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Leather is the hide or skin of an animal, tanned to preserve it and make it pliable. It is beautiful, durable, and a natural product. Your leather jacket, leather couch or other furniture, or your favorite pair of shoes are subject to scratches. Although the leather itself is durable, the finish is prone to staining and scratching. In fact, when leather is scratched, it's often the stain that shows the scratch more than the leather. There are several ways you can treat a scratch in leather to make it less visible, or to remove it altogether. Before trying any scratch removal technique, you should always try it on an area of the leather that is less visible. Each piece of leather is unique, so different treatments can be more or less effective. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Dabbing a little plant-based oil on a soft cloth and rubbing it gently into the leather can remove light scratches and scuffs. You will notice that the leather will look healthier and the grain will be more visible. Continue rubbing gently until the oil is absorbed into the pores of the leather.
2. If the scratch is deep enough to have little raised edges, rub a soft cloth in pure lanolin cream and buff the scratch in the direction to calm the edges. One or two applications of lanolin will make the scratch disappear and will soften and protect the leather. NOTE: You may need to treat a larger area if the lanolin darkens the leather after it has been completely rubbed in.
3. The last safe "at home" treatment to remove a scratch from leather is cake shoe polish (not liquid). Rub a soft cloth into the cake that is matched to the color of your leather and buff it into the scratch just as a shoeshine person would do. You will need to put a little effort into this method to ensure that the shoe polish is fully absorbed and that any excess is removed.
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