User Guide

All leather contains pores. These pores are responsible for letting your leather breathe, receive
conditioner, cleaner, and anything else small enough to sink into it. To prevent harmful
substances from absorbing, and to give a nice esthetic quality, many leather producers will lace
your leather with finish. Leather can be finished in two primary styles, or it might remain
unfinished.
Unfinished Leather is leather closest to its natural state. It will have the look, texture and smell
most like its animal donor, and is colored with aniline dyes. Due to a lack of finish, it has less
protection from the elements (but more resistance to scratches), and will require more
maintenance. Don't go spilling your drink around it. Despite this, unfinished leather is of the
highest natural quality, and if well cared for, you won't find its equal.
Semi-aniline leather includes a mixture of aniline dyes and a light covering of protective
pigments. These pigments will provide some protections against spills and weather, while
retaining some of the leather's more natural qualities. This type is the bridge between finished
and unfinished leather - an excellent choice for anyone caught in the middle between quality
and security.
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