Please dont use ANY Leather products that contain Petroleum products. Glue for Leather and Fabric Buying Guide. The formula is generic but does wonders when it comes to fixing damaged leather goods. This gorilla glue, for instance, is quite common and can be found in every household for emergency use. This can be counter acted by minkoil (will darken it deeply and soaks in be careful, try a sample first.) Best is Also a Product called Leather Amore, its made by Bee Natural, you can find them online. Some people like to keep things simple by using products that they are familiar with and have been using for a long time. Another "trick" is to Wet the leather with the solvent to create a "Marbled" look, drawback is that it dries the leather some. As mentioned be Very careful mixing solvents, i wouldnt use same rag in mixing. Some folks use a rag with some thinning agent on the rag first then the dye. My wife reminded me to just use Make-up sponges, you can find them easiest at the 99cent store a bag for $1.00 for 20 -36 small Little wedges, use and discard, dye goes on smooth, or any store that sells make-up, Walmart, CVS, Rite-Aid, etc will also have them. Dobbers, paint brushes leave streaks or blotches I have never been able to use those yet. When applying leather glue is a precision matter, Gorilla Micro Precise Super Glue allows users to work just the right amount of glue from the tip and onto the exact area in need of repair. The nude areas that need dye are best by applying it with an air brush, I use an Iwata, but the economical ones do a passable job. Note that you can usually always go darker, but not lighter, unless your using acrylic paint Blick's Art Supplies carries a new leather paint called Angelus, (3.99 a color)more variety of colors and absorbs into leather better then any other paints. Our experience is that, first, Use Veg tanned leather only. (Tandy holds firmer, not a winning point for your application usage.)
Tandy carries it or plain Scotch double sided tape, Stationary Supply has it too, look for 3M. Contains: heat transfer tool, 7 colors of repair compound, clear vinyl adhesive and filler (net. My wife says to use leather-specific double sided tape instead of superglue, it's stronger then the fabric type. Since we are a "working" Leather shop I think we can add to the comments. Wide Application Our leather filler works on damaged leather and vinyl couch sofa chair car seat bags purse shoe jacket belts luggage boots boat seat auto seats.