Leather Sofa Worn

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   Hi,

I was wondering if you could offer me some advice. I have recently purchased a leather sofa which is showing signs of ware. I was wondering if there was any way to repair or treat the effected areas.

I have attatched a couple of pictures...

The damage to the second picture is not as bad, the leather looks like it is just starting to crack. However the damage in the first picture is a lot worse. The sofa itself is cream.

Any help you could offer with regards to products to use, etc will be most appreciated.

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SkinBob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 02 Jul 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Topic: Leather Sofa Worn Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 5:08pm
	Hi, I was wondering if you could offer me some advice. I have recently purchased a leather sofa which is showing signs of ware. I was wondering if there was any way to repair or treat the effected areas. I have attatched a couple of pictures... The damage to the second picture is not as bad, the leather looks like it is just starting to crack. However the damage in the first picture is a lot worse. The sofa itself is cream. Any help you could offer with regards to products to use, etc will be most appreciated.

SkinBob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 02 Jul 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 5:09pm
	Opps here is the second picture.

admin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 78	Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jul 2010 at 10:43am
	I am assuming that you have purchased this suite second hand. These areas should repair quite successfully but the key will be whether there is any grease or body oils present. On photo 1 this type of damage is very common when grease is present and has caused the pigment to come away from the leather. If grease is present then you will need a degreasing product to remove the grease and then the area will have to be recoloured and refinished. Generally speaking this is not a process that we would recommend that you do yourself as there can be many problems and the results may be worse than the damage. There are companies that would be willing to sell you products to have a go but as we are a professional product supplier we would suggest that you have a leather technician look at this problem and he/she will have the correct products and techniques to do a long lasting repair. If you clean and protect the leather on a regualr basis you may help to prevent things getting worse but ideally you will need to get this problem fixed correctly before doing anything else. Hope this helps