[LTT Leathercare]

Robert
I think you will find that there are plenty of people in the UK who are taking on this kind of work and very successfully too - probably not on this forum though.

Thats a nice piece of furniture Roger - have just restored some very nice dining chairs from about the same era.
On older furniture such as this it is always better to aim to restore the leather to keep the aesthetics of the piece rather than replacing panels which is not always an option as the panel would not match the others - obviously on more modern leather panel replacement would probably be the case.  Our technicians always work closely with a local upholsterer who they can split the work with should the need arise
Cheers
Judyb

[robert meldrum]

Hello Judy.

As the leather on the suite shown has all but fallen apart and would require to have many hours spent on it and it would also require to be taken away to work on the cost would be enormous and therefore I believe non viable as a restoration job.

I'm well aware there are people and products which could greatly improve the appearance of these items but it would have to be stripped from the frame in order to add strength and avoid the deep cracks becoming splits.

I carried out a repair on a similarly " wrecked " chair about four years ago as an exercise and without charge as I deemed it to be experimental and for a relative. On that occasion I got a good result but I'd only worked on the top surface. Unfortunately I never kept track of the chair so don't know how long the repair lasted.

Would be interesting to see some examples of similar restorations from the people you mention.

[Roger Koh]

Let's continue this discussion from the new thread...

How to restore dog pee damages on an old piece of aniline leather sofa?

Roger Koh
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[K.O. Glanville]

Roger certainly gets some challenges.

I for one would love to see the end result, and the process that he used to rectify such damage.

By seeing problems on a forum, and having it explained fully, I believe, tremendously helps those that may be searching for a better education be it carpet or upholstery cleaning, leather repairs, or any other segment that we find ourselves being faced with daily.

I can't see much point in simply posting photos and not naming products that are used to give the desired
results.

Maybe a personal email would be the way to inquire. ??

Shorty.