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HOW TO REMOVE SCRATCHES FROM ANILINE LEATHER
Scratches on aniline leather are very common, it's the nature of the leather and can't be avoided.
How to assess if your sofa is an aniline leather
- The leather is very absobent and liquids soak immediately in to the leather
- If you run your fingernail lightly over the surface it will leave a light scracth in the surface
This type of leather is very natural and treated with dyes and oils or waxes, when anything drags over the surface, even lightly, it moves the dye away from the surface leaving a ligter mark which most people would interpretate as a scratch.
Remember not to panic as these scratches aren't damage they're only pressure marks
How can the scratches be removed?
- Clean the surface using using our gentle leather cleaner, this will open the pores of the leather enabling better penetration of leather creams.
- Apply our Luxury intensive leather cream, this nourishes the leather and re-moisturises the the dye in the leather bringing it back to the surface helping to blend out the light pressure marks.
And don't fret about these little imperfections, it's all part of its natual beauty and character along with the stories it has to tell over time.
HOW TO FIX PEELING LEATHER
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!
- Clean the area using the gentle leather cleaner, leave to dry
- 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.
- Apply the leather bonder in the same way, the bonder is a flexible liquid surface glue, it will glue down and stabilise the area.
- 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.
DAINESE MOTORBIKE LEATHERS DEEP CLEANED
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:
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