Restoration Hardware Wax Pull Up Leather Care Kit RW3

 Restoration Hardware Wax Pull-Up Leather Cleaner and Conditioner Kit RW3 by Leather Doctor is specially designed to clean, rinse, hydrate, soften, revive, and condition aniline wax pull-up leather, restoring it to its original beauty.

Why Choose Kit RW3?

• Preserves Appearance & Comfort: Performs preventive, routine, periodic, and restorative care to keep leather looking and feeling its best.
• Designed for Luxury Furniture: Ideal for Restoration Hardware's premium wax pull-up leather collections, including Lancaster, Maxwell, and Brompton sofas.
• Revives Wax Pull-Up Effect: Restores the signature lighter color effect when stretched and the rich, waxy sheen when rubbed with warmth.
• Prevents Dryness & Cracking:Hydrator 3.3 relaxes leather fibers, while Fatliquor 5.0 replenishes essential fats and oils to maintain softness and strength.

Understanding Wax Pull-Up Leather

• Unique Aging Process: Over time, the wax conditioner (Wax Pull-Up 8.6) and primary fat liquors dry out, diminishing the pull-up effect.
• Sun & Heat Sensitivity: UV exposure, fireplaces, and heaters accelerate drying, leading to stiffness and cracks.
• Proper Care Matters: Regular hydration and conditioning prevent premature aging, keeping the leather supple and resilient.

Mixing Instructions

Kit RW3 concentrates require 1.276g (1.4 quarts) of distilled water. Add water up to 1.5 inches below the top of the 8oz bottles before use. 

Prepping, Cleaning and Rinsing system:

Leather Prep 4.4

Prep 4.4 is a specialized pH 4.4 solution designed for deep cleaning heavily soiled, pH-sensitive aniline wax pull-up leather. This advanced formula effectively removes accumulated dirt, silicone shine, sticky residues, and aging conditioners while ensuring a safe and effective cleaning process.

Prep Cleaning Solution for pH-Sensitive Aniline Pull-up Leather, 

Key Benefits:

✔ Prep cleans heavily soiled leathers
✔ Removes accumulated dirt, aged conditioners, and sticky residues
✔ Eliminates silicone shine for a natural finish
✔ Safe for pH-sensitive aniline leathers

For Stubborn Greasy Stains with Dye Components:

• When dealing with compound stains such as ballpoint ink, blue jean dye, crayon, leather belt marks, plastic ink prints, newsprint, and stamp pad ink, follow up with Dye 7.9 to remove the dye component for optimal stain removal.

Leather Cleaner 3.8

Cleaner 3.8 is a leather-safe, pH 3.8 mild cleaner formulated to effectively emulsify and lift general soiling without causing common side effects.

Key Benefits:

✔ Gently Cleans Without Harsh Effects – Maintains leather’s natural integrity
✔ Works Seamlessly after Prep 4.4 – Allows for after cleaning of sticky residue
✔ Prevents Rings & Browning – Ideal for pH-sensitive leathers
✔ Residue-Free with Rinse 3.0 – Restores leather’s pH balance for long-term care

How It Works:

• Cleaner 3.8 is designed to break down and suspend dirt for easy removal while keeping the leather's structure intact. When followed by Rinse 3.0, it ensures a neutralized, residue-free finish, preventing unwanted side effects such as stiffness, discoloration, or over-drying. This makes it especially beneficial for aniline and other delicate leather types.

Leather Rinse 3.0

Rinse 3.0 is a pH 3.0 leather-safe rinse formulated to remove suspended soil and restore the pH balance of leather, ensuring its structural integrity and long-term durability.

Key Features & Benefits:

✔ Removes Suspended Soil – Lifts and extracts emulsified soiling for a clean, residue-free finish
✔ Neutralizes Alkaline Residues – Restores pH balance to prevent damage from alkaline overexposure
✔ Prevents Tackiness & Dye Bleeding – Stabilizes the leather structure, reducing unwanted texture changes
✔ Enhances Leather’s Ionic Charge – Recharges the leather with a positive (+ve) charge, improving its ability to bond with negatively (-ve) charged tanning agents, dyestuff, and fatliquor
✔ Preserves Suppleness & Durability – Helps maintain the leather’s softness, preventing stiffness and cracking

• This essential finishing rinse ensures leather remains clean, soft, and structurally sound after the cleaning process.

