STARTSO WORLD Leather Recoloring Balm, Dark Brown Leather Repair Kit for Furniture, Leather Dye, Leather Color Restorer for Couches, Leather Couch Paint | Repair, Restore Faded & Scratched Leather

I found this product terrific. I rented an apartment furnished I own furnished, and I included a dark leather sofa which was several years old but in reasonably good shape cosmetically. It was dark red. I foolishly allowed a tenant with a cat to rent it and after one year when the tenant moved out I was sick to see that the cat had made hundreds of claw marks all over the sofa, particularly in the lower part where the cat could claw from the floor. I thought it was dump time for the sofa, but on a chance I bought a jar of this stuff. When I applied it, I realized the color was too light, so again, on a chance, I bought a jar of the black and mixed them, about 1/8 jar of black to the entire jar of red. The result is astonishing. The stuff goes on easily and covers beautifully. I used the enclosed brush, put in on heavily, and then before a section dried I smoothed it out with the included sponge. Now in order to see any cat marks you have put your face right next to the area injured. From a normal distance, the sofa looks frankly new and the blending of the colors was great also. Finally, I liked the fact that it is water soluble which makes for much easier clean up. Highly recommended.

I purchased this to try and hide a repaired tear on my couch. Very easy to use and extremely pleased with the results. I thought medium would be too light so I ordered dark brown. I am having to redo the loveseat, couch and chair but it looks brand new. I did the loveseat first. I used a chalk brush and then wiped it. When I did the couch, I just painted with a chalk brush and let it dry. This was an easier process. Paint is self leveling and it looks amazing. Color covers well and furniture look brand new.Editing my review. I have had to reorder a few times because I did not have enough to completely cover all my furniture. After dying my chair and it dried, I noticed the top cushion was a different color. The product was mislabeled. Or is a lighter brown than the rest. When comparing it to 2 that I have not opened, the color was several shades lighter. Thankfully I still had extra left over so I was able to complete the project. I will be sending the 1 back for this reason. Hard to see in the photo but the one on the right is lighter.

Great stuff- many ultra thin coats patted with sponge, made the item look like new. Mixed two colors to get desired shade. Highly recommend!

We had picked up some antique chairs at a thrift shop, figuring we would have to replace both the seat cushion cover (easy!) and the leather backing (difficult) in order to have them usable as spares for our craftsman dining table. Having a family dinner scheduled and time being limited, I decided to take a chance and try sprucing up the leather first.The kit arrived as scheduled and included a substantial tub of the dye, some small application pads, & other light accessories. I followed the simple directions for the application, which was amazingly quick and easy to do. I think I was done with all four chairs in a single morning, including the touch up of the wood, so this is not at all a difficult process.Positives: Worked very well. Don't expect it to fill in actual damage to the leather; this is a dye, not a filler, but the dye went on well and creates a beautiful finish. We will see how long this lasts, but even if it has to be reapplied at some point down the road, this was far quicker, easier, and much less expensive than the complete replacement of the leather that I anticipated for these chairs.Negatives: The included application pads are small and light, but they're also not at all necessary. Just use some disposable shop towels for large areas & the included brush for areas close to the wood that need more care in application. A standard artist's paint brush would work as easily, too.Questionable: The instructions reference following up with the leather conditioner, but no leather conditioner is included in this package. I suggest buying a separate conditioner to follow up. The pictures here are before conditioning, since I wanted to show what this kit actually accomplished. I imagine a conditioner will make the leather a bit more supple and probably extend the life & appearance of the newly dyed leather.RECOMMENDED.