Leather Expert Leather Filler is a filler you use to fill holes, cracks, scratches and cuts in leather and vinyl. You clean and degrease the leather, apply the filler thinly with a spatula and build up deep damage layer by layer. Once dry you can sand the filler smooth and touch up the colour. You will find the Leather Expert Leather Filler in the shop.
What the filler does
A hole or crack in leather cannot be buffed away; you have to fill it to an even surface before you touch up the colour. Leather Filler fills that damage and is sandable once dry, so you can finish it flush with the surrounding leather. Leather Expert supplies the filler in black and white and in various sizes, so you can tackle small scratches as well as larger holes. For the best result you work in thin layers rather than smearing a hole full in one go.
For areas that keep flexing, such as seat bolsters and seams, the Leather Expert Leather Flexi Filler is more suitable: it stays elastic and does not crack, but it is not sandable. You will find more leather repair products in the leather cleaning and care category.
How to use it
Clean and degrease. Clean the leather and degrease the damage with an alcohol cleaner so the filler adheres well.
Apply thinly. Apply the filler with a spatula and smooth it over the damage, thin and even.
Deep holes in layers. Build up deep damage in several thin layers and let each layer dry properly.
Sand and touch up. Sand the dried filler flush with the leather and touch up with a colourant, followed by a top coat.
Which leather it suits
Leather Filler is meant for smooth leather and vinyl. For flexing areas you choose the flexi filler, and for suede and nubuck you use neither, because those materials cannot be repaired this way. Work on dry, degreased leather and test on a hidden spot first when in doubt.
Tips for the best result
Work thin and in layers. A thick layer dries slowly and unevenly and can crack.
Always degrease first. On greasy leather the filler does not adhere and releases again later.
Only sand when dry. Wet sanding pulls the filler out of the damage.
Choose the right filler colour. Black under a dark colour, white under a light colour covers best.
If you want the whole repair from crack to finish in steps, read the guide repairing cracks with the Leather Expert Leather Repair Kit. The complete picture of cleaning, conditioning and repairing is in the guide cleaning, conditioning and repairing leather.