![]() The difference is the animal and the area of the hide it came from. There are some nicer style leathers like Cordovan leather which is veg tanned-leather. It is ideal for any leather crafter and is used in high end leather items. As this leather can be tooled, shaped, molded, colored, and carved while maintaining great durability and look. This is why many leather crafters use top or full-grain veg-tanned leather. Plus the higher quality leather, the better the patina will look. You can have two wallets made, dyed and finished the same, but after a year they will look different than each other. Comparison of a new and aged leather iPhone Case – Photo Courtesy of Reddit Poster They want the leather to age, as aging leather looks very cool and unique. It creates very nice colors and will stay the same for many years.īut patinas on leather are a characteristic people look for when purchasing leather items. This is why you see in a lot of high end fashion you will see this type of leather used. Most of the chemicals used for leather is made so the leather lasts a long and constant look. So the natural leather age will hardly show up.Ĭhrome tanned leather and other chemical based tanned leather will eventually grow a patina, but it isn’t as acquired. Usually glue has been applied to the top coat to create a leather look. This is because these leathers are made from leather remnants. Most “genuine leather” and other low quality leathers like bonded or bicast will not patina or create a not so good patina. But most, if not all of these leathers will start to patina, even crocodile hide. Since leather is made from different animal hides, there are many different types of leather. What type of leather patinas?Įvery type of leather will start to patina, but not every patina is created equal. Or just allow the natural life of your product to go through some regular abuse. The basic idea behind aging your leather is to beat it up a bit. You can drop it on on the ground and kick it around a bit. Let your item sit in the sun while you are home (not for too long though as it can dry out very quick) bang it up against items (not too hard, we don’t want you to rip your item). This is an example of an aged leather by hand that came out very good. ![]() If you want to speed up the process but don’t want to take sandpaper or rubbing alcohol to it, force the natural growth. But if you want a very natural patina look, it is best to just use your item and allow time to pass by. Now some people want to speed up this process and we have a few ways to help age your leather here. ![]() Sunlight will start to lighten the color, water and other liquids will spill onto it and create darker spots on it.Įverything you do with your leather wallet will slowly add to it growing a patina. ![]() Let’s say you have a wallet, you are constantly sliding it in and out of your pocket, your skin oils are soaking into the leather when you touch it. So just by using your item, it will start develop a nice patina. This will add some badass looking features to your leather item. The natural life of your leather item will start to take on different colors, scratch and stretch marks. Patinas are created from abuse to the leather. When you have leather that has been used, it will start to show the abuse it has gone through. Other items like wood and metal will go through similar processes while aging as the color will start to change. Since there are different tanning processes, this affects the structure of the leather. Patina’s only really start to acquire on very high quality leathers that have been naturally processed/tanned. Patina On Natural Leather – Photo Courtesy of Theresa at Flickr If your leather is starting to grow a patina, this is a good thing. Patinas add some interesting characteristics to your leather products that will make it look that much cooler. Just as your skin will tan under sunlight, create marks and wrinkles, leather does the same. This is the case with leather as it is made from the hide of animal. Many natural items have an aging process to them that can significantly change the look of the item. But what is a Patina and how is it made? Well today we are going to go over everything you need to know about leather patinas. If you have ever been around leather or read up on leather products you will usually hear about a patina.
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