Leather Accessories  »  Leather Finishes

Leather Finishing is a process undertaken for enhancing and protecting the natural beauty of the hide. Finish is a thin film over the top of the leather. For the final output, the final wet end processing of the skins is very important procedure. The leather is re-tanned and dyed, ready for finishing to the highest possible standards.

Importance of Leather Finishes:

• Finishes are required on all types of leather articles for a sparkling, highly flexible wax finish.
• Finishes are required to protect and preserve the color after dyeing.
• Leather finishes gives a soft, lustrous look.
• Enhances durability.

Types of Leather Finishes:
Some of the different types of leather finishes are:

• Fully Pigmented Finish: This leather finish is most popular belong of its durability. The finish consists of many coats of sealer and color.
  
  
• Antique Finish: This leather finish is done by applying several coats of a base color and then a fine coat of a darker color is sprayed on the top giving it a two- toned effect.
  
  
• Wyper Finish: This leather finish is quite similar to the antique finish. The only difference being that the darker shade is wiped off with the help of a special solvent.
  
  
• Corrected Grain Finish: The corrected grain finish looks a bit like vinyl. Excessive scarring is sanded smooth and embossed with an artificial grain to give that leather the embossed finish.
• Full Grain Finish: This leather finish has had nothing done to change the natural surface. It is soft and contains the natural markings of the hide.