Liquid skin: what is and how to use it?

Almost every happy owner of a leather sofa faced with the necessity of periodic restoration. Over time, appear on the skin abrasions, scratches and tears, especially if a family has pets. More recently, removal of defects it was possible by applying patches from the identical material, and in the case of serious damage - complete hauling. But progress does not stand still, and special material was invented for repairing leather goods - "liquid skin".

What is a "liquid skin". The most commonly used types of producers

"Liquid Skin" - polymer mixture, which serve as the basis for alcohol and water. Tacky adhesive agent and a rubber resin, a part of a product for the repair of leather goods, helping mixture firm foothold in the upper layer, forming an elastic consistency.

After solidification, the reduced portion does not differ from the general surface. In addition, the "liquid skin" retains the inherent properties of natural materials.

Another component of this unique agent is a dye. Today, manufacturers offer a wide range of colors, allowing you to pick up the desired hue in the color of the furniture. When working with a complex color, a mixture may be blended to obtain the desired result.

The main uses of funds - Repair of leather products. However, the "liquid skin" can be used for articles of leatherette, artificial leather or vinyl. However, it should be specific to the material and process means only minor defects.

The most popular brands are: Liquid leather (Russia), Saphir (France) and Bradex (Israel). Illustratively, the distinctive features of each mark in the table.

Mark	Min. volume	Time of full drying	Number of colors	product Benefits	cons of the product
Liquid leather	tubes of 125 ml or set (7 tubes, 20 ml)	2-8 hours depending on the layer thickness	7	hardens quickly, it is easy to apply, through damage repairs	sparse palette
Saphir	25 ml tubes	to 24 hours, depending on the number and thickness of layers	50	content fluorocarboxylic resins ensures long color, the widest choice of colors	high price
Bradex	Set (7 jars 8 grams)	8-12 hours	7	Kit contains all the necessary tools and materials for repair	a small selection of colors

When choosing a "liquid skin" for the repair of leather products, you need to focus only on the availability of the necessary colors. Otherwise, the composition and quality characteristics of the product of any brand are virtually identical.

Step by step instructions for use

Repair of leather furniture with his own hands - a process not labor, but quite responsible. Below are detailed instructions on how to repair a leather sofa.

• Primarily, it is necessary to clean up the damaged portion of the fibers and bring together the fragmentary crack or rupture edge. For best results, the fracture can be pointwise hem in several places, and the glue inside the hole previously.
  

  Damage to the upholstery of light skin

• With the help of detergent to degrease the surface of the leather sofa and dry thoroughly.
  

  Laundered leather sofa before performing restoration

• Choose the right color, "liquid skin". If you want to pick up a complex color, the set comes complete with a special table of colors and shades. With it you can determine the color scheme, which must be mixed together to get the desired shade.
  

  If the cut is deep need to glue the inner part or make a patch

  

  Table color matching liquid skin under product

• On prepared leather sofa portion applied mixture. This can be done with a brush for painting or a piece of foam rubber.
  

  Application of the liquid skin spatula on damaged areas

• Align applied to the damaged surface layer means leather furniture. In the absence of a spatula, at home you can do it with a ruler or unnecessary credit card.
  

  After application of the second layer interior looks better

• Avoid any contact with the restored portion until complete drying of the mixture.

In the absence of a skin fragment, you can create your own template using ordinary paper napkin. For this purpose, it is applied to the mixture layer and the napkin is applied to the intact portion where a relief is particularly pronounced. Thereafter, the pattern must be thoroughly dry. It is used it also, as in the first embodiment.

There are cases when the reduction of leather furniture, the result does not meet expectations. This is mainly due to the following reasons:

• leather sofa has a large area of ​​the defect;
• properly selected skin tone;
• ignoring the recommendations set out in the instructions on the use of funds;
• drawing the skin piece by means of which the imprint was made does not correspond to the overall texture of the surface of the leather sofa.

Advantages and disadvantages of "liquid skin"

The mixture has many advantages. We mention some of them.

• Easily applied to the damaged section of leather furniture.
• Short time of drying.
  

  Means for repairing leather goods, presented in different colors

• Polymerization of the mixture is 15-20 minutes - enough time for the selection of the required color. Furthermore, in case of error, this time enough to easily wash away the deposited agent.
• It has high strength and elasticity. The skin can recover its shape after deformation.
  

  This tool does not require heat treatment, it has high strength and plasticity

• Unique formula ensures complete penetration of the surface structure of leather furniture and eliminates the possibility of a subsequent bundle.
• High temperature resistance allows to use "liquid skin" in the range from - 35 C to +70 ° C °.
• It does not require additional heat treatment.
• Durability - the natural aging period is 35 years.
• The product does not contain any harmful substances and is absolutely safe for health.

The disadvantages include a mixture of a small area damaged surface, which can be repaired by means of "liquid skin". However, this is the only drawback, according to consumer reviews.

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