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Since I don't often work on leather upholstery I want to get an idea of what people expect to pay for repair of leather furniture. Please let me know what you would expect to pay for repair of the damage in the following post https://mastoart.social/@DevlinLeathercraft/116094339680024668
#Leather #Upholstery #Chair #Repair #OutsourceAnEstimate

Less than $150

$151 to $200

11.1%

$201 to $250

33.3%

More than $250

55.6%

Poll ended at Feb 26 at 12:33pm.

Devlin Leathercraft (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images I have my first paid leather upholstery repair job and I'm pretty excited about the challenge. Somebody's child peeled this section of leather back and ripped it right off the arm. This is in the lobby/waiting area of a local restaurant. #furniture #repair #leather

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JamesK Feb 26

@DevlinLeathercraft @LilPecan This was tough. I have no idea what’s involved in something like this, but as someone that’s done a non-trivial amount of skilled work with my hands I instinctively think that it is more involved than one might imagine. I think that the price would be in the range of “yes, I can replace this with something modern and new, but the sentimental value to me makes it worth paying a craftsperson to get it back”.

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Devlin Leathercraft

@JamesK https://mastoart.social/@DevlinLeathercraft/116134539382565858

Devlin Leathercraft (@[email protected])

@[email protected] A piece of leather is cut out in the shape of the hole, only slightly larger. It's inserted in the hole & secured to the edges of the hole. Any gaps are filled w/ custom tinted leather filler in thin layers & sanded in between until the imperfection is completely even. Finally the mend is painted w/ an air gun using custom tinted paint to blend the repair into the undamaged area. Materials: $10-$15 & labor is about 4 hours. Item was picked up for repair & delivered back.

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