How To Repair Claw Marks On A Leather Chair: Proper Procedure Of Repairing Claw Marks On A Leather Chair


Proper Procedure Of Repairing Claw Marks On A Leather Chair

It is extremely easy to keep pet hair away from leather furniture including chairs by just wiping it away. However, if your cat likes to sharpen its claws on the material, then it is highly possible that your cozy couch or chair could swiftly or rapidly end up looking tattered as well as torn. You need to fix scratches on leather and prevent further damage in order to keep your furnishings in fine form. Your leather chair that might be favorite to you may also be the cat's favorite place when it comes to scratching and working her claws, which in turn results in unattractive leather finish on that once beautiful chair. In spite of the fact that leather is more durable than many other fabrics, it is still subject to scratches, tears as well as punctures. A leather repair kit having tint-matching capabilities can be very helpful when it comes to repairing any type of hole in a leather chair, while a light scratch needs less intensive measures to repair.

Slight Scratches

Claw marks can, from time to time, result in scratches that affect the surface of the chair leather to a small degree, looking just like abrasions. Remove such scratches by dabbing white vinegar on a soft white cloth, as the vinegar makes leather fibers swell, which may hide or cover the scratch. If any small fibers stick out, get rid of them with the help of scissors. A leather polish is another option when it comes to hiding the scratches even more as this type of polish is clear or matches the leather's tint rubbed over the area.

Discolored Claw Marks

If the claw marks on the leather simply results in discoloration of the areas with no evident & clear damage to the leather, then you can get rid of them with the help of a leather conditioner to find out whether the marks go away or not. The leather conditioner functions just similar as moisturizer for skin, which in turn makes it soft and supple. If using leather conditioner doesn't work, drawing on the scratches with the help of a marker that matches or complements the leather may work, but make sure to test first in an unnoticeable area, due to the fact that the wrong color may be more obvious than the claw marks. A leather shoe polish complementing the sofa tint, rubbed over the general scratched area using a soft cloth, blends the shade in enough to hide or cover the scratches completely.

Puncture Management

Claw marks, from time to time, go clean through the leather in some spots, which in turn results in small punctures. Push raised leather on every side of the hole back into the hole using a toothpick if it is raised up, then combine or put together an insufficient amount of leather repair solution having tint included in the repair kit as long as the shade matches the chair. Apply a very insufficient amount of the repair solution over the puncture hole with the help of small spatula from the repair kit, getting rid of excess using a damp sponge.

Tear Repair

In some cases, those claw marks may tear along the leather completely, which in turn results in a rip that needs a repair. Combine or put together a leather repair solution using an appropriate tint included in the kit. A scrap of fabric, including an iron-on patch, to a small degree, larger than the tear, goes in the hole in order to help take hold of the repair. Apply the repair solution over the tear, before setting the grain paper over it, grain-side down. Iron the grain paper in order to transfer the grain's look to the repair. After waiting a few minutes, pull it away to disclose a repair that should be hard to distinguish from the adjacent area.
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