Furniture Clinic Leather Recolouring Balm - Colour Restorer for Sofas, Repair Faded & Scratched Upholstery, Car Seats, Shoes and Clothing 16 Colours (Dark Brown)

I was contemplating investing in a new sofa, given the, not inconsiderable, scratches & scuffs inflicted by sturdy Labradors over the years. Just happened to spot this and fortunately decided to give it a go. It was certainly worth the money and I now have a leather sofa that’s looks considerably newer than it actually is. Nice one.

Used after Dr. Leather cleaner cloths which strip a lot of oil/dirt and leave a perfect suface for this product. Used on mulberry croco/congo vegetable tanned leather. Applied with a foam sponge (disc type used for applying car products) and this allowed me to get up close to the edges but not go over the lighter coloured stitching. Wear gloves. Apply. Allow to dry and then buff. If it needs an extra coat, repeat. Colour fastness seems good but hasn't been out in the rain.

Went on really easy. It renews scuffs and old age marks to revive the leather. Wish it came in a smaller pot as I didn’t need it all.

Used about 30% of a tub to refurb a car with a black full-leather interior. Tested on a practice area after using other products in preparation and also to finish. Applied with spatula over one area at a time, and clean cloth to work it into the grain of the leather over the area. Work methodically area by area and leave time between reapplication if required. Used Autoglym Leather Cleaner first and later neutralised with water. Then a thin metal spatula (like that used for opening mobile phone cases) to spread filler very sparingly across the grain of cracks in a leather car seat. Cleared off as much as possible while carefully making sure there was enough of the filler left in the crack to build it up. Use a clean cloth gently to ‘level’ any imperfections and balance the filled areas. Wait for hardening, then buff. Repeat as necessary using very thin layers to build up. Keep the filler as close to the area as possible with as little spreading beyond the cracked area as possible. Later used Furniture Clinic recolouring balm and spatula to apply colour quite thickly, then used a neutral cotton cloth to spread the recolouring gel balm across the wider area – the whole panel. Work on one specific area/panel at a time. Wait a few minutes before buffing with a microfibre cloth. Leave for a couple of hours and reapply if necessary and rebuff. The surface will change from matt to satin reflection. Areas where the filler has been used may show a slight dark grey discolouration (from black) even after a couple of colour treatments. Wait about ten minutes after colour re-application, cloth to spread over the area, buff and then leave for a few hours. Use a clean microfibre cloth to buff to make sure no colour is coming off. Then apply leather care balm area by area using a microfibre cloth. This will lift some of the colour onto the cloth, (keep turning the cloth) buff again after a few minutes and check for colour fastness. It might be sensible to not wear white clothes when seated, at least till the surface becomes colourfast. Overall, the combination of Autoglym Leather Cleaner, Scratch Doctor filler, Furniture Clinic Recolouring balm and Autoglym Leather Care balm worked well on black leather car seats. Very good at filling in nicks and minor scuffs. For any tears or rips, use Bostick rubberised superglue ( or Bostick instant) to 're-lay' before applying filler and other treatments. There are plenty of videos on the internet to guide on more complicated repairs. The best finish can only be achieved by full refurbishing, using fine (eg 1200 grit) sanding, rigorous time-consuming preparation and spraying the leather with colour-matched paint to restore the original finish. This is something of a specialist art. While this combination of products is quite expensive (and others were not tried) the results are more than acceptable on 18-year-old black grained leather seats.

I found the product nice and easy to use and sofa looked much better but the problem is that the colour comes off on cloths. All my daughter leggings have been ruined as they are stained with this product. And I left it to dry off for a long time and even after weeks the colour still comes off on cloths and stains them. Very disappointed because of that.

Excellent performance. Restored colour and life back into the sofa and arm chairs.

