# Cleaning Pleather

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-pleather/575530>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 21, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-pleather/575530 "2011-03-21T22:39:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anchuldigs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anchuldigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anchuldigs)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-pleather/575530/1 "2011-03-21T22:39:06Z")

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I just bought a used pleather chair (it was in a Jim Carrey movie!) but it still has the used furniture smell on it. How can I get it out? Folks on the internet suggest all sorts of strange things like putting flowers in it. I want a chemical solution!

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-pleather/575530/2 "2011-03-21T22:43:45Z")

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Fabreeze works wonders.

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**Author:** ![OldnCrinkly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@OldnCrinkly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldnCrinkly)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-pleather/575530/3 "2011-03-23T03:54:21Z")

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You should test a small inconspicuous bit first, but try ammonia. Cheap and cheerful, it does NOT leave a smell and cleans almost anything. I only suggest a test first because on some items it might remove the color. I imagine pleather will be fine though.