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Caring for Pull-Up Leather

         I love pull-up leather.  It’s distressed look ages beautifully over time.  This leather, more than any other, can become an heirloom piece that your children’s children will enjoy. IF, and here i add a big if, you care for it correctly.  I’ve seen it needlessly destroyed many times simply because the consumer didn’t […]

Tips on Cleaning Nubuck Leather

Nubuck leather is a soft, beautiful leather that displays a brushed appearance.  Brush it one way and it’s a lighter version of the color, brush it the other and it’s a darker version of the color.  The leather is made when a top-grain or full-grain hide of leather is sanded on top till the top […]

What damages to leather can be repaired?

Hello, I’m Chris the creator of Leatherhelp.com. If you are in need of leather repair in the Baltimore/Washington area, you have come to the right place to solve the problem.  Scroll down to look at pictures of a few of the 100’s of repairs I have done over the years.  Then feel free to contact […]

Removing Ink from Your Leather

Here is another article by Kevin Gillan of Advanced Leather Solutions in SanFransisco, Ca.  Thanks Kevin, you do great work.  Here is a link to his fine professional leather care product line.     Ink on leather – Did the two year-old get a little artistic? Is the tot a budding Picasso perhaps? Or, is […]

Cleaning Mold or Mildew

Thanks to Kevin Gillan from www.advleather.com for this post on dealing with mold or mildew. Source of Mold and Mildew Spores of fungi and bacteria are present in the air. High humidity, warm temperatures, and poor ventilation provide the ambient conditions that allow mold growth. Generally, stagnant air above 80% relative humidity may support mold. […]

Is Leather Repair a “Patch Job”?

  I often get understandable scepticism from customers about leather repair.  Anything they sell a "As seen on TV" do it yourself kit must be a rip-off right?  It’s true those kits are a rip-off but I’d like to give a bit of an explaination as to why we are confident that many leather damages can […]

Tips for Cleaning Light Finished Leather

  I wish it were’t true, but light colored leathers do get dirtier than darker colors.  But don’t let that keep you from buying them if they are what you want.  Just keep a few prevention and cleaning tips in mind.  (I’m speaking primarily to finished leather in this article) Click here to see a video […]

NOOO! MY LEATHER WAS DELIVERED DAMAGED!

  In this article I’d like to help you understand your options when the store delivers you a damaged piece of leather furniture. It’s funny how we rarely understand something until we go through it ourselves.  I’ve spend the last 15 years going into the homes of people who have recieved damaged leather furniture.  I’ve […]

Luvin my Leather Pix and Stories

 Share pictures with us of your favorite leather bag, jacket or furniture item.  If the leather was a special gift from a loved one, has been in the family for many years or it’s rivet deflected a bullet from your heart once then tell us the story behind the pictures.  Even if it’s just as simple […]