>>> 3) Deflated puffs (pic 3)
What we see the ‘diamond’ quilting deflated is actually shrinkage of the original tannery fatliquor (fat and oil) content in the leather structure. Since fat and oil are VOC (volatile organic compounds), it will start evaporating the moment it is fat liquored. Just like our car engine oil, it will somehow diminish and will need periodic top up.
>>> 1) Chain indents on the back (pic 1) 2) Line indent on the front underpuff (pic 2)
Indentation of leather through use and accident is just as common as ‘stamping’ of leather to create designs. It is much easier to relax the indentation from normal use and accidents than to undo a heat and pressure design stamping.
>>> May i know if its possible to fix the above
The compressed or indented leather will need to be relaxed through hydration with Hydrator-3.3. This hydration process required the entire thickness of the leather to be saturated and manual manipulation until the indentation and compression was relaxed to the original dimension. Once satisfied with the result, fatliquoring with Fatliquor-5.0 begins. It is the content left behind after all the water content evaporates that will retain the fullness of the leather. The fat plumps the fullness of the leather and the oil lubricates the leather for strength and flexibility to retain the suppleness of the leather back to the tannery standard.
>>> and which products would you recommend I purchase?
I recommend the Leather Aniline Care Kit-A3 from this link:
https://www.leatherdoctor.com/leather-aniline-care-kit-a3/
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Roger Koh
Leather, Skin, Hair, Eye & Acne Care System Formulator
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