I'll buy 'More Rich In Color'... (archive)

I think that you can tell from the photos that the armrest is MARGINALLY lighter in color than the rest of the leather. It is quite a close call, but the difference is there.

Having said that, I don't think I agree -- though disputing our Leather Guy seems fraught with danger -- with the reason you gave. That there may be a deepening of color with age is certainly possible. It may be a chemical process, or an effect of exposure to light...but I just can't believe that the universal deepening, if it occurs, is because the leather gets universally DIRTY. Exposure to dirt and oil can only be a description of DIScoloration, and not only does this seem relatively unlikely over the entire surface of the leather, but seems as though it should show variations even on one seat or other area. Crud pollution (can't call it anything else if your explanation is right) is never that precise or complete.

I think light, or temperature, or just a natural aging process would make sense.

On a related note...I don't find this color aging to be a bad thing. As you sideline business is leather, mine is painting toy soldiers to a high standard. Where you want your leather to have a consistent color, I need the soldiers to show shades and shadows etc. If I painted a soldier with an Imola Red jacket, I would need highlights made by adding white paint to the Imola red (lightening the color) and lowlights -- shadow areas etc, made by adding black to the red. In either case the color remains true except for the lightening or darkening effect. Does not go orange or purple. As long as the chromatic effect is true to the original effect, darkening of the material looks fine. So too with the leather interior of the car.

Terry

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Re: I'll buy 'More Rich In Color'... JonM 13:23 12/04/2000 (0)

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