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refurbishing leather sofa?

katyajini
16 years ago

I have a five year old Bernhardt leather sofa in dark chocolate brown. The leather looks a little 'used', you know, as expected. Tiny little creases or scuff marks where there has been most rubbing.

Is there some product, or some way, to make the leather look a little better? Much like one can polish up wood a little bit and use stain pencils and make little scratches essentially disappear?

I am so completely ignorant in this regard. Thank you very, very much for any input!

K.

Comments (5)

  • analytical
    16 years ago

    We had a furniture guy come out and touch up some scuffed areas of our couch but it seems like over time it wore off again. I have decided to consider it natural patina. :)

    There are probably furniture dye experts that could help in your area.

  • kmealy
    16 years ago

    Yes, it can be done. Depending upon the type of leather (finished or unfinished) there are a different set of products. Finished leather has an opaque coat (think paint) and clear coat (think varnish) on it. Unfinished leather generally has a dye in the hide and may or may not have any type of protective top coat. It can be redyed and re-top coated as needed.

  • dcollie
    16 years ago

    Certainly! What kind of leather do you have on your sofa? Finished or Aniline?

    Uniters, Inc. (under their Leathermaster brand) makes several dye products. A 'Sun Safe' kit is custom made for your soda and you can easily re-dye it yourself armed with a hair dryer and some patience. Most leather sofas have a 'flag' attached under the center cushion, that you can cut off and send in for them to make a dye kit for you.

    If you don't need to re-dye, then a simple leather conditioning kit will do wonders to rejuvenate the piece. If you can't find a suitable product on-line, email me off list and I can get a Leathermaster kit to you.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Leathermaster Products

  • katyajini
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    Hi everyone. Thank you so much for your timely responses. I did find Leathermasters and ordered their cleaning/protection kit. I am going to use it tomorrow and will let you know how it works out. They say it should make the leather look better but not good as new.

    I also got a leather recoloration cream from Leathermagic.com. This company says the sofa will look as new. I had to send a small leather sample for color matching so I wont have this product till the end of next week.

    I want to try the different products on separate pieces and see what works best.

    I will take before and after pictures to post.

    Thank you again!

    K.

  • madelinefnk1_aol_com
    13 years ago

    Hello, does anyone know a place where i can get my cream color sofa dyed a darker color i am in Cameron Park, Ca close to Sacramento, Ca ?