Leather seat Repairs......
Discussion
Anyone got any experiences and before and after pictures of a DIY smart repair on leather seats?
I know there are kits available from Furniture Clinic and Buffalo leather etc. But wanted some first hand feedback on how the proccess went for you and what kit you used....
It's the repairing of a hole or tear i'm interested in. Think the procedure prob goes something like:
Tidy area up.
place mesh where the hole is so that it goes under the surrounding leather
Glue down the surrounding leather to the mesh
Apply filler over mesh/hole in thin layers.
Sand down
Then re-colour
Anyone have more info, better detail and before and after pics of such a process?
Is the filler really durable? and whats the difference between air dry and non air dry kits?
Also, the leather is quite shiney, is there a way of dulling it down?
It's mid grey BMW leather on a 1988 BMW Motorsport convertible. TBH i think the panel (drivers bolster) would prob not be much more than £100 to replace but i really like the idea of tackling the job myself.
I know there are kits available from Furniture Clinic and Buffalo leather etc. But wanted some first hand feedback on how the proccess went for you and what kit you used....
It's the repairing of a hole or tear i'm interested in. Think the procedure prob goes something like:
Tidy area up.
place mesh where the hole is so that it goes under the surrounding leather
Glue down the surrounding leather to the mesh
Apply filler over mesh/hole in thin layers.
Sand down
Then re-colour
Anyone have more info, better detail and before and after pics of such a process?
Is the filler really durable? and whats the difference between air dry and non air dry kits?
Also, the leather is quite shiney, is there a way of dulling it down?
It's mid grey BMW leather on a 1988 BMW Motorsport convertible. TBH i think the panel (drivers bolster) would prob not be much more than £100 to replace but i really like the idea of tackling the job myself.
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