What Are Scuffs On Leather?

 

People have different views about scuffs on leather, some believe that a section of colour that’s worn off is a scuff, others say we have a scuff on our leather seats and it’s actually a tear, everyone’s perception of a scuff is different.

We hope this article will help you understand what a scuff is, so you can learn all about the different types of issues on leather.

Scuffs are typically a larger area that’s been damaged or worn away, scuffing is more common on furniture usually happening when moving home and the corner of the sofa / couch gets scuffed getting in or out of the home, normally scuffed against a brick wall.

With automotive leather scuffing normally appears after trying to get something large in your car, causing this to scuff the leather as you’re getting this in the car, scuffing is always a bigger amount of damage compared to scratch.

Colour loss is different again, people easily mistake colour loss as a scuff only because the colour has been removed from the surface and they describe this as my seats are scuffed.

Scratches on leather on automotive and furniture like sofas and couches are generally much smaller. Caused by small objects like buttons on trousers, or pets scratching the leather surface.

So that you can identify what the problem is you have on your leather items, we are listing below a series of pictures showing different types of damage.

 

Scuffing and Scrapes On A Car Seat Bolster                        Scuffing Caused By Sharp Object

Scuffing and Scrapes On A Car Seat Bolster                         Scuffing Caused By Sharp Object

 

Scratched Leather                                           General Colour Loss

Scratched Leather                                                                         General Colour Loss

 

Colour Loss and Cracking                                           Cracking and Staining In The Skin

Colour Loss and Cracking                                                      Cracking and Staining In The Skin

 

General Colour Loss All Over               Ageing Cracking On Leather On Natural Grain

General Colour Loss All Over                                  Ageing Cracking On Leather On Natural Grain

 

Scuffing and Scrapes On Car Seat Bolster                                       General Colour Loss Top Grain Split

Scuffing and Scrapes On Car Seat Bolster                                General Colour Loss Top Grain Split

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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