Leather
Tears, slashes. If leather has a solid backing, apply Elmer's Glue-All under torn edges, butt edges carefully and press down. Several applications of polish will help to conceal the scar. If leather is not backed, apply adhesive-backed mending tape to one side of tear. Or cut a patch out of leather, coat with Pliobond cement, and coat torn area with cement. Let dry until tacky and then press together. Very soft leather can also be patched with needle and thread (see clothing—fabrics).Holes. Cut a patch out of matching leather and feather the edges with a razor blade. Lay over hole and draw a pencil line around it. Coat back of patch with Pliobond cement. Apply cement around the hole within the pencil line. Let glue dry until tacky. Then smooth down patch.
Stitches in leather articles ripped out. If leather itself is sound, resew with thread of appropriate strength and color. Very soft leather, like that in gloves, can be sewed on a machine. Thick leather must be sewed by hand with a very sharp needle. Don't try to resew leather that is old, worn, and weak. Use glue.
Layers of leather delaminated. Coat facing surfaces with Pliobond cement. When this becomes tacky, press together. If stitches along edges are ripped, resew them.
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May 23, 2012