Cat urine stain on leather

A kitty piddled on a leather seat on a coblers bench leaving a stain. A cat urine stain on leather is almost impossible to remove and the seat needs to be replaced or the rest of the seat dyed to match the stain.

Email question:

>I own an old cobbler's bench with an un-embrossed leather seat that measures
16.5" x 18". Things were fine until one of my cats decided to use it as a
litter box. I have been unsuccessful in repairing the damage (the large
black spot won't go away...and the finish seems to be ruined.) At this
point, I see no option but to replace the leather, but have not been able to
find the right piece of leather to do the job. Your chair seats, while
lovely, are a bit too small and too fancy. Can you help? Thanks. Betsy

Email reply:

Hi Betsy

That's a toughy. I've never run into your situation before so I went looking. The only thing I found about cat urine stain on leather is that if it isn't caught immediately you have the situation that you have. Not too helpful.

I don't know of a supplier for the type of seat you need and our leather chair seats don't include what you need. You might buy some leather and tools and duplicate the seat that you have.

Tandy Leather says that they will answer questions at their local stores. This link goes to a store finder to see if there is one in your area.

Have you considered dying the the rest of the seat to match the dark spot? Here are instructions for dying leather

At the bottom of the directions it says that oil based dyes will give richer color, but water based dye will give a more even application. There are some water soluble stain powders called Homestead Dry Dyes that could be used to stain leather. If you try them be sure to test on a small area first to be sure that they're compatible with your leather.

Tom

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