Walnut Vinyl & Leather Finish
Walnut is a medium neutral brown. It is lighter than Chocolate and less golden than Tobacco.
Use our water-based finishes to restore and condition:
- absorbent aniline and semi-aniline leather,
- non-absorbent full-grain or top-grain leather,
- and vinyl upholstery.
Our finishes won’t sunfade or backstain like leather dyes. They don't feel plasticky, flake or peel like spray paints.
Do not use on fabric, suede, nubuck, bonded or faux leather.
Store in a temperate, dark place away from children.
Click here for SDS (Safety Data Sheets) and ingredient information.
Changing color is best suited to absorbent leather.
If the material repels water and will be heavily used, consider adding 1 part special order Satin Sealer to 4 parts color to improve durability. Thorough cleaning and stress testing the color are critical!
The following are not good candidates and will require touch-up:
- changing from red / dark to white / pale;
- worn, cracking, scaly or thinning leather;
- furniture with lots of wrinkles, folds, deep creases (and therefore stress);
- pieces that are heavily used or harshly cleaned (kids, dogs, chemicals);
- car or boat upholstery (for these we suggest a heavier urethane coating);
- bonded, faux or polyurethane (PU) ‘leather’ which repel all finishes (including their own).
Here's what wear looks like on non-absorbent leather or vinyl:
Order handmade swatches of leather or vinyl refinished with our colors to see how they compare.
Or send a sample. We'll test our colors for free and advise you. We can customize if necessary.
Print and send this Color Request Form with your sample to:
Rub 'n Restore, Inc.
39585 Lund Rd
PO Box 1149
Paonia, CO 81428 USA
A little goes a long way!
Colors and clear finishes get the same coverage. These estimates can vary based upon quality and condition of material.
- 2 oz. covers ~ 15 – 20 square feet
- 4 oz. covers ~ 30 – 40 square feet
- 8 oz. covers ~ 60 – 80 square feet
- 16 oz. covers ~ 120 – 160 square feet
Choose an option below to get a quantity recommendation:
Answer these three questions to determine what clear finish, if any, is needed for leather:
Orders received before 10 am MST on weekdays (excluding US holidays) are usually shipped same-day.
Most domestic orders are shipped via Priority Mail unless otherwise requested and typically arrive in 2-4 business days. Packages over 5 lbs. as well as all Canadian and international orders are shipped via UPS.
We are not responsible for delays and cannot refund shipping costs except for UPS Next Day Air.
You will receive an automated email with tracking number. Please secure your package in a timely fashion to avoid freezing during winter months.
Canadian and international Customers, use coupon code internationalCLUB (case and space sensitive) to discount the freight and duties on 8 or 16 oz. bottles of color. Rub 'n Restore, Inc. is not responsible for duties, tariffs or other expenses incurred.
Return & Exchange Policy
We do not accept returns on opened items or Custom Colors. All other products, if unopened, may be returned within 60 days of purchase.
PLEASE NOTE, it may be cost prohibitive to return the following:
- a 2 oz. color,
- a 2 oz. or 4 oz. clear,
- a 1 oz. filler,
- or cleaner.
If you request a return label, the cost will be deducted from any return or exchange. Read our complete return policy here.
BEWARE the final WALNUT color is very different then what is shown online.
After three coats on two separate chairs, the color is far lighter then expected. One chair was originally light brown and the other was a dark olive green. Both chairs came out the same light milk chocolate hue.
Yes there is a note in the description on the site about the chocolate milk color, but the swatch shown was what I was after.
Now I have to order another bottle of a darker color to get the chairs darker... what a pain, not to mention the $$$.
See more pictures on Linda's blog Lime in the Coconut.
Next is my couch. It started out a beige colour. I dyed that to taupe (maybe even when the chair was still taupe) and that was great. it was wearing VERY well. Nothing wearing off at all. It just looked like it had almost a greenish tinge to it...it was probably my imagination. But, it wasn't working for me (I am an incredibly indecisive person...which is why this product works for me). I probably had the wrong idea of the colour it was supposed to be. I must have been expecting (or hoping for) more of a greige or a linen colour. Anyway, I went over that with the walnut as well after a bit and was planning on distressing it to look like the chair but it was working much better for the couch than it did the chair (most likely because the couch had a lot of texture). I actually really liked the way the dye on the couch was wearing down. It gave me the distressed look I like so much. Now, though...it's getting a bit TOO worn out. I can just take my dye and freshen it up if I wanted (and may still do that)....but as I've been changing the room around...I'm feeling like I want to go lighter (again...I'm an indecisive person who likes changing things up). That way if it wears down, it wont be quite as big a contrast. So, I've started work on stripping the dark colour to help that. It's actually coming up quite easily.....I'm wondering if maybe I didn't prep my couch properly and the dye isn't sticking quite as well as it should because of it. But, I do have a ton of kids that are hard on the furniture.
Lots of people have seen my couches and they are really impressed and I know several people have gone and bought some for themselves.
So, my overall review is that the product is easy to use, makes a huge difference and is great because you can change it up whenever you want. But, I think it is probably best if kept close to the original colour (stay dark or stay light) just because it becomes so obvious when it wears down. Neither of my pieces had colour wear, stains or sun fading originally. I just wanted them a different colour. This is a super amazing product, especially if used for its intended purpose (to restore a piece...not drastically change it).