But today since real patent leather is rare there s an abundance of faux patent leather which is essentially fake leather.
													
																	Patent leather vs vinyl. 
									
	
		
	
																	Vinyl is any fabric with a plastic rubber coating. 
																	How to tell the difference between leather and vinyl furniture. 
																	Leather with a thicker coating than patent leather is sometimes called patent laminated leather. 
																	Since leather is a luxury item it costs more than vinyl sometimes a lot more. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Patent leather is that shiny slick looking leather that s mostly found on men s dress shoes and the occasional bag and accessory. 
																	Patent leather vs vinyl. 
																	Why is leather better than vinyl. 
																	Patent leather is a type of coated leather that has a high gloss finish. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	But when you know the. 
																	Even though polyurethane is a strong artificial material it is still vulnerable to the kinds of damage that can alter leather. 
																	Pvc is actually a subgroup of vinyl. 
																	Leather is created through the tanning of animal skin or hides. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Jul 7 2008 746 posts. 
																	I m pretty sure it s vinyl and not patent leather it s alittle misleading of the seller to put vinyl patent leather when it s vinyl not leather. 
																	Sometimes it s hard to tell whether a furniture piece is upholstered in genuine leather or man made vinyl. 
																	The material is very versatile and used in a variety of manners think vinyl records or vinyl flooring. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Patent leather although it has an almost identical appearance to vinyl and pvc actually. 
																	Pvc is poly vinyl chloride a rubber plastic like coating that is sprayed onto either a lycra or polyester backing. 
																	4 mar 9 2009. 
																	I would lean towards vinyl. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The coating on patent leather is thinner than 0 15 millimeters and typically doesn t obscure the beauty of the material underneath. 
																	With proper care leather seats will far outlast their vinyl counterparts. 
																	Polyurethane is often used as a substitute for leather. 
																	When shopping for patent leather it s important not to be fooled by similar looking vinyl or pvc. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Vinyl on the other hand is a synthetic substance composed of resin or plastic. 
																	It is an inexpensive substitute which can be made to mimic the appearance of leather similar to polyvinyl chloride pvc a form of vinyl also used for faux leather. 
																	In some instances patent leather will be coated with vinyl. 
																	Patent vinyl is a type of vinyl fabric pvc is a type of vinyl and faux leather is a type of vinyl. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The material is rich flexible and soft to the touch.