Ultra Shield offering Amodex ink, stain removers

Also partnering with Total Leather Care of Florida

Jay McIntosh -- Furniture Today, August 4, 2009

Don Smith

SOMERSET, Ky. — Fabric, leather and wood protection products source Ultra Shield is providing a line of ink and stain removers to retailers and consumers, and also is partnering with a Florida company to offer improved service across the country.

Ultra Shield said it has reached an agreement with Amodex, which has sold ink and stain removers for 50 years, to offer Amodex products.

Don Smith, president of Ultra Shield, said his company has been using Amodex products for about six months and has found them to work well. Amodex uses a non-toxic, eco-friendly, cream soap formula that removes stains from fabric and leather, and also from surfaces such as wood and metal. It works on inks, food, grease, blood and all other ordinary stains except mildew.

"After 22 years in the fabric, leather and wood protection business, Ultra Shield has used dozens of different cleaning formulas and products," said Smith. "Ultra Shield is convinced that Amodex is by far the best product we have ever used to combat stains. We are proud to offer Amodex to our customers."

In addition, Ultra Shield said it is partnering with Total Leather Care of Florida, a service company with more than 60 technicians covering the state of Florida, and plans to expand the TLC service to other states. Smith said TLC has a "tremendous reputation" in serving clients, in response time, completion and turnaround on claims.

TLC has "actually become a part of our company" in Florida, acting as a distributor of Ultra Shield. The firm will hire more technicians as Ultra Shield helps it expand the service to other states, said Smith. He said Ultra Shield will work with TLC to offer improved service and sales training to its accounts.

Total Leather Care services all furniture, not just leather upholstery.