Quality of Meermin Pebble Grain

[The Louche V2]

I just took delivery of Meermin LWBs in “chestnut country calf” (i.e., pebble grain). I can't tell if this leather is corrected grain or full grain, and I am concerned that it might not age well or be condition-able if it’s corrected grain.

Does anyone have definitive information about these specifc leathers? What products work well for conditioning?

 

[boot_owl]

I just took delivery of Meermin LWBs in “chestnut country calf” (i.e., pebble grain). I can't tell if this leather is corrected grain or full grain, and I am concerned that it might not age well or be condition-able if it’s corrected grain.

Does anyone have definitive information about these specifc leathers? What products work well for conditioning?

No embossed leather is full grain, by definition. It will age fine and can be conditioned like any other good smooth leather, this isn't department store PU leather.

 

[The Louche V2]

No embossed leather is full grain, by definition. It will age fine and can be conditioned like any other good smooth leather, this isn't department store PU leather.

I have read that there are indeed a lot of full-grain embossed leathers -- leathers that simply had surface imperfections disguised with embossing but not the plasticized coating of many corrected-grain leathers.

 

[boot_owl]

I have read that there are indeed a lot of full-grain embossed leathers -- leathers that simply had surface imperfections disguised with embossing but not the plasticized coating of many corrected-grain leathers.

Full grain means that nothing has been done to the surface. Corrected grain is more about sanding down imperfections then refinishing/coating it

 

[The Louche V2]

Full grain means that nothing has been done to the surface. Corrected grain is more about sanding down imperfections then refinishing/coating it

I see now. Thanks for the clarification.