Why train with us?
The 4-day leather repair course
is the industry’s most highly rated course taught by industry experts. It is by far the most in-depth course for all types of leather repairs and covers everything you would ever want to know:
Who is this course for:
Anyone wishing to implement leather as a profession, car detailers as an add on service, people wishing to learn how to restore leather jackets, upholstery companies wishing to add repairs to the business, car restoration companies, vintage companies wishing to repair or restore items, carpet cleaners adding on repairs and cleaning of leather to antique shops wishing to restore leather goods.
Marine and Aviation markets are rapidly growing for repair technicians coming onboard to learn interior repairs.
• All types of repairs
• Techniques to use
• Methods to carry out repairs to perfection, from day one
• Understanding how to dye tooled leather
• Learning about colouring veg tanned leathers
- Colour repairs
- Colour restoration
- Change of colour
- Full classic car seat restoration
- Sofa repairs and restoration including two-tone colouring
- Antique colouring, and much more
We also give you an insight into repairs:
This course also includes full colour mixing skills on leather samples, making sure you gain an eye for detail and an understanding of how colours work and counteract each other.
Learning how to blend colours in to carry out small repairs to avoid full re colours where not required.
- Scuffs
- Scrapes
- Colour loss
- Stains
- Protection systems
- Grain repairs; how to repair burn holes with grain mats and how to put the grain back into holes
- Screw holes, cracks, and holes in plastic trims
- Stretched leather, in cars and on sofas
We cover all aspects of repairs, including:
- Leather ID
- Cleaning
- Health & safety
- Full colour mixing
- Slide show presentation
- Microscope uses
- Product details
- Surface preparation
- SMART repair surface preparation
- Scuffs
- Scrapes
- Tears
- Cigarette burns
- Application of clear coats
- How to copy grain
- Stretched leather issues
- Vinyl and Plastic trim repairs
- Dings, dents & indentations
- Colour application
- Two-tone work sofas
- Pricing guide
- Antique colouring sofas
- How to use an airbrush
- How to mask up
- Applying colours by hand
- Mouth atomiser techniques
- Spraying colours via a spray gun
- Marketing guide
Don't forget to buy your relevant kit for this course. If you need any further help please contact a member of our team.
Want to know more about our training courses? Get in touch with our team.
Call on: 01482 606864
Email us at: help@leatherrepaircompany.com