Leather items:shoes, bags, purses, raincoats, gloves - are in the wardrobe of almost every person. This traditional material has been used by people for centuries. In the process of socks on any thing may appear scratch or scuff. How to return the novelty, the former appearance of the thing, repair the damage so that it does not catch the eye? A proven remedy is liquid skin. But first - about the qualities of the material itself.
Features of genuine leather
This unique natural material of humanityenjoyed for centuries. Despite the reliability, the products must be treated very carefully. The following are actions that should not be tolerated during operation:
- subject to mechanical stress, as this entails the loss of the original form and appearance;
- wet through and unscrew - this will cause deformation and hardening;
- accelerate drying near hot heaters, ironed, blown with a hairdryer;
- expose to long-term storage in the sun.
From the interaction with aggressive chemicals on leather things there are spots and whitish stains, the color changes.
Several popular methods for the restoration of the surface layer
In some cases it is required to eliminateconsequences of accidental damage (scuffs, small cuts) on the surface of the leather product. For self-solution of such problems there are several proven tools, including the so-called liquid skin. With your own hands, you can pretty well make up knocked down socks with shoes or a scratch on a jacket.
The method of repair depends on the hardness,quality, thickness of the base, as well as the nature of the damage. Ordinary rubbing is easily painted over with a spray paint from a spray bottle. The main thing here is to choose the right color and neatly spray the composition over the worn out places with a thin layer. Full coloring of the product is recommended in a specialized workshop.
Make a fine scratch will help homemadeliquid skin. With your hands on the back of the product or a piece of the same skin with a pipette, drip a little acetone. Immediately, use a small spatula to scrape away the dissolved paint and gently cover it with a cut. This method has long been known to shoemakers and restorers of shagreen products. Its disadvantage is that it is suitable only for repairing minor, small damages. One can get rid of through cuts only with the help of a more complicated procedure using special adhesives and substrates.
Liquid skin do it yourself
Какой растворитель использовать для self-receipt of the necessary funds? Commercially available professional formulations are made on the basis of alcohol, water and polymer dyes. The mixture is easily absorbed by filling in damaged areas of the product.
Without a chemical lab, get exactly that.the same composition is extremely difficult. However, instead, you can use acrylic art paint of the corresponding color. It is important to remember that liquid skin is not an adhesive. Substance paints and decorates minor defects on the product, filling the damaged area. If necessary, after drying, you can apply a repeated layer of the mixture.
In various cases, using liquid skin:
- do shoes repair yourself (knocked-up boots, scratched heels) with its help each can;
- for furniture restoration (scratches from the cat's claws);
- in order to repair bags and gloves (cuts or scuffs);
- when patching needle punctures;
- for masking other minor annoyances.
Getting relief texture on fine lycra
For the care of leather products does not applyonly liquid skin. With their own hands they apply special putty, spray and putty. One of the features of all these tools is the ability to use only on a smooth surface.
To restore the textured frontpre-create a pattern pattern. A regular paper napkin with a small amount of substance applied on it is applied to the intact area of the product. The resulting stencil with printed relief removed for several hours for complete drying. While working on the restoration, the template is pressed to damage for a few seconds immediately after the application of the second coloring layer. This technique will make the repair site invisible.
No waiting for miracles: liquid skin
You can make shoe creams with your own hands,special water-repellent impregnation, emollient mixture. The substance, called liquid skin, is just a thick polymer cream. This putty does not stick together a large "wound" on the bag or jacket. It will help to seal up small random defects on the front surface of things, as a reducing agent of the upper pigmented layer.
To correct more serious problems with the thingapply "Moment" or polyurethane water-soluble glue. Through "wounds" close up with the substrate, in several stages, of which the latter is staining.
