How to Restore Leather Couches

Clean and Condition

• 1

  Wipe your leather couch down with a damp, cotton cloth. Do this as often as you dust the rest of your furniture, for good general maintenance of your leather couch.

• 2

  Pour 2 tablespoons of leather cleaner into a terrycloth towel. Rub the towel gently over the leather to exfoliate the dirt, being that the towel doesn't make existing scratches worse.

• 3

  Rub any stains for 30 seconds, and let it sit. After one to two minutes, wipe the residue with a fresh, damp terrycloth towel. Repeat this process as necessary if the stain is deep or has been sitting for a while.

• 4

  Apply two tablespoons of leather conditioner to a clean, soft cotton cloth. Wipe the leather with the conditioner. Let it absorb for two hours before sitting on the couch.

Repair Cracks

• 5

  Apply leather filler to a clean sponge. Hold the cracks of the leather together, and dab a light amount of filler into the crack.

• 6

  Allow the filler to dry for five minutes.

• 7

  Lightly sand the newly treated leather with fine sandpaper to remove excess filler.