How To Repair Perforated Leather Seats

How to Repair a Tear in a Leather Car Seat

past Larry Simmons

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Leather motorcar seats can last years without harm, given proper maintenance. As long as you keep the leather moisturized, you'll take few problems with drying or cracking. Unfortunately, even the best maintained leather seats may still develop tears. Repairing these tears yourself is possible with the utilize of a leather repair kit, which contains everything you'll need to repair a tear of whatsoever size, restoring the beauty of your leather seat for a fraction of the price of a professional.

Pace i

Discover a repair kit containing a colorant that matches the color of your leather seats. Repair kits can be purchased at an auto parts shop.

Step ii

Make clean the leather surrounding the tear with mild liquid facial or body soap. Identify a dime-sized corporeality of soap in the heart of a damp rag and piece of work it into a soap. Wipe the torn area with the lathered soap, removing whatsoever dirt from the surface. Rinse the soap from the seat using a second dampened rag, then pat the area dry with a lint-free cloth.

Step 3

Examine the edges of the tear for the level of damage. If the edges are cleanly torn, repair can go along. If the edges are ragged, or curl outward, cutting off the ragged or curled edge with a pair of pair of scissors and then that the flat of the tear can be placed against the repair backing.

Step 4

Place the canvas backing cloth from the repair kit beneath the tear in the seat by lifting an edge of the tear and sliding half of the backing beneath. Lift the other border and slide the second half beneath that edge likewise. Eye the canvas piece beneath the tear and so that all edges lie on the backing slice.

Footstep 5

Spread a thin layer of the adhesive from the repair kit onto the bottom edges of the tear with a palette knife. Press the edges against the backing piece and mucilage them into identify.

Pace 6

Use the palette pocketknife to spread the leather filler from the repair kit to the backing canvas between the torn edges. Build up the filler in layers until it slightly overlaps the leather seat. Permit each layer of filler to dry completely according to the time suggested by the manufacturer.

Pace vii

Sand the final filler layer until you lot attain a polish, continuous surface with the surrounding leather on the seat.

Step 8

Wipe abroad the filler residue left from sanding with a clean cloth and use the repair kit colorant to the surface of the filler. Rub the colorant on using a material until you have solid coverage on the filler that matches the color of your leather car seat. Permit the colorant to dry completely to the touch.

Embrace the repair site with a coat of leather seal to protect the repaired tear from damage. Rub the seal on with a cloth until the area shines slightly. Allow the sealant to dry before using the seat.

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