Scratches On Leather
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No,sadly not according to my wife who used to work with leather,there are specialist company who can make it better than it was.See this.il78 said:
I understand the scratches have to be welded together,look at the picture but I'm not sure as you can see two difference background.
Before and After
yes you can get it resprayed.i am a skilled leather cutter and in my view if you want to buy a leather suite i suggest that you should go to a small company (you see them advertised in the glossies)and order full grain hide,leather that you see in the big shops is cr*p.
a hide is split many times the top split is full grain you get all the scars etc,but the splits are covered in a plaster like substance which is then pressed to give the texture and the pattern that you see,its very uniform,it looks nice but it will not last.leather is natural,and the scars make it unique.buying this way will also give you a solid beech frame ,not chipboard.
unfortanatley i relocated to a different part of britain and i am unable to continue my trade,but if there are any upholstery companies in the north east that are looking for a leather cutter,here i am.
a hide is split many times the top split is full grain you get all the scars etc,but the splits are covered in a plaster like substance which is then pressed to give the texture and the pattern that you see,its very uniform,it looks nice but it will not last.leather is natural,and the scars make it unique.buying this way will also give you a solid beech frame ,not chipboard.
unfortanatley i relocated to a different part of britain and i am unable to continue my trade,but if there are any upholstery companies in the north east that are looking for a leather cutter,here i am.
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with scratches /scuffs what you do is take off the colour with a chemical(cant remember exactly the name)then it gets mixed into a thin paste,using a reg the colour can then be manipulated onto the suede.or it can be resprayed over with the original colour,but that is a hard job cos you cant get the right shade,and it will stand out a mile,so the above is the best method.
my only other advice is to take the cushion off,i hope its a cushion and not anywhere else and that its not a fixed cushion and take it to your local re upholster and see if he can replace it,that is if its bad.some how i get the idea that you bought the suite from can i say it, dfs.go back to them and demand that they do something,i know its like getting blood from a stone,but its still garanteed,as the leather is not really as hard wearing as it should,and the shop will know of the quality,they will do there best to refuse.
this is something to think about,i used to make leather suites,they used to leave the factory at a price of around £600,the shops they went to charged 3k,
but before this i worked for a small mail order upholstery factory in wales,the company i worked for had customers as far a field as spain,the customer got what they wanted ??(brand marks ,stitches etc)in the places they wanted,only ever used grade 1 scotish leather (smelt lovly and creamy)used solid beech frames,never had one complaint,but letters of pure satisfaction,then we merged with another company,and sold to the shops using splits,we had suites cushions armpads all come back,simply because of the quality of the leather.
i would not like to put people off on buying suites from shops,buy the waxy looking 2 tone leather suite its tougher or go to a small firm which advertises in the glossies and get what you want,may be dearer but you get what you pay for.
this is something to think about,i used to make leather suites,they used to leave the factory at a price of around £600,the shops they went to charged 3k,
but before this i worked for a small mail order upholstery factory in wales,the company i worked for had customers as far a field as spain,the customer got what they wanted ??(brand marks ,stitches etc)in the places they wanted,only ever used grade 1 scotish leather (smelt lovly and creamy)used solid beech frames,never had one complaint,but letters of pure satisfaction,then we merged with another company,and sold to the shops using splits,we had suites cushions armpads all come back,simply because of the quality of the leather.
i would not like to put people off on buying suites from shops,buy the waxy looking 2 tone leather suite its tougher or go to a small firm which advertises in the glossies and get what you want,may be dearer but you get what you pay for.
Thanks for the advice 
The suite was bought from DFS, and the scratches are not the bad (in the pic above) there more like surface marks.....I was thinking of getting a brown polish (rub in and then rub out) and hopefully the "crazes" will kinda blend in......I would go back to DFS, but its my own fault for letting to little jack russells bounce all over it, I did put throws over them and all seemed fine but the puppy had sharper claws which got through the throw
Regards
Ian
The suite was bought from DFS, and the scratches are not the bad (in the pic above) there more like surface marks.....I was thinking of getting a brown polish (rub in and then rub out) and hopefully the "crazes" will kinda blend in......I would go back to DFS, but its my own fault for letting to little jack russells bounce all over it, I did put throws over them and all seemed fine but the puppy had sharper claws which got through the throw
Regards
Ian
i know that dfs are a pain in the ass,go back and demand that they do something,i had a sneek suspiciuson that it was dfs,they are not well known for customer satisfaction,you bought that suite and they asked you to buy there insurance which you happily have,you put extra cash into there till and went away thinking that it is covered,its not your fault that your dog has been on it,from your point of view leather is meant to be a hard wearing cover and as in the olden days leather suites would last for many many years.what can you do,how do you keep a pet off,what if you had scratched it yourself by a belt buckle,press stud or the dye came off your clothes and stained the suite.
its insured go back demand, course havoc,if you still dont get satisfaction write to your local paper.the reason i say this is that i have heard of many complaints from dfs,i also have had problems with dfs and what made me boil was that they were trying to tell me as being a skilled worker in the upholstery trade that i was wrong,and i knew nothing i had a spring loose on the sprung edge spring base and also seat cushions just squashed flat,they tried to tell me that it was normal
its insured go back demand, course havoc,if you still dont get satisfaction write to your local paper.the reason i say this is that i have heard of many complaints from dfs,i also have had problems with dfs and what made me boil was that they were trying to tell me as being a skilled worker in the upholstery trade that i was wrong,and i knew nothing
i had a spring loose on the sprung edge spring base and also seat cushions just squashed flat,they tried to tell me that it was normalInteresting topic, Wossie6 you know your stuff , can you help me.
Bought a cream leather suite and I am using the stores leather cleaner but it does not penetrate into the grain very well, therefore after cleaning it still looks "dirty" do you have a secret recipe. By the way, the store charge £40 for the kit seems a little excessive.
cheers,
Ali
Bought a cream leather suite and I am using the stores leather cleaner but it does not penetrate into the grain very well, therefore after cleaning it still looks "dirty" do you have a secret recipe. By the way, the store charge £40 for the kit seems a little excessive.
cheers,
Ali
i have no magical cleaner,my advice would be to buy a cleaner direct from a tannery,not a shop,we were supplied with the cleaner from andrew muirhead,who supplies grade 1 leather.there is a link to the site thro masona`s second post,go to the bottom of the page and click on links,andrew muirhead will come up.the cleaner is expensive ,but i dont think its a dear as £40.00
thanks for the page masona,it brought back some memories.
thanks for the page masona,it brought back some memories.
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