Upcoming Dates:

Montreal
(in French)
March 12, 2011

Toronto
(in English)
March 16, 2011

Learn to identify leather types, and how to touch-up and repair leather

This one day intensive seminar devoted to imparting knowledge on the professional way to identify leather and to use products that repair and touch-up leather.


This seminar will be of interest to all those from upholstery houses, those who are touching-up leather: furniture manufacturers and retailers, movers, refinishers, delivery personnel, etc. As well, people who need to monitor and improve repair work performed by others. This includes customer service managers, shop foremen, production managers and company owners. Finally, this course would also be beneficial to personnel and designers. 

Topics covered in the DFP Touch-Up & Repair for Leather Seminar

Seminar includes* but is not limited to:

Leather Theory
Learn where leather comes from and how it is made.

Leather Types and Identification
Learn about the different leather types and methods to identify them.

Common Problems
Discover what are the kinds of issues and problems affecting leather and how you can identify and reslove them.

Caring for leather
Learn how how to care and protect the different leather types and why this is important.

Leather Repair
Learn how to do a variety of leather touch-ups and repairs such as: Oil Stain; Ink Stains, Colour Loss & Retsoration, Scratches, Rips and Tears.

Be confident that your repair is perfectly acceptable to your customer and yourself
Get better results from yourself by using professional materials designed specifically for touching-up and repair leather. Save on labour, increase efficiency and improve your productivity by developing good working habits.

Here are the key benefits to attending this powerful seminar:

  • Discover the secrets known only to masters with years of experience.
  • Learn the systematic approach to executing fast and faultless repairs.
  • Learn how to determine which technique should be applied and when.
  • Learn how to overcome problems with colour matching, smoothness, graining and sheen.
  • Guarantee customer satisfaction and eliminate costly mark-downs.
  • Eliminate customer complaints.
  • Learn to organize your work, leaving adequate time for each step, for corrections, and for unexpected problems.

*Seminar content may vary depending on changing industy processes.