Car leather: Cleaning, repair and care

How to clean, repair and care automotive leather - leather cleaning, leather colour repair, crack and rip repair, leather care.

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Repairing colour damages on car leather The repair of tears and holes in nappa leather with Fluid Leather

Car leather: Crack and rip repair

The repair of cracks and rips in car leather, using Fluid Leather

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Repairing colour damages on car leather The repair of tears and holes in nappa leather with Fluid Leather

The treatment of colour damages on steering wheels

Steering wheels, armrests or the gear knob are in permanent contact with skin. With time, the color wears off and leather damages get visible. Such damages can be repaired with Colourlock products. The video shows how to clean, repair and care the leather.

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Cleaning, care and colouring of steering wheels Repairing colour damages on car leather

Leather furniture - Colour repair

Most furniture leathers are coated with a colour pigment and protected with a matt top coat. Colour damages on such leather can be repaired using Leather Fresh.

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The treatment of furniture leather

Pressure marks in leather

Leather sometimes gets pressure marks or creases. Pressure marks happen when leather is wrongly stored or a heavy and/or sharp object has been putting pressure on the leather for some time. Also the sitting area of furniture or car seats can get creases and deformations as the surface gets stretched. Improperly stored leather clothing can become wrinkled.

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Pressure marks and creases in leather

How to soften old leather of car seats

Shrinkage of leather is an irreversible deformation of the leather fibre. There is no magic product or trick that increases the surface again. The hardening can be reduced a little bit, but a surface extension is impossible. Especially for difficult to remove dashboards it’s an expensive damage. But even shrunken leather should still be treated with COLOURLOCK Leather Softener to protect the leather from degradation and to make it more resistant.

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The treatment of hardened leather

How to wash leather

How to wash various types of leather clothing, gloves, garments, motorcycle clothing etc using a combination of our cleaning and care products.

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Cleaning and care of leather clothing

Cleaning leather handbags and backpacks

Depending on the state and age of leather handbags, cases and backpacks, different approaches on cleaning and care are necessary. This video explains the correct handling of these items.

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Treatment of leather cases and bags

Stains on natural leather

Penetrated stains on aniline (open pore smooth leather) and suede or nubuck are not easy to remove. With water-based cleaner, the leather gets wet and in most cases the stains stay visible. There is no easy way to remove such stains.

After a lot of tests we achieved good results with LEDER FEIN Leather Fixative. Whilst the product is designed to fix soluble dye as pre-treatment for washing garments to prevent colour bleeding, we also found it to be extremely effective in removing water marks on aniline.

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Water marks on aniline, suede and nubuck

Leather Shoe Cleaner

Suede and nubuck leather are sensitive and change with time. This is the natural characteristic of this type of leather. Particularly in lighter coloured leathers you can immediately see stains, dust or abrasion. Therefore, such leather has to be impregnated. Despite all the protection it is best not to use these type of leathers during wet weather. Remove heavy soiling with LEDER FEIN Leather Shoe Washing Agent. Mix Washing Agent 1:1 with water and brush off the dirt. Clean the complete surface of both shoes. Rinsing the cleaning residues is not necessary. The cleaner contains oils to keep the leather soft. Leave to dry in shoe trees. The detergent also acts as a disinfectant, pH-regulating and odour-reducing. Brush the leather in the end.

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Cleaning and care of leather shoes

Alcantara - Cleaning and care

Fabrics like Alcantara and Amaretta are ultra-microfibre materials (synthetic materials) which have a surface like suede.

These fabrics should be vacuumed at regular intervals and occasional wiped with a damp cloth. In case of stains and normal dirt, use COLOURLOCK Alcantara & Textile Cleaner. It’s a good cleaner for Alcantara on car and furniture upholstery.

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Cleaning and care of Alcantara and similar fabrics

Beautiful and amazing leather work

Leather can be provided with motifs in different ways: Embroidering , painting, perforation, sewing, weaving, carving, stamping, cutting, embossing or lasering. Leather can be designed in a lot of beautiful ways. The result is fascinating and beautiful art work.

Leather is fascinating - leather of different animals

Leather is produced from a variety of species of animals and used for a lot of things. Cars, furniture, fashion, accessories, shoes, belts, bags..... Leather can be sexy, conservative, colourful and exciting. Have a look at the fascinating world of leather.

Leather - water sensitivity

The water sensitivity of different types of leather - Pigmented Leather - Semi-Aniline - Aniline Leather

Grease stains on leather furniture

The cleaning and colouring of greasy contact areas (skin and hair) on leather furniture by specialized leather repair companies.

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Greasy stains on head or armrest area