Cover Scratches On Leather Furniture

To fix scratches on leather couch you are going to need oils like olive oil or orange oil and a soft cloth or a chamois cloth.

Cover scratches on leather furniture.

Leather oil shoe polish baseball glove conditioner baby oil saddle oil and lanolin oil can also be used. They too will lighten as it dries. All you need to cover up hideous scratches in your leather is a bit of extra virgin olive oil. I think the key is really rubbing it in.

Take a look at these before and after shots from mash up chic. A leather sofa full of scratches simply doesn t look very nice. Apply semi gloss or egg shell latex paint. Then rub the shoe polish into the leather and with a clean cloth rub the scratch quickly to buff it.

Starting from the center of the damaged area buff the leather in circular motions working. Let dry and lightly sand smooth. Believe it our not i used regular wall paint and paintable caulk to fix my leather sofas. Continue to rub oil into the leather feathering out to the non affected area.

Notice how the scratches soak up the oil and appear darker than the rest of the leather. Light barely there scratches buff away easily with a soft cloth dabbed in leather oil or conditioner. First apply the shoe polish to the scratches with a clean cloth or a cotton swab applicator. Find a shade of shoe polish that matches your furniture.

Just the idea can be tiring. Apply shoe polish to the scratched area. I used a soft cloth to rub the olive oil into the leather in circles. Rub a cotton swab with the oil to an inconspicuous area of the leather upholstery.