Car Leather Renovation

The presence of cracks on leather primarily indicates a significant lack of maintenance. Each time the leather moves, it consumes some of the oil that was initially incorporated by the tanner or leather dresser. When the oil runs out, the leather gradually deteriorates until cracks appear on the surface, and then until it tears if nothing is done. For this reason, it is essential to maintain the driver's seat by regularly nourishing it on the areas most solicited (seats, backrest, and outer bolsters).
In case you also want to recolor the leather of your car, it is necessary to rehydrate the leather either 15 days before starting your renovation, or 30 days after. If your leather is very dry, we recommend hydrating it well beforehand.

The repair of cracks or more generally any lack of leather on the surface is done using our RépaCuir. This product is somewhat a liquid leather (or putty), which allows filling in the gaps while remaining relatively flexible once dry. Available in white or very dark gray, this product must imperatively be covered either by our leather paint or by a finishing varnish.

Repairing a hole or tear on leather can also be done with our liquid leather: RépaCuir.

To effectively renovate the leather of your vehicle, you can use several of our products. To repair a small hole less than 5 mm, only the repair paste will be sufficient. However, for a larger hole or tear, it will be necessary to order our leather tear repair kit, and carry out a patching with the piece of leather provided in the kit.

In case the tears are located at the seams, know that leather repair is not immediately possible. Indeed, to be able to renovate the leather at this location, it is necessary to sew the seams beforehand.

To restore the original appearance of the leather seats and steering wheel of your car, it is perfectly possible to carry out a recoloring. This operation, particularly simple, requires choosing the right color beforehand and determining the amount of leather paint required.

If you know the exact name of the color of your leather, this will allow you to directly choose the appropriate product from our knowledge base (manufacturer's color chart). Otherwise, know that it is possible to order our color chart. Ideally, to obtain a color as close as possible to the leather of your car, we recommend sending us a sample. For the restoration of vintage cars, identifying the original color is often impossible, sending a sample will be your best solution.

After identifying the right color for restoration, you will then need to apply the paint. Application of our leather dye is simply done using a small foam roller, sponge, or brush. The leather must of course be perfectly prepared for optimal adhesion.

If you are demanding, we strongly advise against partial recoloring of a seat or steering wheel as it is practically impossible to achieve a 100% identical color. Indeed, many factors (which can accumulate) more or less influence the color: leather porosity, manufacturing error margin, discoloration of your leather, covering power of pigments…

Few people know this but originally, all leathers are varnished. Thus, our varnish is not intended to fix our pigment recolorant (it adheres very well without anything), but it is intended to protect the leather grain and the dye from wear abrasion. Leather regularly varnished on areas subjected to friction, is leather that will last much longer!

Furthermore, varnish also provides shine. Our silky varnish is available in satin, matte, or glossy finishes. Note that generally, satin finish is the most commonly used.