How To Correctly Repair Damaged & Cracked Car Leather Seats

Hey guys, just to answer a few questions in the comments: This was a junkyard seat used for a demonstration video firstly showing a full repair for the bottom part of the seat and then a blend repair on the top part of the seat as a comparison to show and explain both these processes. As mentioned, this is a repair of leather itself, not a replacement or reupholstering of leather, and how long it will last will depend on many factors including how well the repair was undertaken, how bad the damage is to start with, how well the seat is maintained and how it is used, so it could be a matter of months or years to a lifetime depending on those factors. I’m not affiliated with any leather repair system, I don’t sell these products or profit from their sale, it was a pure and simple demonstration video that I hope many of you enjoy! Lastly, if the leather is perforated, it is possible to use this process but you will have to use a thin sharp tool to recreate the perforations at the end.

I'm a easel painting restorer with 40 years of work. Some improvements that I can suggest - Do the job outside in natural light, but not direct sunlight , cabrio cars will show the leather colors in natural light , shop lights are not natural light. - Do the filling phase adding some color to the fill material so it will match the more the seat colors, if not after you'll need to use more paint to cover the fill color. - All the resins of these products are acrylic resin, the resin can be diluted in solvents or be emulsionated with water, so water based products are still acrylic. - To find the right mix of colors use the "color wheel" of substractive color system , if a paint is to much red add green, if too yellow add violet, too blue add orange and so on - The spot area color test showed in the video is too small and the screen should have an irregular shape or your eye will tend to identify the paint spot created .

Thorough. Skillful. Tactful. Honest. Who could ask for more?

probably the most open honest comprehensive demonstration of leather repair Iv ever seen.

The way he was talking in the beginning did not prepare me for how incredible it would turn out. talk about a perfectionist

This is almost as satisfying to watch as the scene where Woody gets restored by that old man.

Anyone else watch this even though never going to do it? Lol

What a professional! Absolutely could not stop watching this amazing transformation.

I don’t know why I watched this, but it was pretty satisfying.

Watching you detail cars is like watching a master surgeon doing a brain operation. The level of detail and OCD is just insane. What a wealth of knowledge you are. Thanks for being on youtube!

I do not have leather seats, but I came across this video and within the first minute you had my attention. This is how all "how-to" videos should be done. Excellent job!

That’s one of the most beautiful restorations I’ve ever seen done to a leather seat. I’m so lucky to learn from a guy like you bro. Thank you for kicking ass

This is why it's so important to clean and feed your leather to prevent the hide from drying out and cracking in the first place!

In my area so many people think of detailing as a maid service. Proper detailing is more like magic.

I dont have leather seats in my car. i dont need anything repaired... but im still fascinated by this repair! Well done!

This is beyond touch up and repair. This is more like miracle work. Thanks a million for the display of true craftmanship.

Time, patience, ingenuity, an artistic flare and air brush can do wonders.

My friends wife sold me a creampuff and it is loaded. the seats need care and this vid is very cool. I don't mind doing the work.

Oh dang he’s good with the color matching! I would’ve just gone with the first color swatch like a dummy afraid to mess up the whole batch being too nit picky 🙄🤦‍♀️ lol but in reality I don’t know a darn thing about this & his knowledge & expertise shine as the second swatch is perfect! Woohoo! Nice job.

Absoluterly stunning results. When I first saw the seat i did not think the final result would be near as good as this. Awsome job!