by barry | Jan 15, 2018 | sofa restoration
Aniline Leather The most attractive and natural leathers due to their soft natural feel and appearance. These are leathers which have been aniline dyed through in a vat and have no sealant coating. They are the most expensive leathers to produce because only the very...
by barry | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here at The Leather Surgeons we restore and repair the interiors of all manner of cars… Our customers have asked us to help with vehicles ranging from a 1929 Bentley or a 1935 Morris 10 right up to a Ferrari 599 GTO or the latest Range Rover. Every vehicle is...
by barry | Dec 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
We had never seen one of these in the flesh until a couple of weeks ago, and now we have been asked to restore 3 of them! This one just needed a bit of tlc to the cushions and straps… The next two are tan in colour and require repairs, new latex foam cushions...
by barry | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
This sofa has been sitting in a conservatory… Aniline leather is unsealed, and thus unprotected from UV damage, it fades extremely quickly in sunlight. Re-colouring it is notoriously difficult to get right as the leather was originally dyed in trays rather than...
by barry | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Our client was looking after his daughter’s dogs. They weren’t very popular after tearing the arm of one of his Chesterfields apart! His budget didn’t stretch to having the arm re-upholstered, and so we have repaired it using leather bonding and...
