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You can repair inconspicuous leather damage yourself
Kits usually cost about $10, an smeared onto the surrounding
by Jeanne Huber appealing price. leather. He recommends a
A kit repair often looks okay at professional repair that includes
Q:
I have a leather first, but the rip is likely to open up applying an underlayment that
armchair that in time, especially if it’s in a place supports the rip on the back and a
received a small jab where the leather flexes fiberglass mesh that reinforces the
on the back. How can I frequently, says Rob Griffey, who mending material. Fabrion (www.
repair it? ran Magic Repair Services, a fabrion.net), a franchise company,
Clarksville leather-repair company in the uses this approach and does good
Clarksvile area, for nine years. work, Griffey says.
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Do-it-yourself When jobs for repairing vehicle Michael McDougall, who
leather-repair kits upholstery dropped off in the operates Fabrion of Harford
sometimes work, but if recession, he closed the business, County (443-417-5066), does
this tear is on the side of the back so he has no vested interest repairs in homes. The fee is $100
where a person sits, you’re anymore in recommending for the first hour plus $75 for
probably better off getting a professional repair. But when additional hours. A simple repair
professional repair. Most kits people call the old business may take one or two hours.
consist of an adhesive goop plus number, he suggests avoiding the
colorants that you mix to get as kits. Have a problem in your home?
close as possible to a matching “They do more harm than good,” Send questions to localliving@
shade. There are usually also Griffey says, because if the repair
washpost.com. Please put “How To”
texture mats, which you press onto fails, you then have to remove the in the subject line and tell us where
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the goop to replicate the texture. goop and deal with colorant you live. If leather upholstery is torn in a prominent place, let the pros fix it.
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