I have a leather sofa that is just beginning to crack. How do I prevent it from cracking further.?

Question

It is the actual seat in the sofa that is beginning to crack due to someone sleeping on it for long periods of time. Any suggestions please!!

Answer 1

your suppose to upkeep leather products..they have a leather conditioner for couches and chairs. good luck

Answer 2

Leather Chair Cracking

Answer 3

Lexal makes an excellent product for leather seats. It is PH balanced for leather care. Leather originally was skin. When it starts to loose it's oils it dries and cracks. Different cars use different types of leathers as well. Most american and asian cars use a fairly cheaply surface dyed leather which is easy to ruin. Keep it out of the sunlight. Clean it regularly and thouroughly before treating the leather. Human skin oils and sweat greatly degrade the life of leather. Never use cleaners with any ammonia or bleach(It eats away the thread). Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Had a leather Ikea sofa that came apart at the cushion seams-- I tend to blame poor tanning or inferior leather for your problem--no offense-- it's just that there is less and less good leather out there. They harvest animals that are too young and have thinner hides, etc etc. I'd just buy a GOOD leather cream or balm to start---- prevent it from drying out further. My mate is an experienced seamstress and we couldn't repair ours even with industrial sewing needles, so don't even bother. You might also check out Tandy's product called "Hide Rejuvenator." We revived an ancient zebra skin rug with this stuff--it's pretty miraculous...can make the oldest dry leather look fabulous. But it may not be what you need... You may have to make friends with your cracks and regard them as graceful signs of age!! Hope something here helps.

Answer 5

Many stores that sell leather furniture also sell leather patch kits... they can even match the shade of your sofa. It won't be perfect, but it will really help.



And, you do need to use a leather conditioner on your sofa periodically. This keeps the leather soft and pliable and less likely to crack.

Answer 6

Go to the web site mentioned below. Order either Lexol Leather Conditioner or the Hide Food. Use them often until the moisture is restored into the leather.

Answer 7

I'm not sure about repairing the cracks that are currently present, however one of the best leather treatment products you can buy to prevent furthat cracking that you can find almost ANYWHERE and is cheap is saddlesoap. You can also use it on baseball gloves!

Answer 8

Leather conditioner, leather should be conditioned every 6 months or so

Answer 9

mmm that really shouldn't happen just form that...



well anyways you can go to a hardware shop and buy a leather patch,, its a liquid that you mix together and spread over the crack, once it dries it feels just like the couch...

Answer 10

I would use leather conditioner. This will give it some moisture. Also, avoid that seat as much as possible to prevent it from worsening.

Answer 11

That's an interesting question!

Answer 12

There are leather treatments you can get at a furniture store.

Answer 13

They make leather oil for this

Answer 14

Mineral oil

Orange oil

Olive oil.



I think you get my drift. Any kind of oil. It's like dry skin...well, technically, it IS dry skin.

Answer 15

people pay thousands for this French shabby-chic effect. You got it for free.

Answer 16

I was interested to know this as well

Answer 17

i don't know if this will actually work or not, but my mother-in-law used hairspray on her leather sofa.

good luck!

Answer 18

Put some tar on it.

Answer 19

there has to be an especial wax or oil(?)for it..