Complete Leather Color Restoration & Repair Kit

I absolutely love this product! It was so easy to use, and the results were perfect. I restored two red leather ottomans and a leather chair. One of the ottoman had a small hole, which is not noticeable at all after using the repair kit. I followed the direction and used a few coats of the repair serum waiting a few hours as directed between coats. I then completely redyed the leather on all three pieces, which had faded to an ugly pink tone, back to it's original shade of deep red. I mixed the red dye with brown and a little blue provided in the kit to create a match that satisfied me, and my furniture looks brand new. I wasn't concerned about color matching exactly because I used a few coats and a little color variance looks more natural. (Think faux painting.) I haven't yet sealed the dye because I want to give it a final coat. Before using this product, I seriously was going to give the furniture away because it had seen much better days. When I asked my friend if she knew anyone who might want it, she told me about LeatherNu and showed me how she had repaired a spot on a brand new leather sectional on which she had spilled nail polish remover. My friend had used this product to fix the stain and challenged me to find the spot. I couldn't. It looked perfect. She said that she bet that the product would be fix my problem too, and she was right. I am so happy that I took her advice. Now I have the benefit of what looks like new leather with the bonus of broken-in, comfy leather! I wish I would have taken a before photo to show you the transformation. She and this product have saved me at least $3000, which is what I would have spent on new replacement furniture. I think am going to become an obsessive/compulsive leather restorer. I can't wait to try using it on my worn car seat and a pair of shoes that I love. The individual containers of color provided in the kit are more than enough to do most jobs, but since I was restoring three large pieces, I needed a little more red to give the leather a final coat of color. The individual colors are not sold separately at Amazon, so I went to the company's website to see if I could buy a little more red from them directly. When I asked their email contact if I could make the purchase, he responded within minutes that he would be happy to send me more red...for free! Kudos LeatherNu for having an excellent product and bigger kudos for wonderful customer service! This transaction made my day. I highly recommend this product to anyone!

First off, one of the main reasons I chose this product was because of the many times I read in reviews how great the company’s customer service was and now I can definitely vouch and say that is very true. I even received a personal email from the owner himself to make sure I was happy with my purchase. That's certainly dedication! I used this on a friend’s WWE replica championship belt that has a sort of faux leather/vinyl to it and I must say it worked VERY WELL. There was about a 5 inch tare down it from end to end that I not only wanted to fix for aesthetic purposes but also so that it wouldn’t get damaged anymore. This happened from being in the cold about 15 years ago and it was damaged pretty much since it was brand new until I decided to help fix it for him now. He hasn’t seen it yet but I very sure he’s going to be thrilled with the results. I do have some points I'd like to make about this product - 1.) It’s an excellent kit but is a little, just a little on the pricier side. $30.00 is a price that someone probably wonders if they should take a chance and try it, afraid that it may be a waste of money. You just never know until you attempt it. For what it did though, it wasn’t a waste at all but people don’t realize that from the start. Just one of those, “You have to try it yourself” things. 2.) The biggest issue I had with the kit was the consistency of the “Leather Repair Compound.” I think it should be somewhat thicker. Being the consistency of almost “Elmer’s Glue” did make the repair process a bit more challenging and messier. I have an art background and I definitely had to use my best artistic skills to get a great final outcome. It took many, many, many apply and dry periods over a week to build up enough to fill in the repair. It just always seem to sink it until finally it had built up enough of itself because of how liquidity it was. Perhaps if it was more like dry wall spackle that could go on thicker, dry and then maybe even sand the excess would help a normal, everyday repairer. Because of this, I almost used the entire bottle included never thinking I would almost need that much from the start. That being said though, with as much as I used made for a very thorough repair which was great in the end. Those were the biggest issues I had, but am VERY pleased with the results. The dye (Black) worked very well going on straight without having to mix it with any other color since the belt was a black and the sealer went on easily and seemed to finish the job nicely. Biggest thing I can say is TAKE YOUR TIME! If it takes a week or more to apply and let dry, many times to build up enough repair compound definitely do that and don't rush. You'll be happier with the results in the end. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT FOR ALL YOUR LEATHER TYPE REPAIRS! : )

