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Roger Koh

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Would You Restore This Too?
« on: July 26, 2009, 09:04:26 pm »
Would you restore this leather?


Roger Koh
Leather Doctor®
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Roger Koh

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2009, 04:19:18 am »
How do you like it?

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor®


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K.O. Glanville

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2009, 05:15:17 am »
Nice job on an Aniline wax pull-up without converting it to a "Pigmented" type leather, and decreasing it's initial value and luxuriousness.

Modern technology is getting better.

I'd like to see plenty of comments on this to see what the Brits; think.

Us descendants of transportees still like to view our Motherlands opinion.  ;)

Ooroo,

Shorty.
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Griffus

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2009, 01:14:54 pm »
I know nothing about leather cleaning and restoration but if I were the paying Customer from what I can tell by the pictures I'd be happy with the result.

How long did this take you?

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derek west

Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2009, 02:36:12 pm »
Quote from: Ian Griffiths on July 27, 2009, 01:14:54 pm
I know nothing about leather cleaning and restoration but if I were the paying Customer from what I can tell by the pictures I'd be happy with the result.

How long did this take you?


he might of charged £20,000, would you still be happy? ;D ;D ;D
derek
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Griffus

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2009, 02:50:37 pm »
Yep, happy that I could afford such a service and even happier that I was so foolishly minted  8)
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Joe H

Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2009, 03:26:56 pm »
Its a really good job Roger, you obviously perfected a skill and have some wonderful products.
How long did it take?
and I notice it is in a "workshop" enviroment. I dont even have a garage, and to hire a place I would need lots of those jobs to be able to justify the cost.
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Tony Gill Carpet Smart

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2009, 03:35:38 pm »
Nice one Roger yep be happy with that if it was mine. Don't know if i would have taken it on though

CHEERS TONY
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Bob Robertson

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2009, 04:38:45 pm »
Did you aniline spray it Roger?
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Roger Koh

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2009, 05:07:03 pm »
Ian,
I do not know exactly how long it takes.
But I know the degreasing takes the most time.

Derek,
We have debated about prices on the other side of the pond and US$2.5K is a fair price.

Joe,
If I have the opportunity to do this job, it would be better than what you see (experience does count).
Example the brass tarnishes need be remove to make them sparkle.
The degreasing result could be better; a mistake was done in the degreasing process that hampered subsequent removal.
The skill you mentioned is a first-timer’s skill, someone in USA done it, not me.
Yes! Leather is a lucrative add-on.
Just like professional rug cleaning, away from the customer, so that you can take your time to enjoy with music and beer at the same time.

Tony,
Most of these jobs I do.
I do while sitting down on roller caster chairs.
We are selling our skills not just brute forces.
When we reach 50 all those heavy dragging, lifting, pushing cannot continue on a daily basis - that’s why leather.

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor®
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Roger Koh

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2009, 05:24:45 pm »
tihson,

Just like “Sherlock Holmes”, while others are concentrating on the body; you are looking at tell-tale sign.

Yes, it is by spraying (rubbing-in gives blotchiness or patchiness).

In this new Aniline System three version of the same color dyes are used to produce such even coverage with the beauty of depth.

The price is the same, usage the same but each version perform different task to compliment each other.

1st Spray uses a Transparent Aniline Penetrating Dyestuff.
2nd Spray uses a Transparent Aniline Coating Dyestuff.
3rd Spray uses a Translucent Aniline Coating Dyestuff.
 
Roger Koh
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Bob Robertson

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2009, 07:04:29 pm »
It looked similar to the one I done, thats how I knew it had been sprayed.
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Roger Koh

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2009, 07:27:34 pm »
Looks good!

Keep it up!

Cheers!
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robert meldrum

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2009, 07:33:10 pm »
Wish Vancouver was a bit closer to Bridge of Weir
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Roger Koh

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2009, 08:01:12 pm »
You’ll be sad! :'(

‘Cos I’m gonna cream them off if its that close! ;)
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LTT Leathercare

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2009, 08:09:58 pm »
The products are available to do this in the UK,  they have been for some time.
Matt used them to do his restoration.  We may be holding workshop days soon for this process. Will keep you posted.
At the moment we are testing water based aniline dyes which are proving much better for colour penetration than the solvent ones.  Tinted Finishes can also be used on these which makes them harder wearing for future use.
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Roger Koh

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2009, 10:55:48 pm »
See and compare carefully the two sets of pictures cushions on the Creases and Wrinkles

The difference is that the former has undergone a structure-conditioning - fatliquoring.

There is also a video from the Discovery Channel that might interest you too - fatliquoring!

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor®
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derek west

Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2009, 11:17:58 pm »
i've got a pigmented chair at ours now ready for recolour work, its looking a bit limp in places, its pigmented, can this be er! er! er! un-limped?
derek
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Roger Koh

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Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #18 on: July 27, 2009, 11:26:04 pm »
As long as it is absorbent - fatliquor it!

You will see the leather structure fatten-up!

Post a picture and help will be on the way!

Roger Koh
Leather Doctor®
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derek west

Re: Would You Restore This Too?
« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2009, 11:34:34 pm »
knock yourself out rodge
derek
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