Furniture Leather Tutorials

How to Care & Protect Buffalo Leather

Buffalo Leather is used mainly for production of furniture, bags and accessories but it has also been used extensively by BMW for leather seats. Buffalo leather is porous. So, when you rub a drop o...

Instructions for Restoring Old Embossed Leather Chairs

Antique chair leather is often very brittle, dry and sensitive. The degree of damage dictates how well the leather can be restored. Only very well-preserved leather can handle the restoration proce...

How to Clean & Protect Aritifical/Imitation Leather

Imitation leather is also called "faux leather”, “synthetic leather”, “artificial leather” or “leatherette”. Synthetic leather in the furniture sector is a cheaper alternative to leather. The inten...

How to Repair Cat Scratches on Leather

Cats often damage furniture leather with their claws, leaving visible scratches.The following instruction is for monochrome, satin matt, pigmented (colour finish on the surface) smooth leather. Sta...

How to Remove Ink, Biro & Ballpoint Pen Marks From Leather

Before starting to remove pen marks, it is first important to identify the type of leather. Incorrect cleaning methods or products can increase the damage. We distinguish between the following type...

How to Treat Squeaks and Disturbing Sounds

Noise in vehicles has decreased significantly by more modern engines and noise insulation systems. In contrast, the percentage of moving parts in the vehicle has increased considerably. The seats c...

How to Treat Antique Leather & Chesterfield Sofas

Chesterfield sofas and antique leathers mostly tend to have a two-tone patina. A darker but slightly transparent colour is applied on a brighter underlying tone to generate the antique look. CLEANI...

How to Clean, Care & Protect Pull-up, Waxed and Oiled Leather

n order to know the best methods to clean and condition Pull-Up, waxed or oiled leather, it is first important to understand some basics information about the leather.  What is Pull Up leather?, Wh...

How to Remove Dye Transfer Stains on Leather

Dye transfer from clothing on light leather colours is not uncommon. Automotive and furniture leather are the ones mostly affected. The discolouration is caused by a wide variety of clothing. Jacke...

How to Treat Old, Scaly and Brittle Leather

Some old pigmented, smooth leather can get brittle over time. Such damages cannot be repaired by only using COLOURLOCK Leather Fresh and COLOURLOCK Fluid Leather. Leather Fresh is perfect on scratc...