How To Fix Ripped Leather Jacket

The first actual video from Wood and Leather Doctor Mount Laurel NJ.

How to fix ripped leather jacket. Apply the leather adhesive to the back of the tear and wait for it to dry. This is my first attempt at. To fix a leather tear get a leather repair kit with a color compound that matches the color of your leather.

Wipe the area around the tear with the mixture to clean it. Press the tape onto your skin a. Thin lambskin works well as a patch to minimize bulk behind the tear.

You can even use your hairdryer to speed up the drying process. The first step is to sand away some of the faux leather. Find a perfect marker that resembles the colour of your jacket.

Take your sub patch or leather patch and cut an inch bigger on all sides as compared to your tear. Apply a piece of scotch tape or painters tape over the tear to hold the leather in position. Torn leather can be repaired with a variety of mending or darning techniques.

Reposition ripped leather edges. First rub off the jackets shedding part using sandpaper to ensure all the peels and flakes are extracted. Faux leather is made from a base fabric and polyurethane coating so it is going to peel and flake over time.

It shouldnt take long to dry maybe 5-6 minutes. This video is about how to make a permanent nearly invisible repair to a torn black leather jacket using the Leather Magic. Then use a filler cream to bind the torn.