What we do
We offer a service of bringing a little life back to leather.
Leather in use for a while picks of dirt and stains which may be possible to remove depending on the type of leather.
Leather which has never been "fed" in its lifetime, can have its lustre restored
Leather if regularly maintained will last a life time if not generations, but frequently consigned to lofts or cellars, leads to a general deterioration,
which may sometimes be reversed.
Some items may take to redye using the classic colours, brown or black, each example has to be taken individually to see what is possible. There is no common standard.
Would magazine editors please note that if it is not possible to restore leather to as good as new. The live cells of skin can restore themselves but leather, fantastic though it is as a means of creating a durable and wonderful container, once scratched and scuffed, particularly if a pale colour, remains that way Some stains may not be removed, great care needs to be taken with coffee, and biro ink, and if you have bought anything in white or other light colour, be careful in its use, as contact with abrasive surfaces, leading to scuffs and scratches, is not reversible.
We offer a new service (2009) of redying leather clothing.
High quality leather clothing requiring whole panel repairs may also be undertaken, where the least cost option is not suitable
For the rest it might be easier to describe what we cannot do!
Broken metal wear cannot be repaired. It is normal to replace it with a new fitting. This is fine if the part is still available.
If you are unable to find a jeweller to undertake welds on metal wear, we will be happy to offer an alternative solution.
We are not carpenters or joiners and will not undertake wood repairs, unless there is to be a leather solution to the problem
Nor do we repair metal boxes,
Because we need the parts for our repairs we do not supply parts in any quantity, but may be able to send individual parts if readily identified.
However, we do not undertake general fabric clothing repairs or alterations. Please look up "Tailor" in your local directory.
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