Essential Products for Leather Furniture Flippers

*Amazon links are affiliate links. Cleaners and cleaning tools for finish protected or Wax-coated leather:  Basic finished leather cleaner I recommend: https://amzn.to/4jpglLI Magic Eraser for dirty light colored finished leather- https://amzn.to/4ajCHtY Exfoliating gloves https://amzn.to/4gXN1KC Pipe Cleaners- https://amzn.to/40e5YSb Lint free rags- https://amzn.to/4gRgGVI Vinyl cleaner- https://amzn.to/3WF4DD1 Ink removal- https://amzn.to/4gQd4mF  use with pipe cleaners, dabbing carefully. Scratch and […]

Leather repair for a cat damaged sofa

Before Repair                                                                                                                            After Repair I just wanted to tell you how impressed and appreciative I am with the beautiful repair job you did on our leather furniture.  It looks like new!  I never thought it would have been possible for you to do such an excellent and complete job.  You are very talented indeed!  AND […]

Professional office leather care and repair services

To Office managers, facilities managers or janitorial services managers:     “Hello, I’m Chris the owner of NLS Leather Services.  I’ve been helping businesses like yours in the N. Va, DC and Md area save money and keep their office leather looking great for over 15 years.  This help has included 100s of repairs and […]

Restoring worn, faded or dirty leather furniture in the Baltimore , Washington DC region

[bt_bb_section layout=”boxed_1200″ lazy_load=”yes” show_video_on_mobile=””][bt_bb_row][bt_bb_column lazy_load=”yes” width=”1/1″][bt_bb_row_inner column_gap=”0″ responsive=”” publish_datetime=”” expiry_datetime=”” el_id=”” el_class=”” el_style=””][bt_bb_column_inner width=”1/3″][bt_bb_image lazy_load=”yes” image=”2470″ size=”thumbnail” image_height=”” shape=”square” align=”inherit” caption=”” url=”” target=”_self” hover_style=”simple” content_display=”always” content_background_color=”” content_background_opacity=”” content_align=”middle” responsive=”” publish_datetime=”” expiry_datetime=”” el_id=”” el_class=”” el_style=””][/bt_bb_image][/bt_bb_column_inner][bt_bb_column_inner width=”2/3″][bt_bb_text] “Hello, I’m Chris the creator of Leatherhelp.com (Yes, that’s me in the picture)  Thanks for your interest in the restoration […]

Is your leather furnture, jacket or bag worth fixing?

Chris here: I’m happy to post this helpful article from Cory Bernatt a 28 year vet of the leather industry.  I appreciate the honest, easy-going way he helps you decide if you ought to fix your leather or replace it. Find his contact information by clicking here if you live in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada […]

Easy Do-it-yourself Instructions for Repairing a Small, Clean Cut in your Leather.

      Here is a video on repairing a small cut in your leather.  You should only attempt this repair on protected leather.  (See the knowing your leather article)  You will need just a few easy tools that you probably already have around your house:        A soft, white cloth for cleaning, a small piece of […]

DIY leather cat and dog scratch repair tips

Hello this is Chris. Found this question on twitter recently: Noticed that the cat has been enjoying my furniture after all. Anyone have any good leather repair ideas?   Here was another recent tweet w/ a picture of a dog next to it: @Aggerscricket we scratch the leather sofas with our claws!   The scratches […]

Restoring color to your faded or worn black leather jacket or bag.

Black Leather Jacket Color Repair

Recently I recieved this twitter question: @leatherhelpguy Any suggestions for renewing and protecting black leather coat? Color is fading some on the sleeves from wear.           This is certainly a common wear problem on black leather jackets and bags. It usually occurs on the edges of seams, pockets, sleeves and shoulders.  The wear of […]

Repairing surface scratches in your bi-cast leather

             Scratched your leather moving it.  Did your dog or cat scratch the leather?  Did you just run your fingernails over the leather and it caused light colored scratches.  You may be able to repair the scratches yourself without even buying any special tools.  Here are instructions for a simple do-it-yourself repair technique for removing […]