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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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Black? You mean the darker parts? Thats from leather care. You're correct, the leather is not "thin". I went all American Psycho with it. Why your Baltic blue turned black so quickly I have no idea. This brown one did not take in anything before the knife treatment.
yeah, the edges on non-black Apple leather cases turn black after a month’s use from what i am reading. And i believe it because my BB case Edge turn black from just holding it and maybe mild palm sweat. I did NOT use any alcohol or sanitizer wipes nor any other chemical. Weird.
No. It turns black becasue it rubs on every surface mostly on the edges. Especially in your pockets. This rubs away the coating and allows it to take in oils quickly at the edges only. It’s not a true black, mostly just dark dark blue.
It happens on all square edged Apple Leather Cases. look at the 5/5s cases!
So an update re: the above Bullstrap mess. They have had two people contact me today who have been quite generous in their responses. They issued a refund for the one order, and they say they are expediting the replacement for the order where I received the wrong item. I’m giving them one last chance, if only because I’m in awe of the quality, ha.
This thread is going crazy, people are literally scrubbing off the leather of their cases..
The “leather” is a black material that they paint over. 100% lab grade isopropyl alcohol or acetone wiped on a brand new case removes the color immediately.
Here is my baltic blue case. I first tried dabbing a sheet of toilet paper soaked in the ethanol and it immediately soaked up the blue. I just ordered a black leather case to compare the two. I only spent a few minutes taking the color off and will do it again when I get a chance to take off any blue dots remaining
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So it is leather but the blue color is painted on?Here is my baltic blue case. I first tried dabbing a sheet of toilet paper soaked in the ethanol and it immediately soaked up the blue. I just ordered a black leather case to compare the two. I only spent a few minutes taking the color off and will do it again when I get a chance to take off any blue dots remaining
I think it’s still blue leather. Just painted over with another shade of blue. It would explain why all the cut pieces are their respective colours all the way through.
Found this in a Reddit thread
I really don’t think its real genuine leather anymore, some kind of synthetic. But yea the baltic blue and saddle brown both immediately turned black when I lightly dabbed the solution on them!! At least now my baltic blue looks better and dont have to throw it away!
Going on 3 months here and you can see one of my previous posts that the case looks solid. Black is definitely the way to go this year.
Its probably cheap Chinese leather, and lord knows what animal it originated from.
It is true indeed. Even the saddle brown version is now painted. That is why it doesn't "age" as they used to = the paint obviously doesn't take in any grease etc which normally leads to the ageing process we were so accustomed to. Its funny though how some fans are cheering that the ageing process has started when, in fact, the paint has worn out of the corners. I wish all saddle brown owners good luck when waiting for the process to happen.
AFTER ALMOST 3 MONTHS - IPHONE 7 APPLE LEATHER CASE SADDLE BROWN (27/12/2020 - 09/03/2021)
10 January 2021 Outdoor x 09 March 2021 Indoor x 09 March 2021 Outdoor ~
How to Patina/ Treatments:
-Obenauf's heavy duty LP every 5 days
-Cololite mink oil (once in a week)
-Coconut virgin oil (once in a week)
-Morning Sunbath (15 minutes every week)
-Mixture of Obenauf's & Coconut Oil & 5 drops of Betadine (15 Minutes on 25/02/2021 and on 09/03/2021)
10 January 2021 Outdoor x 09 March 2021 Indoor x 09 March 2021 Outdoor ~
How to Patina/ Treatments:
-Obenauf's heavy duty LP every 5 days
-Cololite mink oil (once in a week)
-Coconut virgin oil (once in a week)
-Morning Sunbath (15 minutes every week)
-Mixture of Obenauf's & Coconut Oil & 5 drops of Betadine (15 Minutes on 25/02/2021 and on 09/03/2021)
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What a waste of time lol, I prefer the original colour.
Yeah its about preference. I just like experimenting with the leather 😁 already bought 3 apple saddle brown case. Above is the third one
But is it still leather underneath the color paint??? That is what I am having trouble understanding.It is true indeed. Even the saddle brown version is now painted. That is why it doesn't "age" as they used to = the paint obviously doesn't take in any grease etc which normally leads to the ageing process we were so accustomed to. Its funny though how some fans are cheering that the ageing process has started when, in fact, the paint has worn out of the corners. I wish all saddle brown owners good luck when waiting for the process to happen.
Its definitely not the “European leather” anymore! I dont think anyone can tell you what the material is. Its either a synthetic blend or sourced from an animal that even Apple does not know or care to know.