Leather Couch Repair

The kind of furniture you have tells a lot about your taste and the economic condition you are in. Leather home furniture is one such thing which adds a richness to your home decor. But just as it adds a touch of class to your home, if it gets a tear, it can be an eyesore. To get the couch repaired you might have to spend a considerable amount. Hence, rather than doing that, wouldn't it be great for you as well as your pocket if you knew how to repair leather couches and did it your self? Grab that leather couch repair kit and we will get to work!

Repairing Leather Couches

Fixing Holes or Tears

These are the things you would need to get your leather furniture in shape, apart from the things available in the kit -

• Soft clean cloth
• Leather cleaning solution
• Rubbing alcohol
• Cotton ball
• Scissors
• Leather protectant
• Leather sandpaper

Then here is how you can repair the couch.

• First things first. If there is any white fluff or any sort of filling that is jutting out of the area which needs a repair, trim it off. This will make the final look after the repair smooth and even.
• Now take the sandpaper from your kit and rough up the area around the tear, or rather the hole. This will help in holding the leather patch more securely which would be placed there.
• Then clean the damaged area of the furniture with rubbing alcohol or leather cleaner and a cotton ball.
• If there is any dirt or grime, the leather protectant will cut through it. This way the patch will be able to adhere well to the sofa.
• Now select a patch to place over the hole, trimming it to fit the hole. Ensure that there is half an inch of patch overlapping that tear.
• Then, glue the patch in place using the leather adhesive and let it dry. Make sure that the patch is completely and properly covered.
• Sand the area lightly to even out glue spots or rough edges.
• If there are gouges, fill them using leather filler and allow it to dry. Then sand the spot again.
• Apply the color which will be available in your kit to the patch, matching the couch. Smooth the color and edges by a light sand after the color dries.
• Finally, take the repair compound from your leather kit and rub it in the patched area. The leather couch restoration will be over once this repair compound dries in a few hours.

This was about repairing leather couch as far as a tear is concerned. What is done in case of a scratch on the couch? Coming up in the text below.

Fixing Scratches

• The first step for leather scratch is the same as repairing the tear.
• The next thing you do is to glue down flaps or lifted pieces of leather using leather glue. Give it at least an hour to dry.
• Lightly smooth down and sand the area glued as well if you find any rough spots around the scratch.
• Again use a leather filler to fill the scratches and cracks. Fill the dent and smooth the gouge using your fingers.
• Now comes the turn of the scratch repair solution. Spread the solution on the scratch with a cloth for the kit.
• Scratch repair solution will repair, clean and seal the scratch in your couch.

That's it! If you feel you are not very good at this or are skeptical about it, well, you can definitely take professional help. Or you can also check with a local furniture dealer to make sure if you have the correct kit and the correct things for leather repair. Another thing to remember is that the couch should be kept away from direct sunlight and it should be polished regularly to prevent it from getting cracked and brittle.

If you feel that the repair is going to be too extensive, take professional help. Otherwise, I am sure you going to have fun repairing the couch yourself and then you may even brag about it!