How to Refinish Scuffed Leather

Leather is a popular material worn or used in home furnishings by most people. Unfortunately for those who wear leather, it is easily scuffed, and these scuff marks are often not easy to remove. Fortunately, there are methods for removing scuff marks that you can implement using only simple items that are likely already in your home. If you find yourself with scratched or scuffed leather, try these at-home refinishing strategies before you spend big bucks to have it professionally treated.

2 cotton towels
Olive oil
Iron
Shoe polish
Cotton swabs

Instructions

- 1
  Apply a small amount of olive oil to a cotton towel, and gently rub it onto the scuffed leather in a circular motion for several minutes.
- 2
  Apply water to the towel to make it damp. Wring out the water, and gently rub the scuffed area with the damp towel for several minutes.
- 3
  Lay the damp towel over the scuffed area and apply a heated iron to the towel. Slowly move the iron around for several seconds at a time while removing it for several seconds at a time as well. The heat from this action brings the natural leather oils to the surface and may help repair the scuff marks.
- 4
  Apply color-appropriate shoe polish to the scuffed area with a cotton swab in a circular motion. While the polish is still wet, rub it clean and buff it with a dry cotton towel. Repeat this step if it seems to have little affect. When complete, visually inspect the leather to ensure it has been sufficiently repaired.

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