Gary43
03-09-2009, 09:22 AM
I was a bit heavy handed in trying to clean the armrest on this Lane loveseat.
I used a stiff nylon bristle brush with soap and water, and really damaged the leather.
The surface roughened, then over time with use it cracked and ripped open, forming the hole you see in the photo.
This part of the couch may be a lost cause.
One option I'm considering is to simply cover the arm rests with fabric.
The couch is 6 years old, and I've never cleaned or conditioned it.
It has sun-faded and developed a lot of color variation, which I dont mind.
However, the leather is dry, and unsupple in places.
I tried to clean and then condition a dirty area at a headrest, using Lexol Leather Cleaner and Fiebing's 4-Way Leather Conditioner, but one or the other of these darkened the leather and seems to have stiffened it.
What can I do at this point to clean and condition the leather, and perhaps reverse the darkening in the head rest area?
#1:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/IMG_11851.jpg
#2:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/IMG_11861.jpg
#3:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/IMG_11901.jpg
#4:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/IMG_11901.jpg
I used a stiff nylon bristle brush with soap and water, and really damaged the leather.
The surface roughened, then over time with use it cracked and ripped open, forming the hole you see in the photo.
This part of the couch may be a lost cause.
One option I'm considering is to simply cover the arm rests with fabric.
The couch is 6 years old, and I've never cleaned or conditioned it.
It has sun-faded and developed a lot of color variation, which I dont mind.
However, the leather is dry, and unsupple in places.
I tried to clean and then condition a dirty area at a headrest, using Lexol Leather Cleaner and Fiebing's 4-Way Leather Conditioner, but one or the other of these darkened the leather and seems to have stiffened it.
What can I do at this point to clean and condition the leather, and perhaps reverse the darkening in the head rest area?
#1:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/IMG_11851.jpg
#2:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/IMG_11861.jpg
#3:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/IMG_11901.jpg
#4:
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn4/Rogerkoh/IMG_11901.jpg