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Peeling or flaky leather is a sign of delamination, it happens when the adhesion of the coloured leather coating fails, the leather sealant fails, or because the leather is contaminated from grease such as where the head rests.

Can it be fixed?
This is very much a grey area as there is no certainty to the longevity of the repair when fixing the peeling area.
The area may become contaminated again, or it can simply de-stablise again, we find there's a 50/50 success rate and well worth attempting.

Which Products Do I Need?
Gentle Leather Cleaner
Solvent Prep Cleaner
Leather Bonder

How to Fix It!

1. Clean the area using the gentle leather cleaner, leave to dry
2. Wipe the peeling edges in the direction they need to lie flat. The concept is the solvent within the cleaner gently melts the edges back to the surface.
3. Apply the leather bonder in the same way, the bonder is a flexible liquid surface glue, it will glue down and stabilise the area.
4. If there is any discolouration you will need apply out leather pigment paint to restore the colour, you will also need to seal the area  using our aerosol leather lacquer for extra durability. 

Apart from a few small scuffs these leathers were in great condition BUT absolutely filthy! As well as a needing a deoderising refresh we also deep conditioned the leather to keep them nice and flexible.
We charged £150 for this service but you can also purchase the products to do it yourself:

Products Required:

Power Cleaner for leather

Ink & Stain Remover Kit

Odour Remover

We're not going to beat around the bush, this jacket was so time consuming to restore because of the contrasting colours either side of it.
Luckily we have a steady hand and using our leather repair pens ensured a neat straight line too!
This wide stripe ran over the whole front, sides and back, we charged £150, but you can do this process yourself by purchasing our products.

The Process

1. Firstly we cleaned the leather using our Ink & Stain Remover Kit
2. Then we applied our white leather paint using our application sponges
3. We finished the edges using our leather repair pen
4. We sealed the leather using our water based sealant and application sponge

Ink & Stain Remover Kit
White Leather Paint
White Leather Repair Pen
Water Based Leather Sealant
Pack Applicator Sponges