Hydrating and Fatliquoring system:

Leather Hydrator 3.3

Hydrator 3.3 is a pH 3.3 hydrating conditioner designed to relax, soften, and restore leather’s natural integrity while preparing it for fatliquoring.

Key Benefits:

✔ Restores Leather Softness & Flexibility – Relaxes stiff fibers and prevents brittleness
✔ Smooths Out Creases & Wrinkles – Prepares leather for optimal conditioning
✔ Reactivates Dormant Dyestuff – Helps resurface color for a more even appearance
✔ Prepares for Fatliquoring – Enhances absorption of essential fats and oils 
✔ Residue-Free & Non-Sticky – Ensures a clean, breathable finish

How It Works:

• Hydrator 3.3 penetrates deep into the leather, reducing surface tension and allowing for colloidal water movement to reactivate dyes and even out color inconsistencies. It plumps the leather structure, making it more receptive to fatliquoring with Fatliquor 5.0, which restores essential oils for long-term suppleness and durability.
• Hydrator 3.3 is an essential step in rejuvenating aged, dry, or stiff leather, ensuring lasting flexibility, color vibrancy, and overall leather health.

Leather Fatliquor 5.0

Fatliquor 5.0 is a pH 5.0 micro-emulsion of fat, oil, and water to restore the leather's original softness, strength, and flexibility.

How It Works:

✔ Replenishes Essential Fats & Oils – Prevents leather from drying, stiffening, or cracking
✔ Enhances Leather’s Suppleness & Elasticity – Maintains a soft, luxurious feel
✔ Strengthens Leather Fibers – Improves tensile strength and durability
✔ Creates a Breathable Structure – Ensures leather remains pliable without feeling greasy
✔ Prevents Brittleness & Fiber Breakage – Essential for long-term leather preservation

Application Process:

• When applied, the water-encased fat and oil molecules penetrate deep into the leather fibers. As the water gradually evaporates, the fat and oil molecules hydrogen bond with the fibers, creating a breathable, flexible structure that enhances leather’s resilience and longevity.
• Proper fatliquoring ensures that leather retains its tensile strength, resists breakage, and maintains its natural softness, preventing premature aging and deterioration.

Pull up Effect Conditioning system:

Leather Conditioner Wax Pull-Up 8.6

Wax Pull-Up 8.6 is a rejuvenator for restoring the diminishing aniline wax effect lost through usage, aging, or cleaning. It is highly recommended that the primary leather softening process of hydration and fatliquoring be completed to satisfaction before applying the secondary wax pull-up effect.

The Importance of Hydration & Fatliquoring Before Applying Wax Pull-Up 8.6: 

Before restoring the aniline wax pull-up effect, it is highly recommended to complete the primary leather softening process through hydration and fatliquoring. Here's why:

1. Hydration – Relax, Revive & Rejuvenate

Over time, leather loses moisture due to aging, environmental exposure, and cleaning. Dry leather fibers become stiff and prone to cracking. Hydration helps:

✅ Relax stiff fibers and correct shrinkage
✅ Open up the leather structure for better fat and oil absorption
✅ Reduce dryness-induced creases and stiffness

2. Fatliquoring – Restoring Softness & Strength

Once hydrated, leather requires fatliquoring, which replenishes the natural fats and oil that provide:

✅ Softness and flexibility
✅ Internal lubrication to prevent stiffness and cracking
✅ Resistance against premature wear and aging

3. Wax Pull-Up Effect – Finishing Touch for Beauty & Function

Only after leather is fully softened should Leather Conditioner Wax Pull-Up 8.6 be applied. This ensures:

✔️ A revived wax pull-up effect for a rich, dynamic look
✔️ Enhanced suppleness without overloading stiff leather
✔️ Long-lasting protection and beauty

By following this two-step restoration process, you maximize the longevity and luxurious feel of aniline wax pull-up leather.

Surface Conditioning system:

Leather Protector W 

Protector W is a matte, soft, waxy-feel, non-stick, rub-resistant conditioner designed to enhance and protect leather while maintaining a refined, natural appearance.

