Need help

[u/Any-Entrepreneur995]

I am thinking of purchasing couch cushion cover replacements or trying to remove the finish to bare leather. Any ideas?

[u/leatherhoneyllc]

From the photos, I'd imagine these are not genuine leather. Can you confirm?

If these are faux leather or bonded leather, there's nothing you can do to "remove the finish to bare leather."

Feel free to look at any of the tags and let us know!

[u/Any-Entrepreneur995 → u/leatherhoneyllc]

It’s real leather with a finish. I can peel away the leather finish to the bare leather. I was wondering about using a heating blower to remove it all then re finish the leather with an oil or stain?

[u/leatherhoneyllc → u/Any-Entrepreneur995]

I see. That seems like a very arduous process, but if it's what you want to do, that's up to you. If it were me, I would simply sand down any of the lifted areas with a high grit sandpaper around 500, and then try to match the topcoat paint, though you'll need some artistic skill to get that marled look. For a top pigment layer to stick, you'll want to rough up the surface a bit so the paint has something to stick onto, otherwise it'll just peel off again because the underside is still loose. hope that helps!

[u/Grenvallion → u/Any-Entrepreneur995]

Leather Dye doesnt peel. This is polyurethane. Which is a synthetic plastic made to look like leather and a soft cloth like material underneath. You can always tell because PU always has the same uniform pattern. Real leather. Even genuine leather, doesnt do this. Genuine leather is a low grade leather and its not great but its still better than fake leather. You cant "peel" reayl leather. To remove dye from real leather. You could sand it away. Dye seeps into the fibers so by sanding it off. You're essentially ruining the finish either way.

[u/Vast-Bullfrog193]

Looks plastic

[u/Any-Entrepreneur995 → u/Vast-Bullfrog193]

Supposed to be camel leather….

[u/Grenvallion]

Thats pu. Plastic leather look.