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Leather repair? Joy Hardie 11-13-2005
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Posted by Joy Hardie on November 13, 2005, 8:26 am
Just got my husband a new leather jacket last year...his old one was
decades old (and the sleeves were always a little too short).
Somehow he got too close to a clothes rack and punctured a hole.
Does anybody know how or if it is possible to repair leather?
Joy in Michigan

Posted by Bobbie Sews Moore on November 13, 2005, 9:37 am
A few years ago I had a leather chair that somehow got a hole in it. I saw
on TV where here was a leather "repair kit" and you could get it at Eckerd's
Drug store. It's a plastic like liquid in maybe 5 colors and you can blend
it to get close to the right color. (Looks almost like a paint by number
paint kit.) Kit includes a "grain like" paper to press over it and dries
overnight. I was pleased with the results. You might want to think about
doing this. HTH
Barbara in SC
> Just got my husband a new leather jacket last year...his old one was
> decades old (and the sleeves were always a little too short).
> Somehow he got too close to a clothes rack and punctured a hole.
> Does anybody know how or if it is possible to repair leather?
> Joy in Michigan



Posted by Joy Hardie on November 13, 2005, 10:34 am
GREAT! I will look for it and give it a try.
Was the repair durable?
Could you easily see the repair or did it blend in nicely?
Thanks again,
Joy in Michigan

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:37:29 GMT, "Bobbie Sews Moore"

>A few years ago I had a leather chair that somehow got a hole in it. I saw
>on TV where here was a leather "repair kit" and you could get it at Eckerd's
>Drug store. It's a plastic like liquid in maybe 5 colors and you can blend
>it to get close to the right color. (Looks almost like a paint by number
>paint kit.) Kit includes a "grain like" paper to press over it and dries
>overnight. I was pleased with the results. You might want to think about
>doing this. HTH
>Barbara in SC
>> Just got my husband a new leather jacket last year...his old one was
>> decades old (and the sleeves were always a little too short).
>> Somehow he got too close to a clothes rack and punctured a hole.
>> Does anybody know how or if it is possible to repair leather?
>> Joy in Michigan
>


Posted by Bobbie Sews Moore on November 13, 2005, 11:57 am
The repair wasn't noticeable 2 or 3 feet away, which is about the closest
anyone will be to the repair. "I" always knew where it was. The chair was
4 or 5 years old when the hole happened. It held up good. I "painted" the
liquid stuff about a 1/2 inch beyond the hole. Kept the chair for 4 or 5
more years after the repair job, then gave it away. The directions on the
package were easy to understand.
Good luck. I would certainly give this stuff a try on a jacket, rather
than toss it. You can send a private message if this isn't clear to you.
Barbara in SC
> GREAT! I will look for it and give it a try.
> Was the repair durable?
> Could you easily see the repair or did it blend in nicely?
> Thanks again,
> Joy in Michigan
>
> On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:37:29 GMT, "Bobbie Sews Moore"
>
>>A few years ago I had a leather chair that somehow got a hole in it. I
>>saw
>>on TV where here was a leather "repair kit" and you could get it at
>>Eckerd's
>>Drug store. It's a plastic like liquid in maybe 5 colors and you can
>>blend
>>it to get close to the right color. (Looks almost like a paint by number
>>paint kit.) Kit includes a "grain like" paper to press over it and dries
>>overnight. I was pleased with the results. You might want to think about
>>doing this. HTH
>>Barbara in SC
>>> Just got my husband a new leather jacket last year...his old one was
>>> decades old (and the sleeves were always a little too short).
>>> Somehow he got too close to a clothes rack and punctured a hole.
>>> Does anybody know how or if it is possible to repair leather?
>>> Joy in Michigan
>>
>



Posted by Angrie.Woman on November 13, 2005, 5:42 pm
I'm not Bobbie, but I had a leather chair once that got a puncture in
it, and I used the same type of repair kit. I didn't do so good at
getting the color quite right, but the "stuff" lasted as well as the
rest of the seat of that chair.

A


Joy Hardie wrote:
> GREAT! I will look for it and give it a try.
> Was the repair durable?
> Could you easily see the repair or did it blend in nicely?
> Thanks again,
> Joy in Michigan
>
> On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:37:29 GMT, "Bobbie Sews Moore"
>
>
>>A few years ago I had a leather chair that somehow got a hole in it. I saw
>>on TV where here was a leather "repair kit" and you could get it at Eckerd's
>>Drug store. It's a plastic like liquid in maybe 5 colors and you can blend
>>it to get close to the right color. (Looks almost like a paint by number
>>paint kit.) Kit includes a "grain like" paper to press over it and dries
>>overnight. I was pleased with the results. You might want to think about
>>doing this. HTH
>>Barbara in SC
>>
>>>Just got my husband a new leather jacket last year...his old one was
>>>decades old (and the sleeves were always a little too short).
>>>Somehow he got too close to a clothes rack and punctured a hole.
>>>Does anybody know how or if it is possible to repair leather?
>>>Joy in Michigan
>>
>

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