wax pull-up, leather is very dry but still pliable
I've a cushion on a couch that has aniline wax pull-up finish. There was a children's nail polish disaster on it and a subsequent armor all leather cleaner used to clean it up. Needless to say the cushion lost it's finish and now I'm trying to restore it.
I've gone through the following steps:
Degreaser . . .
Rinsing
pH Balancing
Hydrating
Fatliquor
Fatliquor-Free Surfacing
Wax Effect Replenishing
During each phase it seemed like the leather was just soaking up the liquid. Wasn't able to get to a point where liquid could actually sit and be wiped away with a towel. I eventually just moved onto the Wax Effect but as I'm heating the dried wax effect the really worn central part won't shine. I'm thinking that I need to hydrate it more before going into the wax effect. If that is correct, how do I return to that stage? do I need to go back to degreaser, rinsing, pH etc or can I just go straight back to hydrator and fatliquor?
Andy
