The leather of my red sofa is flaking

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The leather of my red sofa is flaking

Sarah 23/08/2020 · 1 replies · 19192 views

Hello

The leather of my red sofa is flaking. How can I stop the flakes crumbling and coming off, and then renovate my sofa? Thank you

**SOFOLK** · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-25T12:50:00

Hello

If I am not mistaken, it is not the leather that is flaking, but only the layer of colouring that covers it.

It seems that your sofa is made of split leather. This material is cut from the thickness of the hide, after the noble part, the grain, has been removed.

This lower-quality material is often treated with a thick surface coating to imitate the look of leather. The problem is that these cheap treatments have a limited life because, like leatherette, they gradually lose their elasticity and become brittle, hence the damage you can see.

There is no truly satisfactory solution to repair this.

Removing the peeling parts that no longer hold and recolouring directly onto the fibres would give you a slightly more even appearance, but it is not possible to recreate that "leather" look.

It would be more of a cosmetic cover-up. Sorry.

At your service, the SOFOLK support team.

The leather of my red sofa is flaking

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