There is great variety of leather type, but basically they could be categories ed into three major categories.
- Aniline
- Semi-aniline
- Pigmented (protected)
Type of it totally depends on the appearance you are looking for.
Aniline leather is Most natural looking type of all, only issue it faces is poor resistant to soiling.
Semi-aniline leather is somewhere in-between on both counts, having a light surface coating
Aniline leather has unique surface characteristics, its colored with dye and not with any kind of surface coating of polymer and pigment. Usually a light coating is applied to enhance its appearance that offers protection against spillages and Soiling.
Semi-aniline leather - Usually more durable than the Aniline leathers, best thing is it is durable whilst retaining the natural appearance. The increased durability is provided by the application of coating of pigment. This ensures that it has consistent color and resistance to stains.
Pigmented leather Is most commonly used in Furniture & Upholstery in almost all the car upholstery because its inherent durability. To make it more durable, it is coated with polymer surface coating contain pigments.
The surface coating allows the manufacturer more control over the properties of the leather, e.g. resistance to scuffing or fading.
Thickness varies as per the coating, but coating of leather with the polymer couldn’t be sold in the UK due to consumer protection legislation.
Full grain pigmented leather The grain surface is left intact before applying the surface coating.
Corrected grain pigmented leather The grain surface is abraded to remove imperfections before the surface coating is applied. A decorative grain pattern is then embossed into the surface.
Finished split leather The middle or lower section of a hide with a polymer coating applied and embossed to mimic a grain leather.
Finished split leather The middle or lower section of a hide with a polymer coating applied and embossed to mimic a grain leather.
Antique grain (two-tone or rub-off) A special surface effect has been created to mimic the unique ‘worn’ appearance of traditional leathers.
Pull-up leather
(also known as waxy or oily pull-up) A leather with a natural appearance which lightens in color when stretched during wear to produce a unique worn-in effect with time.
Nubuck
Nubuck Airline leather is lightly abraded on the grain to profess velvety touch. In some leather grains are still visible.
Suede
A split which has been abraded to create a distinctive nap. The nap can vary in appearance but is not as fine as the nap on nubuck because of the looser fibre structure.
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