So disappointed in this I found it awful to use. I cleaned the sofa first with their cleaner as well but after the first coat it was patchy but not too bad. Just needs another coat I presumed I left it for 24hours although there is no direction at all on how long to leave it the instructions on the tub are basically 2 lines long. The second coat has been a disaster, despite being fully dry the second coat instantly starts pulling the first coat off! It looks horrific and I've now no idea what to do to try and salvage my leather sofa. I'm guessing I try doing the whole thing a darker colour but this stuff isn't cheap.

Great product and excellent service

Where do I start? Well my furniture is 17 years old, High end leather, but to be honest, like so many of us, I wasn't one to do reg cleaning and maintenance on it after it got older. The arm rests especially, and the seat cushions had really taken a beating. The leather was rough and starting to show signs of cracking and the leather itself had faded. It looked hideous to me and always covered the cushions with a blanket. My plan was to just buy new furniture as I thought there was no hope in refurbishing the leather or color. Well let me tell you, I came across this product on Amazon, and I thought, what the heck, the reviews looked great, so I thought I would try it. I wish I would have taken photos of before and after, because it HONESTLY looks like the before and after on the label!.. Following the instructions, I cleaned the leather with the Furniture Clinic cleaner, then followed with the Furniture Clinic Conditioner. I used the cleaner on the soiled areas, the arm rests and the cushions, but condtioned the entire seating area. ( the rest of the loveseat leather was still like new as far as suppleness). I then applied the Re-Coloring Balm and OMG, what a transformation. I started on the arm rests, cushions and attached back pillows. I HONESTLY couldn't believe how it worked!.. The areas that had the worst wear and damage, sucked up the product, This didn't scare me as I really didn't have anything to lose if it ended up looking like crap lol. Directions say to let dry for 5 mins and buff... I kept reapplying to the arm rests and seat cushions and each time I reapplied, I could feel the difference in the leather..The rough texture started to disappear and the dark wear look in those areas disappeared!. I left it sit overnite. I woke up this morning and could not believe the difference in the way the loveseat looks and feels!.. The leather is about 90% MORE supple and visibly, it looks incredible!..My husband got up this morning and could not believe the transformation. He said it looked almost new!. I plan on applying the conditioner to the arms and cushions one more time before lightly buffing, and will continue to conditon every other day to really soften up those areas. I can't stress enough how bad of shape this loveseat was in before and what a transformation this product has made so far!.. The leather is no longer "scratchy and dry looking".. I will see how this holds up and update this post. JUST a couple of things to note:, The Directions on the coloring do not really say how to apply, so at first I started applying with a cloth, but the cloth absorbs too much of the product, so I used my fingertips and it slid on effortlessly and didn't need much product at all. You can use rubber gloves but I didn't, and the color washed right off with soap and water. Yes, rub it in a circular motion and in the areas that are bad, use the wax on wax off motion lol. I used about a half of a jar on the loveseat, so if applied with fingers, it will go a long way! I believe what this product is, is a Tinted conditioner, which makes sense, and a good one. The molecules are obviously small enough to penetrate the leather, so that the tint and the condtioner is absorbed completely. ( that is the MOST important part). I just wish I would have taken before and after photos! I AM ordering more to have on hand for future use! UPDATE: It's been 2 weeks now and my one and only application. Color still looks great, no scratches thru the color even with the dogs jumping up on the loveseat. Color has NOT rubbed off onto anything.!! After reading alot of negative reviews, I have come to the conclusion that those people have applied the product to something OTHER than REAL leather!. DO THE ABSORBTION TEST BEFORE PURCHASING!. REAL LEATHER WILL absorb the water drop instantly!. anything other than leather will NOT. Those people who have used it on something other than REAL leather, may have a bit of color stain ONTOP of their fabric, but it will NOT absorb. THIS IS WHY it WILL rub off or fade early on.!

Sublime, le canapé de ma grand mère revit, même si il y a eu des temps d'attente suite aux problèmes du moment c'est un très bon produit 😉

This worked great on my white couches. They were kind of yellow and worn. Washed them really well then used this and conditioning cream. Turned out surprisingly well. Will use again for sure when required.

Worst product waste of time & money

Cubre perfectamente las zonas descoloridas del sofá