Beautiful work

Will mineral spirits work in place of acetone for this? Your really good at this

Thank you for showing me how to double blind stich. I use it at least 3 or 4 times a week. I run a mobile seat repair business. It help my business 2 folds. THANK YOU!!!

Thanks for such a good and understandable tutorial!

Hats off to you! Great skills and great lifestyle!

It is always nice to see quality craftsmanship.

Thank you

How much did. You charge for it I’m in port Saint-lucie fl

Genuinely the only useful video I could find on this subject. Thanks for the help👍

I’m in Port Saint Lucie

Is it 2 needles ?

Me ha sido muy útil su video, gracias

Where can I find vinyl compound

For a custom finish I would expect better workmanship. Look at top right corner in final shots.

Oldie but goodie. I just fiished doing this on my 2011 Honda Pilot. Worked PERFECT. So Cal sun damage on upper portion was significant. Now it looks like new. Thanks. The fix would have never occureed to me.

Espectacular 👍

You make it look easy. I’m going to try repairing the seat on a 2004 BMW.

Amazing job .

This was awesome. I had no idea this technique was available. I used it today and it came out fantastic. I wish you great wealth and happiness. All the best Neal Southwest, Florida.

If the leather was mostly so well connected to the table why not fix the leather rather than replace?

Question - When using the plastic primer, you mentioned a flex additive. What is the flex additive's property (liquid, gel, cream)? Thank you for the video. I have spoken to many technicians who have shared the perils of body oil transfer on headrests and arms. I have to admit I am one of them. Most, if not all, are concerned about the phone call 3 - 6 months later because the customer reports the repair had failed and is coming apart. The failure is that their water-based repair system cannot adhere to the oil-impregnated leather area. In fact many techs wouldn't even touch this type of repair. Your repair step negates their bad experience (and puts more money in our pockets). Any info you have on that would be most appreciated.

Hi, your videos are always educational and interesting. can you tell me how you manage to create the grain with your gun? because I wanted to carry out a small renovation with my gun, I got a nice grain, but with the heat the droplets flatten out, my leather and vinyl paint does not hold. THANKS

If the split seam is say 2 inches, how much thread do you need?

the glasfiber compound that you use for fabric is it the same you use for plastic interior ?

FOR A 4K CHAIR! NOT A 600.00 CHAIR!!!

Nice job and a great helper / supervisor! Seems like it's always brown leather furniture doesn't it? I need to touch mine up again, cats! Thanks for sharing. And the music was cool, sort of new wave sounding , it reminded me of DEVO.

Hi Rick, I do these sort of jobs all the time but the prep takes me a long time as I've been taught that I need to deep clean, ( soft brush and leather cleaner ) then sand down, rub down with acetone and alcohol( to remove and traces of top coat and surface bodily oils), prime the leather as there still maybe traces of top coat sealer and then the colouring and finally sealing it with a top coat. Are you saying this isn't needed? Can you tell me what prep you did? Was also told colour won't adhere to top coat due to there being silicones in the top coat. Sorry for the long winded message but this would save me hours in prep work 🙏

Love your work rick I use the same products as you do ‘superior restoration’ and ur videos really helped me understand how to use them properly Keep making videos we love it!

am surprised rick you did not get any brown dye on your dress trousers lol nice video

Was the foam something like memory foam?

How much thread do you start with? I assume it’s a single strand with a needle at each end, right? Can this stitch go around curves? Can it go around corners?

How much thread do you start with? I assume it’s a single strand with a needle at each end, right? Can this stitch go around curves? Can it go around corners?

To much chatter

I used this new process today, and it worked great! I was very skeptical, but everything worked as shown. This is still a work in progress. In time, I will work the bugs out, and it will become second nature.

Thank you Rick, just did 2 of these repairs today and its a game changer. It's frustrating to know that I've had the supplies on my van to do this repair for several years. Again, THANK YOU!

As always Rick thank you for sharing, this is certainly a great improvement over using glue or as we used to years ago clear silicone, and the fibers and before that shaving fuzz off of the seat - yeah I'm that old ... Unfortunately, many if not most of the repair guys (I won't call them "techs" that would be too generous) are in the biz for fast and often sloppy repairs for dealers who just want it "good enough to get it off the lot" But for those who want to improve their skills, this is a great option. I've been playing around with it since you told me about it some months ago, we don't do a lot of cloth repairs these days but the few that I have done turned out much better and I feel that the repairs will hold up a lot better. Since there are no more Detroit sample books and the availability of fabric for newer vehicles is getting worse, this will be a good option vs just having to buy a new OEM seat cover from the dealership.

I've got a job scheduled for tomorrow that's one of the worst worn sofa armrests I've ever seen. I was thinking: "How in the world am I going to fix that? I wonder if Rick has a video that can help?" Thanks so much Rick, you da man!

What fascinating information. You searched for or created the items in this kit, including the electrostatic device. What determination! I need a bit more of that. I missed the music you usually play at the beginning of your videos, but I really like the new color scheme you used in the background. 😉

Wonder if you have a video about repairing the mounting tabs on a “fairing” ? When I weld plastic it turns brittle and gluing,not strong enough. I have tried staples and wors good till wife runs into stuff. Fairings are not thick enough to staple.

Where are you located? I have a boat seat where the vinyl has melted.

What glue are you using through the gun and adhesion promoter?

Where can I find that particular fabric puffer? The one you use seems to disseminate the fibers much better than what I have.

I no longer offer this service because, as far as I'm concerned, the repair never looks correct, especially when repairing a cloth material. When I repaired velour seats the finish wasn't noticeable, but modern seats are a completely different kettle of fish.

Ĝreat video. What thickness is heavy teflon sheet?

Hard part is increasing prices with car dealerships, due to inflation and make more money. I want to do more than just making a living. Hard to scale this type of business. Any ideas??