Repair Stories: Do-It-Yourself or Hire a Pro for your Porche Leather?
As a leather repairman, It may make sense that I try to talk folks out of repairing their own leather damage so they pay me to do it. Instead, I have found that talking through each customer situation helps me build trust with them and find the best solution for their situation. Sometimes the […]
Repair Stories: Do-It-Yourself or Hire a Pro for your Porche Leather?
As a leather repairman, It may make sense that I try to talk folks out of repairing their own leather damage so they pay me to do it. Instead, I have found that talking through each customer situation helps me build trust with them and find the best solution for their situation. Sometimes the damages […]
Submit an article with leatherhelp.com and get new customers
Hello. I’m Chris the creator of leatherhelp.com. I’ve built leathehelp.com to attract targeted consumers who need helpful information or professional leather help. I can only cover the Baltimore/Washington area. So, I also hope to help leather pros around the country benefit from the customers that come to the site. My dad has been in the […]
Restoring your auto interior to sell it quicker and for a better price.
Over the years, I have gotten many calls from car owner who are interested in fixing up their car’s interior so they can sell it. While they may have to put some time and money into the work, I think it is well worth it. For instance, I do about 60% of my work […]
Cleaning your car Interior: A simple tool that will make cleaning easier.
Often a simple tool will make cleaning the interior of your car much easier. Here are a few pix from a job I did yesterday on a Volvo S40 to illustrate: Here is a problem all of you with a light leather and vinyl car interior will face sooner or later. The armrest looks […]
Protect your leather jacket from the sun.
Nothing wears down your beautiful, supple leather jacket faster than the heat and uv rays of the sun. Even the weaker winter sunlight can fade leather jackets. On the other hand, the hotter the area you live and closer to summer you wear the jacket, the more real a problem this can be for your […]
Protect your auto leather from auto leather enemy #1; The Sun.
Nothing wears down your beautiful, supple leather car seats than the heat and uv rays of the summer sun. The hotter the area you live, the more real a problem this can be for your leather. The sunlight fades the color of your leather. The sunlight and dry heat in your car dries out […]
Auto Interiors: Know your common wear areas to prevent them.
I really want to help people learn from my experience so they can prevent the most common damages I see to leather goods. When it comes to auto interiors, this is especially true. I can close my eyes as I walk up to your car window and guess within 3 tries where any wear, punctures, […]
Removing Scratches from Pull-Up Leather
Video solution to scratches in easily scratched pull-up leather * always pretest this solution on a hidden area of your leather. Here is a link to Saddleback leather’s cool site. The leather in the video is the chestnut leather. Thanks for the leather, Dave, Chuck, Jonathan, et all. Written solution to […]
Placing your Leather Furniture so it Lasts
One of my goals with leatherhelp.com is to teach visitors some tips about how to prevent leather problems before they happen. I go to customers homes and help them solve leather problems but can’t help thinking that the problems could have been prevented. One area where you can prevent leather problems is how you […]