How to paint a leather armchair or sofa at home?

Leather furniture wears out over time and loses its respectable appearance. If there is no desire to part with your favorite armchair or sofa forever, it can be updated by coloring. Fortunately, paint for leather furniture in a huge assortment is now sold in many hardware and shoe stores. It remains only to choose a suitable color composition, find a convenient place for painting - and you can get to work.

Paint for leather products

How to choose paint for leather furniture?

Deciding to paint an old leather sofa, first of all, you need to take care of choosing a dye. Paint can not only be bought at a leather or shoe store, but also ordered online.

It is necessary to choose a less toxic composition with a minimum drying time. The main thing is to precisely determine the color and method of applying the product on the furniture surface and not confuse the paint with impregnation or spray, which are used to care for leather products.

Today, skin paint is available in different types:

  • in aerosol;
  • in a bottle with a soft tip made of foam rubber or other porous material;
  • in a jar with a sealed lid. FROM

Furniture stain specialists claim that the sprayer option is the most convenient. The spray is evenly distributed, does not form smudges. If necessary, you can easily apply another layer of the product and carefully paint over the problem areas.

The can with a foam nozzle is also easy and convenient to use. It is enough to unscrew the cap and squeeze a small amount of the coloring composition onto the foam. With such a device, it is better to paint small areas of the surface, and not the entire product.

Paint packaged in a tin can costs less than an aerosol or spray can with a nozzle, but using it is much more difficult. Getting started, you need to stock up with a brush or foam sponge to apply the product on a leather surface.

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Preparation for painting

Starting to stain a sofa or other leather furniture, you should prepare the following items and materials:

  • skin paint;
  • alcohol or acetone to remove stains;
  • soap;
  • rags;
  • water sprayer;
  • topcoat;
  • respirator and rubber gloves.

When everything you need is ready, you need to take care of the place of work. It is best to take the painted object out into the fresh air: in the yard or on the veranda. If this is not possible, then you need to move the furniture away from walls and other interior items, cover the floor with plastic wrap or paper, open windows and doors for better ventilation.

When stained, the smallest aerosol particles can get on neighboring objects. This must be foreseen and protected next to things, covering with a film or cloth.

Now you can experiment with color. Light leather upholstery is easier to stain than dark. If the color of the paint does not match what you intended, you can mix two compounds. True, this option is only possible if the paint is in a can.

Leather sofa before and after painting

Before starting work, it will be useful to check how the paint will lie down and what color will turn out in the end. To do this, in an inconspicuous place, you need to paint a small area of ​​the skin and wait for it to dry completely. Only after that it will be possible to draw the right conclusions.

A sofa or chair should also be prepared for painting:

  1. With the help of alcohol or acetone, various impurities are removed from the leather surface: traces of felt-tip pen, grease and glue stains.
  2. Then the furniture is thoroughly vacuumed and wiped with a cloth soaked in soapy water.
  3. With the help of adhesive tape protect those places and parts that must be protected from paint.
  4. If the product has cuts or small tears, they are covered with “liquid skin”.
  5. At the end of the preparation of the sofa for painting, wipe the entire surface with a rag slightly moistened with acetone.

Having equipped the place of work and having prepared the object of staining, it is time to think about personal safety. Respiratory organs should be protected with a gauze bandage or respirator. To prevent aerosol from getting into your eyes, glasses are needed. Work uniform apron and gloves complete the uniform.

Painting a leather sofa

How to paint leather furniture?

If the interior item is large, then it is better to paint it in parts. To do this, it is necessary to conditionally divide the entire surface into several sections and process them alternately.

The process of coloring leather furniture consists of the following steps:

  1. Using a spray, the leather surface is moistened with water. This will help the dye to absorb better into the upholstery.
  2. A dye composition is applied to wet skin. Hard-to-reach spots can be tinted with a thin brush. During staining, it is necessary to avoid smudges and accumulation of paint, and if this happens, immediately remove them with a napkin. In addition, care must be taken to prevent hair, thread or mote from falling onto a freshly painted surface. It will be very difficult to remove them after drying.
  3. Wipe the leather surface with a dry rag, removing excess dye. Do not be afraid to notice that the sofa looks spotty. This effect is explained by the uneven penetration of the dye in different parts of the upholstery. After drying, the color will be uniform.
  4. The furniture is left to dry for 2 hours, after which the next coat of paint is applied. A leather sofa can be painted until it is possible to achieve the desired color, sometimes more than five times. Before applying the next layer, take a break of 2-3 hours, so that the paint is better absorbed and dried.
  5. Apply the topcoat. This is a special composition that is sold with paint (it is glossy and matte). The product is sprayed on the surface of the sofa and carefully rubbed into the upholstery with a soft rag.

When restoring leather furniture, it should be remembered that an excessive number of layers of paint can cause the upholstery to become dry and stiff. Therefore, it is better to immediately choose the optimal color and dye concentration, which will achieve the desired result after applying 1-2 layers.

Painting furniture with a leather surface at home will not be difficult. The main thing is to choose the right color and texture of the coloring composition, properly prepare the upholstery for painting and carefully, following the instructions, carry out restoration work.

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