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How To Repair Leather Chairs And Renew Leather Furniture

Leather furniture is prized for it's durability and regal look.  Unfortunately, leather, while strong, is not resistant to staining or tearing. 

Especially because repairing leather furniture can be pricey, it's important to have

the leather furniture professionally repaired.  There are, however, several things you can to to prevent the destruction of  your valued leather armchair or leather ottoman...

1. Be sure to maintain the leather.  Periodically, use a good leather conditioner to re-introduce moisture to the skin to keep it from cracking.

2. Leather that is exposed to the elements should be treated with a preservative or leather treatment.  

3. Stained leather can be cleaned professionally.  Suede can be cleaned by using a suede brush, but it cannot be washed like other clothing. Some dry spray-on agents can help to remove dirt and improve the color of your suede, but generally, it's best to keep suede away form heavily soiled situations.

4.Small scratches in leather can be removed using leather conditioner.  This will also make the leather supple and smooth and can remove imperfections that result from dryness. 

5. Don't use shoe polish.  The last thing you'd want is for the shoe polish to rub off onto light colored clothes.  That's one thing that truly would be negative idea...

To keep leather furniture looking it's best, be sure to clean the leather periodically as well as condition the leather periodically.  Preventative maintenance is much less expensive in the long run. 

Of course, if you have additional questions, or a more extensive repair concern, call the experts at JC Wood...