- About leather
- Leather types
- Pigmented leather
Pigmented/covered leather
Pigmented smooth leather is used in approximately 90% of all leather upholstery. It is robust, easy to care for and uncomplicated.
Pigmented leathers are coated with an additional colour pigment layer after the tanning and dyeing process. The pores, the individual skin appearance as well as scars and other individual characteristics of the cow skin completely disappear under this layer of colour.
The thickness of this colour coating mainly depends on how badly damaged (branding marks, injury scars, insect bites, etc.) are visible, because this damage is to be concealed. With some pigmented leathers, the colour layer even conceals the natural hide structure, and the leather is therefore embossed with an artificial natural grain in order to imitate the hide structure.
The leather can also be artificially embossed for fashion reasons, for example to imitate crocodile or ostrich skin.
Heavily pigmented smooth leathers have a slightly stiffer, moderately warm feel due to the coloured top layer applied. They can therefore be slightly cool on cold days, because body heat cannot penetrate. On hot summer days, on the other hand, you will tend to perspire, and the leather feels sweaty.
But this surface treatment also offers a high protection against stains, because liquids can not penetrate deep into the leather. Therefore, pigmented smooth leathers are robust, easy to care for and uncomplicated.
Due to the high durability, this type of leather is "very suitable for everyday use" and less likely to fade. It is very easy to clean, and practically any stain can be removed ideally with the appropriate KERALUX® cleaners.
PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PIGMENTED LEATHER:
Perfect for the regular maintenance cleaning and care of semi-aniline and pigmented leather. Contents: 2 x 200 ml, sponge, cloth Perfect for the mild cleaning of all leathers. Removes fresh water-based stains. Content: 200 ml KERALUX® Cleaning Set Active Plus is perfectly suited for the intensive cleaning of pigmented leather Especially for the thorough removal of stubborn jeans stains on leather. Suitable for pigmented smooth leather. Suitable for removing oily and greasy stains from all types of leathers (even pure content: 200 ml Roll-on Pen Remover for fresh stains (not older than three days) from pens, ink and lipstick for use on slightly pigmented and pigmented smooth leather. Do not use on pure aniline, nubuck/suede or on imitation leather and synthetic leather. Intensive care for smooth leathers (do not use on nubuck or suede leather). KERALUX® Leather Balm refattens dried out leather and makes it wonderfully smooth again. content: 250 ml The premium KERALUX® Strong Protector contains a special component to give an effective and long-lasting protection for light coloured pigmented leather against early soiling, e. g. colour transfer from dark jeans. Contents: 200 ml, 2 cloths The KERALUX® Colour Repair Set P is suitable for small scratches and slightly faded pigmented leather. We mix the colour according to your leather sample. contents: 2 x 250 ml, sponge, cloth, glove
furniture. Oily and greasy stains such as colour transfer, e. g. from jeans, are particularly easy to remove with
this product.
aniline, nubuck or suede leather). Do not use on imitation or artificial leather.
