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Sechs Ledertypen, drei Tests, eine Minute

Die Diagnose fragt zuerst nach dem Ledertyp, weil davon alles Weitere abhängt. Wenn Sie es nicht wissen, raten Sie bitte nicht — und wir raten auch nicht für Sie. Diese drei Tests klären es.

Six magnified leather swatches in a grid, each with a water droplet behaving differently — beading on the sealed surfaces, half absorbed on the napped ones, fully absorbed on the open-pored one — and a small cutaway edge drawn beneath each swatch.

  1. Der Wassertropfen

    Put one drop of water on a hidden spot. Beads and sits on top for a minute or more: a sealed, pigmented or lacquered surface. Darkens slowly over ten to thirty seconds: a lightly finished leather. Vanishes into the surface within a couple of seconds and leaves a dark ring: aniline. Wipe it off afterwards either way.

  2. Die Narbe unter Licht

    Hold the piece at a shallow angle to a window. Irregular pores, healed scars and small variations mean a natural grain. A pattern that repeats identically every few centimetres is an embossed finish, and almost always means synthetic or heavily corrected leather.

  3. Die Schnittkante

    Find a cut edge — inside a strap hole, under a flap, at a seam. Real leather shows a fibrous, slightly fuzzy cross-section in one continuous material. Synthetic shows a clean polymer skin sitting on top of a woven textile backing, and the two layers are visibly separate.

Die sechs Typen im Vergleich

  • Glattleder

    Smooth leather
    Woran Sie es erkennen
    Closed, even surface with a soft sheen. A water drop beads and takes a while to darken. The grain is natural but usually lightly corrected.
    Was darauf darf
    Takes cleaners, balms, waxes and colour. The most forgiving of the six.

  • Nubuk

    Nubuck
    Woran Sie es erkennen
    A short, dry, velvety nap on the grain side — sanded, not split. Fingertips leave a faint darker track. Water darkens it immediately and unevenly.
    Was darauf darf
    Never any oil, cream, balm or wax. Brush, eraser, dedicated cleaner and a fine repellent mist.

  • Veloursleder

    Suede
    Woran Sie es erkennen
    A longer, softer nap on the flesh side, with a clear two-tone shift when you brush it one way and then the other. No sheen at all.
    Was darauf darf
    Same rule as nubuck: nothing greasy, ever. Mechanical care plus a napped-leather cleaner.

  • Anilinleder

    Aniline leather
    Woran Sie es erkennen
    Open-pored and warm to the touch. A water drop is absorbed within a second or two and leaves a dark ring that fades over hours. Every mark shows.
    Was darauf darf
    Only thin, low-fat milks, applied panel by panel. Patch test judged after 24 hours, always.

  • Lackleder

    Patent leather
    Woran Sie es erkennen
    Mirror gloss, fully sealed, feels like a hard film. A water drop sits on top indefinitely. Creases show as pale lines rather than as folds.
    Was darauf darf
    A barely damp cloth and an immediate dry buff. Nothing else — no conditioner can enter a lacquer film.

  • Kunstleder

    Synthetic leather
    Woran Sie es erkennen
    Perfectly uniform embossing, cool to the touch, and a cut edge that reveals a textile backing under a polymer skin.
    Was darauf darf
    Cleaning and a surface barrier. Conditioners cannot enter it and can soften the coating over time.

Immer noch unsicher?

Schicken Sie uns Fotos und ein paar Sätze zum Stück. Wir sagen Ihnen, womit wir anfangen würden — als Anwendungsempfehlung, nicht als Zusage eines Ergebnisses. Bei starkem Schaden empfehlen wir eine Lederwerkstatt, auch wenn dabei nichts an uns verkauft wird.

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