Customer Reviews and Before-After Photos

I didn't match the sample so had to send my bottle back. They charge 25% to return and postage was 12 dollars so it was an expensive experience. Just be sure of your color.

Customer Service is outstanding. They communicated with me after hours and tried to help. Unfortunately, the product was useless to me. I had previously ordered a couple of swatches to be sure I ordered the closest color for my project which was a Burgundy color. I ended up choosing a color they called "Wine". When applying the dye, it was more of a bright red and wasn't even close to the color of the "Wine" swatch I had ordered. Customer Service did send me a small bottle of Black which I tried adding a few drops at a time to darken the Red but to no avail. I ended up not using this product and ended up buying a vinyl dye spray at Autozone which worked great.

We live in Florida and in winter the weather is nice so we open up for fresh air at night. We used your product Wed, and had the heat on the first couple days so it dried and was no problem but then it warmed enough to open up. Sunday morning, the back of my shirt was black, and it has continued coming off on my clothes and wearing off the recliner. It worked as advertised so long as the humidity stayed low.

At this point, my sense is that the color, midnight blue, is not as dark as the sample that was sent. Also, It's been about 8 days since application and I can still rub off some color with a terry cloth rag if I apply only a moderate amount of pressure. I'll give it more time (luckily I tested it in an inconspicuous location) but I'm kind of discouraged at this point. The chair I'm hoping to "treat" is in good shape and made of high quality leather. I'm trying to restore the original color (dark blue) which has faded a bit more than I'd like.

Got the custom color which matched perfectly. Followed directions for proper preparation of our bonded leather sectional and applied the color to the furniture as directed and waited 4 hours for it to dry. Then I mixed the sealer with color to get the degree of shine we desired and applied it as recommended. We did not use the furniture for six days to allow it to dry completely. Now after less than a week of sitting on it the finish is coming off and we are very disappointed. Great idea, but with our bonded leather furniture it did not have any durability. I wonder if full grain leather would have a better result. I sure wouldn't try it and be disappointed.

Used this to spruce up a leather suitcase repurposed as a coffee table. It looks fine. Darker than I hoped. I'm most concerned about the warning label saying "Suspected of causing cancer". I used the conditioner/ sealer product for several layers after coloring, but red coloring wipes off the table when I try to clean with a damp cloth, even after drying and a week later.

Followed directions but made vinyl look dull and worn. Was hoping for a shiny finish. Worked ok on seat belts but I would not recommend on your vinyl.

I used this and Furniture Clinic's Leather Heavy Filler. I like Furniture Clinic's better- the texture is more like leather and it's easier to work with. Love Rub n' Restore as a company though.

The product is very expensive for the amount you receive. Also was not informed that duties and customs are not included when shipped to canada. I purchased the larger container of the compound. There was not enough to repair 4 dining chair seat cushions. All showing wear on the leather. I had enough for only 2 of the seat cushions. I am using a leather paint to change the colour. After painting the chairs the wearing was still noticeable. In the end I went to home depot. Bought paintable caulking, smoothed out the wearing parts painted, sanded them painted again. The chairs look great and only paid $10 for the caulking as opposed to the Rub n Restore order of 1. Scraping tool, 2. Patch kit and 3. Compound. Which cost me $89 with US exchange, then another $37.80 in COD with arrival of the product.

I used Rub 'N Restore Clear Prep and Finish and on our leather sofa, two leather chairs, and four leather barstools. The sofa, chairs and barstools were all made by different manufacturers with different grades and shades of brown leather.



I carefully followed the directions for preparation, cleaning, and application. The results were all the same, and disappointing. It did not leave any luster, as the product promised, although the sofa had a nice shine when new. Additionally, all the leather furniture had been soft and supple, and after use of the product, became stiff and rough like sandpaper. The dog's nail marks on the leather sofa, which never showed before, are now clearly visible.



I would never use this product again nor recommend it to others.

I did NOT have success with this product. I was very disappointed that it did not achieve the look that the company said it would. 🙁 I have a leather couch with small worn areas with little cracking in the leather.

The product seemed great at first... I did everything exactly by the book I also bought a special applicator to use with the product.. and after painting the couch we didn’t use it for 4 days just in case to let everything to dry well!! But now 2 months later everything is back exactly to the way it looked before all the paint is gone!! And its after I’ve put three layers... very very disappointed!!!!

First off, get the free swatches! The product itself is pretty good however the color? It's terrible! The color looks nothing like the online photo even after days of drying. I honestly think my chair ( the parts that I stained ) looks worse now then it did before I tried to "fix" it. Now I need something to cover this awful orange. I can't believe others have said it looks just like the online color depicted. I'm wondering if I got a bad batch or something. Anyway I would recommend buying a darker shade or getting the swatches before buying a big bottle.

After many times of trying cleaning and applying dye that I bought, I still have an issue with coloring. It does not bond into the vinyl or leather deep enough it looks to me that it is just a top, thin layer of dye that could be erased easily with cloth and a little bit of water. I know that you will be saying that never happened before it is just I do something wrong, but believe me I went 100 times completely through the website and the notes. It does not work as described. I am very disappointed of the poor product, but the company did refund me.

May work for others but not my project. Tried on a chair. Looked like painted plastic with streaks. I returned the product, and was refunded in full. I will get the chairs professionally done.