Features & Benefits 

✔ Matte, Waxy-Feel Conditioning – Provides a soft, luxurious touch without an artificial gloss
✔ Non-Stick Formula – Shields against sticky soiling and prevents dirt buildup
✔ Rub-Resistant Protection – Reduces friction wear, scuffing, and stretching for extended leather durability
✔ Refined Appearance – Enhances the leather’s natural beauty with a finer, non-glossy finish

Protector W Plus 

✔ Offers the same benefits as Protector W, but with an added luxurious leather scent

Ideal For:

✅ Wax Pull-up & Waxy-Matte Leather – Maintains a natural, sophisticated look
✅ Steering Wheels, Split-Suede & Waxed Aniline Leather – Protects against daily wear and tear while preserving the leather’s integrity

Protector W keeps leather feeling soft, looking elegant, and protected from everyday stress without the cheap gloss look.

Instruction:

1. Prepping

1. Prep 4.4 is applied thinly and works with a horsehair brush on heavily soiled areas.
2. Suspended soiling is towel extracted before dries until it shows clean and continues general cleaning with Cleaner 3.8.

2. Cleaning  

1. Cleaner 3.8 concentrate 1: 64 is mixed with 224g distilled water or 1.5 inches from the top of the 8oz bottle before use.
2. It is applied and brushed with a horsehair Brush 1.
3. Suspended soiling is extracted with a dry absorbent towel until it shows clean and proceed to rinse with Rinse 3.0.

3. Rinsing 

1. Rinse 3.0 concentrate 1: 80 is mixed with 224g distilled water or 1.5 inches from the top of the 8oz bottle before use.
2. It is applied, brushed, and suspended soiling is extracted with a dry absorbent towel and ready with hydrating.

4. Hydrating 

1. Hydrator 3.3 concentrate 1: 25 is mixed with 218g distilled water or 1.5 inches from the top of the 8oz bottle before use.
2. It is applied and brushed with a deep even saturating appearance, massaged, and stretched to dimension, before proceeding with fatliquoring.

5. Fatliquoring

1. Fatliquor 5.0 concentrate 1: 5 requires 189g of distilled water or mixing up to 1.5 inches below the 8oz bottle top before ready to use.
2. It is applied and redistributed following the same success technique as Hydrator 3.3. 
3. Its application is repeated each cycle water contents evaporates.
4. Its application ends when the leather absorbs no more and is left to natural drying.
5. Its dried sticky residue is rinsed off with Hydrator 3.3.
6. Fat-liquored leather is left to dry naturally for extra softness.
7. It is further staked, massaged, or flexed accordingly with a little wet back with Hydrator 3.3 until dry for extra suppleness.

6. Pull-up Effect Conditioning

1. Wax Pull-up 8.6 concentrate 1: 9 requires 204g of distilled water or mixing up to 1.5 inches below the 8oz bottle top before use
2. Apply and spread to saturate sufficiently with a horsehair brush evenly to produce a darkening effect.
3. Allow up to 8 hours of natural drying time or until crystalline is apparent.
4. Activate the crystalline wax deposit with a heat blower or hairdryer to a natural gloss.
5. Aniline Finish Topcoat Gloss 76 is an option for extra gloss.
6. Leather Protector W imparts a non-stick rub-resistant protection.

7. Surface Conditioning

1. Protector W concentrate 1: 19 is mixed with 217g distilled water or up to 1.5 inches below the 8oz bottle top before ready to use.
2. Shake well, mist spray, and spread with a brush/pad and it is ready to use when dry.
3. During routine application, use a lint-free white towel to pick up soiling at the same time.

People Also Ask:

1. What is a Preventive Care System for Aniline Pull-up Leather?
2. What is a Routine Care System for Aniline Pull-up Leather?
3. What is a Periodic Care System for Aniline Pull-up Leather?
4. How to Identify Leather Stains?
5. How to Use Aniline Pull-up Leather Problem Matrix?
6. Technical Help and Support?

1. What is a Preventive Care System for Aniline Pull-up Leather?

A preventive care system for aniline pull-up leather is the initial surface conditioner Protector W applied before putting it to use to impart the leather with a buttery feel that enhances the leather luxuriously to the sense of touch; a nonstick surface that shields the leather from sticky soiling thus prolonging a high level of appearance; a rub-resistant ability reduces friction noises that translate into less friction wear; and the optional leather scent diffuses a classic leather scent that boosts the sensuous leather more appealing to the leather lover.

