Scratch Doctor Leather Colour Restorer Recolouring Balm Repair Treatment for Faded & Worn Absorbent Leather Furniture, Sofas, Chairs (Dark Brown, 250ml)

I was not confident when I first got this. It is very brown ( looks like mud/chocolate sauce) , and as I started to wipe it over the arms of my sofa I wondered when I would ever be able to touch the arms again without the brown coming off on me. The colour also wasn't quite right, no richness too it, unlike my deep brown duresta.. However.... after rubbing it in, I could see it really was making a huge difference to the appearance, the scratch marks and fading all but had gone, and it seemed to pick up the colour not mask it, The following day although still very slightly tacky, I re-did the same areas, and they looked even better again. Lots of effort rubbing it in and the tackiness almost went. The following I could lean on the arm in a white tee-shirt, no problem. The sofa really does look amazing I wish I had some before and after photos. Just one thing - this covers leather scratches and wear and tear great but I had some small white paint marks on the back and hoped it would reduce those, It didnt - if anything as the natural colour was restored and the sofa got back to its original deep brown, the white marks show up more! Still a great product but not a dye.

My dark brown leather couch is badly scratched all over the top of one of the cushions. The scratches were light brown and looked pretty ugly. I applied the dye and, in my case, the colour match was perfect so I only had to cover the affected area. Once dry, the leather polished up well to a slight shine just as before, and it now looks almost as good as new. I am really pleased and surprised with the result.

Worked really well on an old brown armchair which was showing a lot if yellow cracks and wear. You can still see the cracks (which I don't mind because I want the chair to look old) but they are now dark brown and it looks much smarter.The restorer worked less well on my sofa. Some of the white cracks have become dark brown so are less noticeable, but where the dark patina had rubbed off the arms and back, the cream made little difference. The leather is obviously less absorbent on the sofa. Basically the cream only works on absorbent leather, as the accompanying leaflet informed me once I'd got the product, so it might be worth testing your furniture for this before buying.

This product arrived quickly, with clear instructions and a cloth. However, it's not great and you'd get much better results, as I have in the past with Cherry Blossom shoe/leather cream from Timpsons. This product is more of a dye and l as of a nourishment, it doesn't buff to a shine. It's good value in and of itself but for full effect you'd have to pre-treat which would negate any savings.

Our leather sofas actually less than two years old. John Lewis and nice design. But whilst not cheap, the dark brown leather really isn’t as thick as other stuff we’ve had. So wasn’t surprised to notice some tiny crinkle like cracks on the leather surface which when depressed, opened up to show the pale ‘freckle’ of the skin beneath. This dark brown polish / balm has perfectly colored in those ‘freckles’. Colour match couldn’t have been closer - and with now several further applications of a neutral leather balm, the whol surface looks like new.And is a lot more supple and flexible.Nice product. Well done.

It is no exaggeration to say that this little pot of wonder has totally rejuvenated our suite. It gave exactly the effect I wanted. I wanted to freshen the suite up and bring back some colour and life to sun damaged areas, but not cover all the marks that give it character. I saw some other products that look like they give a very opaque effect. Not what I wanted. So easy to use and a little goes a long way. I did a three seater, two seater and pouffe and have almost half the pot left. I could not praise this highly enough.

Purchased this leather colour restorer to try and colour deep cat claw scratches on a leather suite prior to sale and it did the job with great results! Easy to use and covered 90% of scratch damage with one application and covered completely with a second. Although the scratches remain, colour has been restored to the leather and they are much less visible........I'm so impressed I've ordered some black restorer to use on my faded leather motorcycle jacket!

I initially but up a 5* review about this product as when first applied it made one heck of a difference to the appearance of my leather corner sofa. A month later and whatever this stuff is has all but disappeared and the sofa looks as it did before. As I stated in my initial review I was not expecting a "miracle in a jar", but sadly this product, while good to begin with, very quickly fades to nothing. I've left a 1* as I'm hoping my sofa got a decent "feed" during application, but I believe this is likely generous as a leather feed was not what I had purchased.As others have stated, you really can't beat lots of good old fashioned shoe polish and good old fashioned elbow grease to maintain a decent original colour and a decent protection when your leather sofa is on it's last lap.