Very dirty and used Ekornes Stressless recliner

[Boris]

Hello,

I had come across this Ekornes Stressless leather recliner on the side of the road.

I do not know the history of it, but it looks very used and abused.

I'm unsure how to start cleaning it, but it has a slight smell of cigarette smoke, and feels dirty to the touch.

It also has a small hole, and various cracking.

What would you recommend to try and resurrect a little more life back into it?

Please see pictures below:

Recliner outside:


Recliner inside:


Recliner inside 2:


Hole closeup:


Cracking closeup:

[Roger Koh]

>>> I had come across this Ekornes Stressless leather recliner on the side of the road.

I too will pick it up, this is one of the most comfortable armchairs that is stress-free for long sitting.


>>> I do not know the history of it,

The history of leather is a long process that starts when the cow that was grown in the field, its skin discarded from the slaughterhouse, and it is transformed from the tannery into useful leather and sold to the upholsterer to make into this comfortable recliner. If the hide is recycled from used and abused once into leather, then neglected, used, and abused leather can be recycled many more times with the same principle practice in today's modern tannery.

>>> but it looks very used and abused. I'm unsure how to start cleaning it, but it has a slight smell of cigarette smoke and feels dirty to the touch. It also has a small hole and various cracks. What would you recommend to try and resurrect a little more life back into it?

I recommend a holistic approach to resurrecting bringing it back close to the showroom condition possible. Here is the matching combination system.

Step 1: Prep Cleaning.
Stripper 2.3 and Acidifier 2.0 system.

Step 2: Hydrating and Softening.
Hydrator 3.3 and Fatliquor 5.0 system.

Step 3: Structure Strengthening.
Impregnator 26 system.

Step 4: Repairs.
Bond 3D, Patch 4S, Stucco 90 system.

Step 5: Adhesion or Primer Coating.
Adhesor 73 system.

Step 6: Dye Coating.
Aniline 76 system.

Step 7: Top Coating.

Step 8: Non-Stick Rub-Resistant Protection.
Protector B or leather scent Protector B Plus.


Aniline Leather Redyeing Kit A7.cl
https://leatherdoctor.com/aniline-le...ing-kit-a7-cl/

Read through the individual products and we can discuss the pros and cons of using them to produce the result to your highest expectation.


Roger Koh
Leather Care System Formulator
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[Boris]

Thank you for the recommendation!

I see you have kits for both aniline and semi-analine. Some of which carry similar products.

I had watched one YouTube video about a Stressless recliner that mentioned it was semi-aniline.

Would I have to take care for any special instructions on using this kit if the recliner is indeed semi-aniline?

I am reading through the products now.

I see this kit comes with both the Aniline 21 and Aniline 76 dyes. Do you use the 21 first, and then only use 76 if greater coverage is required?

Do you know what repair products you would recommend for those blackened areas?
To me it seems like Adhesor 73 would do the trick, but there are two long creases that look to have worn in deeper than the rest. Would you use Impregnator 26 for something like that?

There are also small dimples from some kind of damage. My best guess would be maybe cigarette burns.
Would I use Impregnator 26 to fill the small dips, and can it be textured by padding it with the patch to help blend it in?

Regarding the hole, since it's recommended to patch the hole suede side to suede side, would you then fill the resulting gap with Impregnator 26?

I'd also like to double check where in the process the repair comes in.

As I understand it, the steps would be:

Clean and Strip:
- Stripper 2.3
- Degreaser 2.2
- Acidifier 2.0
- Clean 3.8**
- Rinse 3.0**

Hydrate:
- Hydrator 3.3
- Fatliquor 5.0

Repair Hole, lines, etc.
- Bond 3D/Patch 4S
- Impregnator 26
- Adhesor 73

Redye:
- Aniline 21
- Aniline 76 if needed
- Aniling Top 76G

Protection Coat:
- Protector B

** Since Acidifier 2.0 can be used as a rinse, is it necessary to use Clean 3.8 and Rinse 3.0 after the initial Stripper and Degreaser steps?

[Boris]

Hi Roger,

Apologies, I had went to the product page for that kit, and spent time trying to compile the steps myself based on those products, before I replied back to your original post to see that you had already done that. This inadvertently caused me to have a bunch of questions.

I'm going to order the products based off your steps.

[Roger Koh]

Thanks, Boris, for your confidence in the Leather Doctor system.

After looking through your order, you will need extra Adhesor 73 and Aniline 76 (Antique-Brown) both in 8oz size to complete Steps 5 & 6.

Step 5: Adhesion or Primer Coating.
Adhesor 73 system.

https://leatherdoctor.com/adhesor-73/


Step 6: Dye Coating.
Aniline 76 system.

https://leatherdoctor.com/aniline-coating-dye-76/

[Boris]

All of the products arrived. I'm going to start with the stripping and cleaning steps soon.