Retouches. Reconstructed skins, replenished, as well as faded and worn, they require color retouching. The dark brown tone of old leather is the result of the aging process, not a staining procedure. Matching this tone in retouching is especially difficult, because later action …
Filling cavities
Replenishment of skin defects. Leather objects should be replenished then. when there is concern, that their condition will worsen, e.g.. when individual pieces break away. enlarging cavities. The type of material determines the choice of material and the method of carrying out restorations …
Sealing tears and patching holes
Sealing tears and patching holes. Patches on delicate skins are made of nylon gauze and glued with Texicryl-Kleber; then the glued areas are held under load until dry. Rozdarcia i dziury w grubszej …
Leather impregnation
Leather impregnation. Leather goods in poor condition require reinforcement with RU polyurethane dispersion 3904 (100 cz.) (prod. Stahl Chemicals Waaiwijk) with distilled water (50 cz.) or with organic solvents (1:15). Before applying reinforcing agents, leather objects must …
Elasticity and skin care part 2
At the same time, it is now stated, that the addition of beeswax is not very suitable for skin care, because it clogs her pores, without going deep, it also makes the skin sticky and makes it difficult to breathe. The positive side is this, that as a result of polishing wax gives …
Elasticity and skin care part 1
Skin elasticity and care. After cleaning leather products and drying them well, care must be taken to treat them. This treatment is primarily protective, it does not improve their utility value, only their outward appearance. With significant damage to the skin …
Removal of stains on the skin
Removal of stains on the skin. Grease stains can be removed with organic solvents or a paste of magnesium oxide and petroleum ether (boiling point 60-80°C) introduced locally or on the entire surface of the skin. The mass prepared in this way works until it is completely dry, however, the procedure is usually repeated …
Skin cleansing part 3
Leather tanned with vegetable tannins is cleaned quite often with 2%. solution of soapy spirit in mineral spirits, and then washed off with clean white spirit. Leather tanned with alum should be cleaned with trichlorethylene and mineral spirits.
Cleansing chamois leather can be done, using soapy water or …
Skin cleansing part 2
Leather items from grave finds are proposed by D Lehmann (1983) wash with water. of course, if the condition of the skin allows it. Before the actual cleaning procedure, the object stays for 24 hours in a dichloromethane bath, to destroy any bacteria and dissolve …
Skin cleansing part 1
Skin cleansing: There are two main types of skin cleaning: na sucho i na mokro.
As a rule, leather items in good condition require only dry cleaning, i.e.. dust release, just like leather with a velor surface. Dry cleaning …