First post, but I have been reading and trying to learn. Thank you for this resource!
Got these three pieces and looking for advice on what I should do - repair color? Condition?
And if anyone has a clue on color or finish?
I do know these are all H&M manufactured 11/2000.
My thoughts from reading the forum is that this is aniline???? And that I should mail leather flag to Leather Solutions and get the color??
Also, what’s your opinion on condition? I will post close up pics of seat surface. Seats are the only areas that show any discoloration, there are no scratches/tears/etc and the parts not on the seat look brand newish to me. Color varies from pic to pic because of camera and lighting but they are all the same color, and it is weird but pics actually make the discoloration look worse than it looks to naked eye. (Final caveat - I may have cushions mixed up in wrong spots between seat and sofa )
That's a September series pieces you have, and that's a finished leather on the pieces looks like Document, probably the Saddle color. The wear you are seeing on the seats is caused by failure to maintain the leather with a proper cleaning and conditioning regimen. What you should do to restore those is send all the seat casings via UPS to Pam at Leather Solutions International in Asheville NC and she will restore them to new, you will have to check with her on pricing but should be $ 100 to $ 150 per seat casing. Those are beyond DIY methods with a bottle of color and require an airbrush. Ask her for some color touchup and get a care kit as well, that will fix you right up.
Duane Collie
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