LEATHERETTE SOFA RENOVATION KIT: REPAIR, RECOLOUR AND PROTECT FAUX LEATHER
64,99 €
Repairs, recolours and protects a leatherette or faux leather sofa
Repair product for small tears, scratches, splits and cracks
2 sizes: 2/3-seater or 4/5-seater sofa
Shade of your choice: 22 standard colours, furniture maker colour charts or made to measure
UV-protective clear varnish in satin, matt or gloss, in a bottle or an aerosol
Repair product for small tears, scratches, splits and cracks
2 sizes: 2/3-seater or 4/5-seater sofa
Shade of your choice: 22 standard colours, furniture maker colour charts or made to measure
UV-protective clear varnish in satin, matt or gloss, in a bottle or an aerosol
Giving a worn leatherette sofa a second life
A leatherette sofa (faux leather, vinyl) wears first where people sit and lean: the colour fades, fine splits appear, a tear forms at the edge of a cushion. This kit brings together everything needed to repair these small defects, repaint the sofa in the shade of your choice and protect it. If your leatherette only needs colour, the leatherette touch-up kit will be enough.
Repairing leatherette: what is possible
- Small tears, scratches, localised splits and cracks: the repair product fills them before recolouring.
- A hole or rip: first glue a piece of leatherette under the damaged area with neoprene glue, to give the repair product a backing.
- Worth knowing before you start: leatherette is a plastic material, and a repair on it does not last as long as on leather. Faux leather that has started to break down may carry on ageing around the treated areas: your sofa regains a good look, but how long the result lasts depends on the condition of the material. Send us photos if you are unsure.
Two kit sizes
- 2/3-seater sofa: 25 g tear and scratch repairer (Repacuir), 500 ml faux leather paint, 200 ml clear faux leather varnish in a bottle or 400 ml as an aerosol.
- 4/5-seater sofa: 25 g tear and scratch repairer (Repacuir), 1 litre of faux leather paint, 500 ml clear faux leather varnish in a bottle or two 400 ml aerosols.
The paint is our pigment dye, the name printed on its label (“recolorant pigmentaire”): the formula used for leather, which holds on leatherette with no primer or fixer. The varnish, with UV protection, comes in a satin, matt or gloss finish; satin suits most sofas.
The colour of your sofa
Choose from the 22 standard colours of the SOFOLK colour chart, at no extra cost, find the original shade in the furniture maker colour charts or the RAL colour chart, or have us reproduce your colour from a sample of your leatherette, taken underneath the sofa, behind the dust cover.
How to use
- Prepare: lightly sand with 240 to 400 grit, clean, then degrease with methylated spirit or acetone diluted half and half with water.
- Repair: apply the repair product in a thin layer, leave to dry for 2 to 4 hours, and start again if needed, as it shrinks while drying. Then sand off the surplus.
- Paint: after a test on a hidden part, apply 1 to 3 coats of paint with a foam roller, and a brush in the seams, out of direct sunlight, allowing about 2 hours’ drying between coats.
- Varnish: as soon as the paint is dry, apply 2 to 3 coats of clear varnish with a slightly damp sponge, or as an aerosol in thin, crossed coats at about 30 cm.
Do not let two painted surfaces touch before they are dry, and wait until the varnish is finished before using the sofa. Full instructions are supplied with the kit.
Available in 2/3 SEATS COUCH KIT, 4/5 SEATS COUCH KIT.
Kit contents
This product is suitable for renovating:
- Sofa, armchair
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