trying to repair a small burn hole in a faux leather olive green/grey/brown (fatigue?) color moto jacket, and this was the best do-it-yourself repair kit on the market with the highest rating, and it claimed to work on faux leather, burn holes, comes with a great mix of colors, etc. no biggie, i figured the jacket was pretty cheap and having it professionally repaired would cost more than i paid for it on clearance. but there are SO MANY PROBLEMS with this kit, and i have gone above and beyond making sure i follow the instructions, to the point of using super strong magnets to hold the repair area flat on top of a cookie sheet. - let's start with the backing fabric. it is terrible. too silky to work with a polyester jacket lining, and the openness of the gauze doesn't want to retain any of the "repair compound" and keep it from seeping through. - the "repair compound", as i've read from some other reviews, is the same consistency as elmer's white school glue. i've gone through SIX ROUNDS of the stuff, occupying my kitchen island for days trying to fill this hole - and it's not a big hole, maybe 0.5cm wide? it's supposed to shrink the hole and fill it up to be level with the rest of the jacket. i've tried all sorts of tricks at this point to see if there is anything i can do to make this work. initially i followed the instructions so there was no excess but that was a terrible idea. i have a sinking feeling my jacket, when i finally finish this entire process, will be glued to the cookie sheet, with the repair compound seeping through the backing fabric as well as the polyester lining of the jacket. - it does not help that there are only 3 swatches for leather grains, none of which suit my particular piece. every time i apply a grain swatch overnight on top of the repair compound (and add some weight) it glues itself to the swatch and not the jacket. - since my jacket color is way out there and not exactly one color even (it is supposed to look a bit faded in spots) i know i wasted a lot of paint - which i believe another reviewer said was latex, which would make sense unless we were actually working with real leather or pleather patches and dyes and bonding materials. i was able to correctly color match the spot i plan on fixing as i tested on a tiny area of the jacket where nobody can see, three slightly different variations of color. it should definitely be noted that it does dry darker than it looks in whatever container you decide to mix it in. this, btw, is not provided, so there goes some tupperware. on the bright side i am grateful i went to art school for so many years and worked in design for so long. unless you're a creative or crafty type and understand your color wheel the color guidelines won't help you much. also, only one pipette is included, a mini brush with a head far too large for a small repair such as mine, one sponge - for "feathering" and blending into the surrounding area. if you have any brushes i suggest you break out the brushes. and i wish i could have used less paint but mine was very liquidy even after hard shaking and trying to get a 'drop' of a color often resulted in far too much falling in and having to continue adding from there. - the sealant practically ruined all the hard work i had done up to that point building up layers of glue and paint and trying to add texture along the way. it felt like nail polish remover on a hangnail and actually altered the original faded style dye job of my jacket itself, and aside from the big chunky glued spot seemed to thin it out so it ballooned around it. all in all, had i known what this kit really entailed and that it wasn't really going to work on my problem, i would have used better materials, some of which i already own, like a tighter weave impermeable backing cloth like microfiber, a much better filler/repair compound (maybe gorilla glue or loctite for vinyl/fabric/plastic flexible adhesive), picked up small quantities of latex paints and the right brushes in only the colors i needed, used some scrap leather or even an old ruined shoe to add grain, and used basic weatherproofing spray as a sealant. total money i would have needed to spend had i used 20/20 hindsight is whatever the latex paints would have cost me. another cheap way to do this would have been to fill the hole to size with scrap leather or leather-textured vinyl/polyurethane using an x-acto knife, use a flexible adhesive as mentioned above to secure it, and then paint it to match with latex paints and blend. there are so many cheaper and easier ways to do this that would actually work. had i known all of this sooner i never would have wasted so much time and effort and energy on a shoddy repair with a WAY overpriced kit.