2. What is a Routine Care System for Aniline Pull-up Leather?

A routine care system for aniline pull-up leather includes procedures such as dusting, cleaning, and attending to spots and stains as required especially the pH balancing of sweat stains from shifting alkaline, thus preventing the leather from tackiness. A routine nonstick rub-resistant conditioning after neutralizing rinse helps keep leather attractive and healthy while preventing premature wear.

3. What is a Periodic Care System for Aniline Pull-up Leather?

A periodic care system for aniline pull-up leather is recommended before soiling causes damage to the finishing; this keeps leather consistently clean and healthy at all times; body contact areas would require more frequent attention than the unused areas; while the leather headrest, hand rest, handles, etc gets the most of body oil and sweat.

4. What is a Restorative Care System for Aniline Pull-up Leather?

A restorative care system for aniline leather is the ultimate restorative or salvage care system that removes accumulated soiling including aged conditioners, and accumulated soiling that fills creases is often mistaken for cracks.

5. How to Identify Leather Stains?

Stain identification is crucial for effective treatment and is based on six key factors:
Appearance, Odor, Color, Feel-of-Hand, Location, and Buildup or Absorption.

1. Appearance

• Observing how the stain looks can indicate whether it is a spill, rub-on, penetration, or surface deposit.
• Some stains may cause dye or finish damage, revealing changes in the leather’s color or texture.

2. Odor

• Smelling the stain can help identify its source.
• Common odors include:
• Moldy (fungal growth)
• Smoke (fire or cigarette exposure)
• Putrid (decaying organic matter)
• Ammonia (urine contamination)

3. Color

• Color provides a clue to the staining substance but can change over time due to oxidation.
• The leather’s natural color may also influence how the stain appears.
• Red stains: Could be from wine, blood, lipstick, nail polish, or beverages.
• Blood stains: Can oxidize and shift from red to tan, then to black.

4. Feel-of-Hand

• Touching the stain helps determine its type:
• Sticky: Likely from candy, beverages, or sugary substances.
• Brittle and stiff: Could be nail polish, paint, or shellac.
• Greasy smear: Often caused by lipstick, oils, or butter.

5. Location

• The stain’s location on the leather provides hints about its origin.
• Headrests & armrests: Usually stained by body oil, sweat, and grease.
• Seat cushions: Often show food or beverage spills.

6. Buildup or Absorbed?

• Stains can be surface-level (built-up) or deeply absorbed into the leather.
• Built-up stains (common on pigmented leather) include paint, food residue, and ink.
• Absorbed stains (common on nubuck, aniline, and unfinished leather) include wine, tea, and coffee.
• Combination stains: Some stains contain both absorbed and surface elements, such as lipstick, ink, and mustard.
• Protein-based stains: Examples include blood, dairy, and egg-based spills.
• Oil-based stains: Often come from grease, butter, and lotions.
• Colloidal stains: May require specialized treatments.

7. Additional Considerations:

• Sweat stains can chemically alter leather, causing tackiness (when dry) or sliminess (when wet).
• Dye stains may show up when wiping with a white towel—this indicates color crocking.
• Fatliquor leaching (spew) appears as a milky film and causes leather to become stiff and prone to cracking.

By carefully identifying stains, you can apply the appropriate Leather Doctor® solutions to restore leather to its original beauty.

Aniline Leather Problem Solving Matrix?

6. How to Use Aniline Leather Problem Solving Matrix?

This matrix categorizes common issues with aniline leather into five groups: Soil, Stain, Odor, Structure, and Finish (listed in the left column). Corresponding recommended products are displayed across the top row. Each number within the matrix indicates the steps required to address the problem holistically.

For example:
If a leather issue involves an unknown compound that combines soil, stain, and odor, follow the sequence across the matrix, combining necessary steps from each category. The process should always conclude with

• Hydrator 3.3 to rehydrate and relax the leather.
• Fatliquor 5.0 to replenish lost fats and oils, restoring suppleness.
• Protector W conditioning the leather for ongoing durability.

7. Technical Help and Support?

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Updated: March 21, 2025 by Roger Koh