Leather damage, i wish someone told me that before..

[LumpenDoodle2]

3 minutes ago, fredk said:

In 30 years of working with leather (only 20 properly) I've only seen this on fabric backed PVC. The material was sold to us as 'real leather' and top ££ paid. A simple burn test proved it was PVC

as for a glue, I would use UHU or Bostick

I have to confess to owning a box of which the contents are of unknown material.    Most of which have only saw a cow as the van the box was in whizzed by a field of heifers.   Courtesy of a newbie (me) buying a box of “genuine leather scraps for small projects” (ebay).

 

 

[fredk]

30 years ago I was involved with a vehicle restoration company. They specialised in restoring old buses and trucks. One time we had to re-upholster all the seats in a 1934 bus. The customer insisted on leather coverings. As usual we farmed it out to a bus upholstery company. They showed us the 'leather' which had a pattern similar to the OP's. When we got the first seat back, the driver's seat, I noticed that the surface was cracking away, just like the OP's has done. The upholstery company insisted it was top quality leather. I put a ciggie lighter to a piece of their material, to a piece of PVC and to a piece of leather. That proved that their 'leather' was PVC.

[NMendes]

I just discovered the name of this type of leather : "Crinkled patent leather", like this one :

https://www.brixtonbaker.com/products/michael-michael-kors-emry-large-crinkled-leather-tote 

Is the issue common in this type of leather or is it my particular piece? Thank you all!

[LumpenDoodle2]

Any material that has a ‘surface’, applied will be iffy, and potentially unstable.   Whether that’s leather or pvc under it.   Or at least the stuff I have had is.   Someone may be along in a minute with better help.

[fredk]

41 minutes ago, NMendes said:

I just discovered the name of this type of leather : "Crinkled patent leather", like this one :

https://www.brixtonbaker.com/products/michael-michael-kors-emry-large-crinkled-leather-tote 

Is the issue common in this type of leather or is it my particular piece? Thank you all!

Unfortunately a lot of misleading terminology is now used to describe leathers. In the past 'patent' leather was top quality leather dyed, polished and lacquered to a very high shine, It was mainly used for top quality shoes. That was pre-1980s or so. In the more recent past to today, 'patent' leather is any leather sprayed with a resin finish ~ and that is what I believe you have.

Something I've said in the past and I'll briefly repeat; under the European rules, Leather is not what we on here expect it to be. Any material which has any amount of animal skin on it can be 'Leather'. Cheap 'leather' couches and chairs have a material with leather dust mixed with resins sprayed on it. We used to call this 'leather cloth'. Now it can be called 'genuine leather', 'real leather' and can be sold and priced as such.

[chrisash]

Agree with Fred its split leather, The top surface is cut off and then the remaining is painted with a mixture of ingredients to make any surface you require. Some are only suitable for items that the leather is not going to be flexible in use