Pros: Results are not too bad for small (0-2") repairs with time and some skill, as long as you don't set expectations too high Cons: Needed to deviate from instructions for good results, repair mix did not work well as patch glue, blue dye was seedy This is my 2nd purchase of a leather repair kit, 1st time (May 2011) I bought the $24.95 Leather Magic kit. I was reasonably satisfied the first time when I used the Leather Magic kit to repair a small 1/2" puncture in my dark blue couch so I decided to try the more expensive LeatherNu kit when a large dog chewed (and swallowed!) a 1.25" x 0.5" strip out of the couch. Let me say that the size and type of repair makes a huge difference in how noticeable the results is. Skill level (and patience) are also needed to get good results, in my case I have had some amateur experience with drywall and auto paint repair but have only patched leather twice. You should also know that in my limited experience at their best these kits typically leave a repaired surface that is a little blemished and uneven, similar to human skin scar tissue. After reading the instructions I used the supplied backing fabric to bridge the gap left by the removal of a 1.25" by 0.5" strip. this did not work that well because when saturated with the leather repair compound, the light weight backing fabric resembled a wet noodle, very difficult to glue to the backside of the leather and impossible to get completely flat. The muslin like fabric I got with the Leather Magic kit worked better. Neither kit had very much fabric, only about a 2" square. Kind of cheap in my mind, good thing you can buy this elsewhere. At this point I attempted to level the hole with the leather repair mix but due to the wrinkles in the backing fabric, this did not work. I re-read the Leather Magic instructions that referred to cutting out a leather patch and gluing it to the fabric, which made sense to me so I tried this but the leather repair mix would not hold so I used some 3M type 90 spray adhesive which worked well. At this point I deviated a bit from the instructions again by premixing about one teaspoons of leather repair+ about 1 teaspoon of blue & black "dye" in a shallow plastic jar that I had from the Leather Magic kit. It was not clear from the instructions whether the repair mix was different in nature from the "dye", I suspect that they are the same except for color, but who knows....I had a lot of the trouble mixing the color because the blue "dye" had dried out a bit so it was a little "seedy" and hard to mix uniformly with the black & the repair mix. The next steps were simple but time consuming, I applied the colored repair mix wherever needed to fill the holes and cracks and "level" the surface and let it dry completely. I did this several (6?) times. When it was leveled, I sanded the surface very lightly with very very fine (800??) sandpaper and applied the colored repair mix again. Finally I applied the repair mix and tried the grain paper, which sort of works, make sure that pressure is applied while the repair mix dries. The results of all this error are not too noticeable for such a large repair. It helps that the couch color is very dark. I do think that the instructions could have been much, much better. Instead of a slip of paper that is 14" x 3.25" printed on both sides that needs major rewriting to get decent results, LeatherNu should: 1) Use a regular sized 8.5x11" paper for instructions with pictures and standard sized type, double spaced. 2) Vet their instructions by giving their instructions to real consumers and asking them to use the product on several types of repairs.. 3) Provide more and better backing fabric. 4) Date code their product and manage so that their product does not dry out before it gets sold.

