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what causes leather to discolor this badly? just age?

any good remedies?

>> No.364875

try vinegar

>> No.364882

exposure to light.
also, that looks like cheap vinyl from the 70s, i have some in my garage i was going to dye black and use to recover the seats in my truck.

>> No.364885

>>364882

Ha. I should've realized, it probably is vinyl. I believe this thing is almost 30 years old now.
No fix for bad vinyl then?

>> No.364886

Guys. What if... yoda... is what humans look like after hundreds of years

>> No.364888

>>364885
You can buy dyes at most auto-parts stores, they're usually with the spray paint and say that thy'll work on vinyl or plastics. all you do is spray them on like regular spraypaint, but it will actually penetrate part way so it wont rub off.

>> No.364893

>>364888

cool man. this thing thats discolored is an standalone drink bar unit with two swivel chairs..kinda like a almost semcircle thing with shelves on the bartender side and bunch of vinyl padding on the seat side, bar stools are just as discolored, but it will have to pass for now.

tl;dr good to know its fixable, idk if i'll get this restored anytime soon lol

>> No.364894
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364894

>>364866
>>364888
thread started on dubbs, ended on trips.

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364896

>>364893

this. good if you like to entertain i guess

>> No.364900

>>364896
That is so fucking awesome, I can't even explain.

>> No.364906

>>364900

lol really? i cant never really whats tacky or awesome these days.

its neat the back too, plenty of space for drinks and glasses

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364907

>>364906
forgot pic.

and junk too if youre like me

>> No.365397

>>364866
whatever it was that caused it, it seemed to be something the leather had steady and frequent exposure to.

Light. moisture, maybe?

Maybe the leather was pre treated with chemicals that lead to this?

There are buttloads of products for leather.. if you have any... less desirable pieces from that set that are not usable, test some restorative stuff out on that, and work from there..