provider in the consumer products field. We offer OEM services from silicone product design to Silicone products contract manufacturing. We have the capability for custom silicone tooling, LSR(Liquid silicone Rubber) molded silicone products, solid silicone molded products, molded silicone multi-colored products. We also can custom molded silicone, custom molded LSR, custom molded dripping injection dispensing(co-injection) silicone multi-colored products.