I used it for leather car seats. As you can see from the photos, this product works, but it could be better. I explain later on. The main part of success here is color matching, which was not helped by this product. All you need are colors, and mix them to match. Read online many different opinions on how to do it. Then, wait until it dries, and check in direct light, sunlight is the best. If it looks very close in direct light, you probably won't notice a difference while in the car. A tip with this product is not to cover more of an area than needed with the repair compound . This was my mistake as I covered a larger than needed area, thinking I could sand(800&1500 grit wet/dry paper) to blend in better with the surroundings. This was a mistake as the product is not made to sand as it is a latex material. Other leather putty is sand-able and this is what the pros would use. You could just purchase from the putty alone, if that's a really good product then the results will be better, and faster than this. LeatherNu repair compound takes time to fully dry between layering coats. I used the whole bottle for this one area(seat bolster) where the product advertises it is good for a whole couch or two seats given my size repair. If you want it to look good, use many coats(I used 5) attempting to sand in between. this is typical in these kinds of repair. I couldn't see where a whole 2oz bottle of this repair compound could fix more than a 1x1 sq/ft area. A part from the leather putty and color dyes/paint(think it's and acrylic/water base blend you can get anywhere) this kit is unique in that it provides several types of texture paper to make the final layer look similar to the rest of the area. It works to help your eye not focus on the flat spot where you repair is. And I give this kit 4 starts for this, where without it, this would be a three star repair kit. That said, I would recommend this product to first timer leather repair people. It would work great for couches, shoes, bags, but leather car seats are hard. You can do it, but it taaakkkees ttttttiiimme. Three days total for me. Next time, and for car seats only, I would purchase a reputable leather repair putty by itself. A sand-able one, that is ply-able until dry in case you make mistakes. Get only the colors I need to match. And this would work better in my opinion. Back to why LeatherNU is useful and different from the others - the textured finishing paper. This is why I recommend this for beginners, they can focus only on the exact area if of the repair, not blending it as a other styles of repair. Then, build up the repair compound drying in between until the repair surface sits higher than the surrounding surface, then sand it down(sand paper not included) to match the surrounding level with 1500grit sand paper, clean it(water/vinegar mix), add a thin layer of compound to finish "blotting" with the textured paper to get a look(wont see the accuracy yet). Repeat this step, drying or semi drying in between. You want to build the texture here. With the final layer, after you can see "some" textured layering, let it dry fully, then apply to the color in two or three sets, drying in between of course, where the last coloring is finished with "blotting" of the textured paper again, but this time it's with the wet paint, repeat until it matches the original area. Done. I did use the finish clear coat and after it looked worse, I'm. But only in that the clear coat added a gloss to the final look(other products have a kit where there are two clear coats, a gloss and a matte, so you could mix them to get a closer protective finishing coat). Only use the clear coat if you expect to this repair surface to come into contact with a lot of friction. Otherwise, it'll throw off, slightly, your final look.

We have a 3 year old bonded leather couch that had started to peel on the headrest portion, and one of the side arms. I had contacted a repair company who insisted bonded leather could not be fixed once starting too peel... so I turned to the internet for solutions. Leathernu's website said that it can sometimes be used for bonded leather, so I decided to give it a try - for $29.95 - what did I have to lose (especially since it looked like we needed to buy another couch)? Initially there was not enough of the leather repair compound and paint/sealer to complete my repair - so I contacted the company on their website. The next day, I received an email from Craig saying they would send me more repair compound, paint, and sealer to complete my repair - at no charge! A few days later, the extra materials arrived, and I was able to finish my repair. Customer service is excellent! For the repair, because there were so many scratches and areas of peeling, it took several applications of the repair compound to fill in all the areas, with about 12 hour drying time in between applications. I did several (4) coats of the repair compound, then sanded the "high" spots down between coats with very fine grit sand paper. Initially I tried to use the leather pattern paper - but it didn't work out for such a large area - I just tried to smooth down the repair compound as smoothly as possible. I think the pattern paper would work nicely for a small repair (smaller than the paper) - but for such a large area I was better off not using it. Once the repair compound was dry - I did 2 coats of the paint. To get a dark espresso brown, I ended up mixing 1 bottle of black, about 1/4 bottle of brown, with a few drops of red. The paint looked really light when I first applied it, but dried darker. I did the whole piece of armrest (up the the stitching) and the whole headrest cushion (figured it would blend in better). Once dried, the color difference was barely noticeable. After the sealer compound went on and dried - the couch looked almost as good as new. If you look closely, you can see that the repaired area does not match the same texture... but compared to how bad it looked initially... I'd say it's an 85% improvement. No, it's not perfect... but it is ALMOST perfect, and I think we will get at least a few more years out of the couch before we have to replace it. Overall, I'm very pleased with this product and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to repair a bonded leather couch. It does take patience do - make sure you do allow the coats to dry in between. It will look horrible while you have the repair compound on it - but once painted and finished you will be happy with the results.

