Protection & Cleaning Kit for Nubuck Leather
Specially designed to clean and protect your Nubuck leathers.
Contents
500 ml Nubuck Eco-Protector
250 ml Nubuck Cleaner
2 Nubuck Cleaning Cloth
3 Sponges
1 Trigger Sprayer
Suitable for NUBUCK - cleaning code N
Whats in the kit?
500 ml Nubuck Eco-Protector
Water-based protector for Nubuck and highly sensitive leathers
Leather type for N
Nubuck Eco-Protector is a dramatic change from previous protection products for Nubuck leathers. It is a water-based product for Nubuck and highly sensitive leathers. This product provides excellent protection against oil, water and alcohol based stains. Nubuck Eco-Protector will assist in repelling stains and soil on your Nubuck leather.
250 ml Nubuck Cleaner
Nubuck Cleaner will clean most stains and soiling from nubuck leathers. It is a water based product that penetrates into the surface to clean without harming your nubuck leather.
2 Nubuck Cleaning Cloths
Specially treated cloth i for removing soiled spots from nubuck leather
Leather type for N
This specially-treated cloth is the easiest method for removing soiled spots from Nubuck leather. It is designed to remove surface soiling as well as reverse flat and shinny areas. Nubuck Cleaning Cloth is an efficient, environmentally safe cleaner for your upholstery, garment, handbags and shoes in nubuck or suede. This specially treated cloth offers amazing result without chemicals and it will return the leather's original Nubuck feel and effect.
How to identify Nubuck Leather?
1. Feel the leather. The surface should have a texture similar to velvet. Move your hand across the surface of the leather to see if it leaves traces similar to the effect when you vacuum a carpet in one direction and then in another. If it does, the leather is nubuck.
2. The water test. Wet your finger and rub it lightly on an inconspicuous area of the leather. The surface will darken and will remain a slightly darker colour when it dries.
Nubucks leather is often mistaken for suede. Nubuck is not suede. Suede is the flesh side of a piece of leather, while nubuck is an effect achieved by modifying the grain side of the leather.
What is Nubuck?
Nubuck is aniline leather that has had its surface buffed or sanded. Buffing removes the grain, or skins surface, of the leather. This makes nubuck leather incredibly soft and it gives it a texture similar to velvet. But, it also makes nubuck the most difficult leather to maintain.
Nubuck leather feels velvety soft and luxurious. Like aniline leather, nubuck readily adjusts to ambient temperature and moisture. It feels warm in winter, and cool and dry in summer.
Nubuck leather is made from high quality hides, so it can be very expensive.
High maintenance: like aniline, nubuck doesn't have a protective topcoat, and, because the grain has been removed, it is highly absorbent and highly susceptible to staining.
Difficult to repair: minor damage can be repaired. But, because the repair can't be covered using leather pigment, there will be a visible scar.
Susceptible to fading: Like aniline leather, nubuck tends to fade.