Furniture: Leather Sofa Job: Repair a cigarette burn on the seating cushion on a Ivory leather sofa Process: Cut the burn half out using the scalpel to release the tension. Fill the hole using the leather repair compound and then apply colour to the leather to hide the repair. Kit: leather repair kit & leather repair touch up kit Cost: £15 basic repair kit & £20 colour repair kit (Ivory) . TOTAL - £35
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Furniture: 3 Seater Leather Sofa Job: Repair a large tear on the back of a 3 seater sofa. Process: The first step is to place the canvas sub patch in place and then glue it to the leather. The large gap in-between is the filled in thin layers and then colour is applied with a sponge at first and then sprayed on. We used a leather colourant kit this time because the damage was large and so needed to be sprayed. Kit: Basic Repair Kit & Small Leather Colourant Kit Cost: £15 basic repair kit & £40 colour matched small colourant kit.TOTAL - £55
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Furniture: Chesterfield Arm Chair Job: Repair split and fill cracking Process: The split is repaired using the basic repair kit in the normal way. The leather repair compound is then smoothed over the cracking using a palette knife to fill the cracks. It is left to dry and then re-applied until level with the leather. Once thoroughly set the compound is then sanded down using a piece of fine sandpaper. The colour is then re-applied by spray application to match the pattern of the rest of the leather. Kit: Basic Repair Kit & Small Antique Finish Kit (Red) Cost: £15 basic repair kit & £40 small antique finish kit. TOTAL - £55
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Furniture: Leather Sofa Job: Repair 2 cuts in the leather caused by a Stanley knife. Process: The cut is repaired using the basic repair kit in the normal way, the canvas sub patch is inserted behind the leather and then glued into place. Stick both sides of the cut as close together as possible here. If it sticks tightly together then that’s the job done. If not, use the repair compound to fill the gap and then apply colour over it using a colour repair kit. Kit: Basic Repair Kit Cost: £15 basic repair kit