Leather Expert Leather Filler is a filler you use to fill holes, cracks, scratches and cuts in leather and vinyl to an even surface. 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 it 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 cannot be buffed away; you first fill it flush with the surrounding leather, and only then touch up the colour. Leather Filler is sandable once dry, so you can finish the repair invisibly. Leather Expert supplies it in black (001) and white (002) and in 25, 50 and 250 ml.
Filler or flexi filler
The choice depends on where the damage is. On hard, stable spots you use regular filler that you sand flush. On areas that keep flexing, such as seat bolsters and seams, you choose the Leather Expert Leather Flexi Filler which stays elastic and does not crack along. The table below puts them side by side.
Feature | Leather Filler | Leather Flexi Filler |
|---|---|---|
Sandable | Yes | No, stays elastic |
Cracks | No | No, never cracks |
For | Deep holes, cracks, cuts | Shallow damage on large, flexing areas |
Where | Hard, stable spots | Seat bolsters, seams, flex zones |
Sizes | 25/50/250 ml, black or white | 25/50/250 ml |
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 for smooth leather and vinyl. You do not use it on suede and nubuck. Always work on dry, degreased leather and test on a hidden spot first when in doubt. For the whole repair from crack to finish, read the guide repairing cracks with the Leather Repair Kit.