I have a very comfortable office chair puchased from Costco a few years ago.

I've just noticed the leather on one corner of one arm has some flaking of the tpop surface.
Has anyone found a solution when faced with this?

TIA

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On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:25:51 +0000, pinnerite wrote:

> I have a very comfortable office chair puchased from Costco a few years
> ago.
>
> I've just noticed the leather on one corner of one arm has some flaking
> of the tpop surface.
> Has anyone found a solution when faced with this?

The arms are often fairly generic. When the arms on mine disintegrated, I
got new ones cheaply from (I think) Chair Doctor.

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On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 2:43:09 PM UTC, Bob Eager wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:25:51 +0000, pinnerite wrote:
>
> > I have a very comfortable office chair puchased from Costco a few years
> > ago.
> >
> > I've just noticed the leather on one corner of one arm has some flaking
> > of the tpop surface.
> > Has anyone found a solution when faced with this?
> The arms are often fairly generic. When the arms on mine disintegrated, I
> got new ones cheaply from (I think) Chair Doctor.
>
>
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I would guess th 'leather' chair bought from Costco is actually covered in reconstituted leather
or worse
'Artificial leather, also called synthetic leather, is a material intended to substitute for leather in upholstery, clothing, footwear, and other uses where a leather-like finish is desired but the actual material is cost prohibitive or unsuitable. Artificial leather is known under many names, including leatherette, imitation leather, faux leather, vegan leather, PU leather, and pleather' Thank you Wiki

On 25/11/2022 09:41, fred wrote:
> On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 2:43:09 PM UTC, Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:25:51 +0000, pinnerite wrote:
>>
>>> I have a very comfortable office chair puchased from Costco a few years
>>> ago.
>>>

>

You could try a leather dressing it will soften leather if it is hardening

On 25/11/2022 09:41, fred wrote:
> On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 2:43:09 PM UTC, Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:25:51 +0000, pinnerite wrote:
>>
>>> I have a very comfortable office chair puchased from Costco a few years
>>> ago.
>>>
>>> I've just noticed the leather on one corner of one arm has some flaking
>>> of the tpop surface.
>>> Has anyone found a solution when faced with this?
>> The arms are often fairly generic. When the arms on mine disintegrated, I
>> got new ones cheaply from (I think) Chair Doctor.
>>
>>
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>
>
> I would guess th 'leather' chair bought from Costco is actually covered in reconstituted leather
> or worse
> 'Artificial leather, also called synthetic leather, is a material intended to substitute for leather in upholstery, clothing, footwear, and other uses where a leather-like finish is desired but the actual material is cost prohibitive or unsuitable. Artificial leather is known under many names, including leatherette, imitation leather, faux leather, vegan leather, PU leather, and pleather' Thank you Wiki

Bonded leather
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonded_leather

quote
Lower-quality materials may suffer flaking of the surface material in as
little as a few years
/quote

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On 25/11/2022 10:21, alan_m wrote:

>
> Bonded leather
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonded_leather
>
> quote
> Lower-quality materials may suffer flaking of the surface material in as
> little as a few years
> /quote
>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=703ac0mnC8Y

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On 24/11/2022 14:25, pinnerite wrote:
> I have a very comfortable office chair puchased from Costco a few years ago.
>
> I've just noticed the leather on one corner of one arm has some flaking of the tpop surface.
> Has anyone found a solution when faced with this?
>
> TIA
>
My "leather" chair appears to have a thin layer of vinyl on top, which
mostly came off during lockdown when I was using it a lot.

The seat appears to be polishing up as if it is real leather.

I just put up with the suede effect. I can't replace it; it was bought
with the last birthday money my father gave me before he died.

Andy

On 26/11/2022 17:29, Vir Campestris wrote:
> On 24/11/2022 14:25, pinnerite wrote:
>> I have a very comfortable office chair puchased from Costco a few
>> years ago.
>>
>> I've just noticed the leather on one corner of one arm has some
>> flaking of the tpop surface.
>> Has anyone found a solution when faced with this?
>>
>> TIA
>>
> My "leather" chair appears to have a thin layer of vinyl on top, which
> mostly came off during lockdown when I was using it a lot.
>
> The seat appears to be polishing up as if it is real leather.
>
> I just put up with the suede effect. I can't replace it; it was bought
> with the last birthday money my father gave me before he died.
>
> Andy
Very possible to re upholster with real leather....

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