I bought this product to repair some minor cracking on the side of the driver's seat and the driver's armrest on a 2009 Honda Odyssey EX-L. This kit is a 2-stage repair process that involves repairing damage with a glue compound and they painting it with the supplied colors. Applying the glue wasn't too difficult, but the instructions assume that you're repairing a major tear in the leather, and don't really give you much guidance for fixing minor damage. I followed the instructions as closely as I could and spread the glue over the small cracks in my leather using the supplied tiny plastic spatula. Once it dried, the repair seemed solid, but I ended up with a sticky film over the repaired area that felt nothing at all like leather. I hoped that once I painted the repairs the texture would improve, but it was here that I ran into my second problem. I found it extremely difficult to match the color of my leather. Again, I followed the instructions as best I could, and after going through several combinations of white, brown and yellow, I ended up with a tan color that was just a little bit lighter than the car interior. I had read in other reviews that the paint darkens at it dries, but that wasn't the case for me, and the repaired area ended up looking significantly worse that it did to begin with. Fortunately, I was able to get most of the paint off with some Pledge. That in itself makes me wonder about the long-term durability of any repairs made with this kit. I suspect that if I'd taken more time color mixing I would have ended up with a better result, but I used up all my white paint and don't have anything left to try again with. Bottom line - plan on putting a significant amount of time and effort into color-matching any repairs made with this kit, or you'll run the risk of ending up with a fix that looks worse than the original problem. Unless you're dealing with major damage that actually affects the usability of the the leather product in question, I'm just not sure if this kit is worth it.

This kit is an all-in-one combination of high-quality colored leather dyes, repair materials and application tools, and I fully believe (having tested quite a few alternatives and competitors) that LeatherNu is the best on the market! Well-priced, and worth every penny, since it saved me hundreds on professional assistance. I had bought a used tan leather sofa and love seat a few months ago. Though they were mostly in very good condition, the previous owners had produced a few faded wear spots, pen marks, cigarette stains and a burn hole right on the front of the arm. The hole had been sloppily hidden by pinching the material together around it and gluing it with a discolored glue; once the pinch came undone, both the black burn and the off-white glue looked really bad. I knew, though, that if I could find the right product, I would figure out how to make the furniture look brand-new again. I won't slam the competition by naming anyone, but I will say that kits with colored repair compounds -- not truly leather dyes -- just cannot compare to LeatherNu. I spent SO much time with other products getting the color mix right, very difficult with thicker compounds, just to have them look like patchwork even when the color was the same as the original! The sofa was looking worse than before I'd started. So I used rubbing alcohol to remove my previous botched attempts, along with the pen marks. This resulted in removing the original dye in those spots as well, leaving me with faded areas and a forced commitment to get this project completely right. And then came LeatherNu -- game over, I won! LeatherNu's repair materials made the burn hole a simple, quick matter. So it all came down to mixing the exact color (in my case, to get a "burnt gold" kind of tan, I used mostly yellow, white, brown, a little black, and a tiny touch of green -- you can adjust by the drop as needed). Note that you'll want to test the color match in a small area once it's dry; the dye mix darkened by a few subtle shades as it dried so I added some more yellow and white. This made it look a hint too light when first applied, but it quickly dried to be right on target. And blending the edges of the dyed areas into the color of the surrounding fabric was simple with the little application brush, making the work ultimately invisible. I didn't even have to cut out the black area around the former burn hole; the dye completely covered it with one coat so it looks like it never happened. I also used the kit for my black leather jacket that I've had for ten years and everyone thinks that it, my sofa and my love seat, are NEW. I simply can't overstate how pleased I am with LeatherNu -- I fervently recommend the Company and its products for anyone's leather repair and color restoring needs! LeatherNu Complete Leather Color Restoration & Repair Kit

Good product

Really hard to get colour even the brown was too light when applied. Rang a professional in the end.