If you're just repairing a small scuff or scratch, you don't need to do any additional preparation other than clean the leather. A. If you are looking to get creative and paint leather shoes, then yes, it is a great leather paint for shoes. Instructions depend on the areas to be coloured, if you are doing a small section only in the middle of a chair base and don't want to paint the full base, then you would need to clean the leather initially with a leather cleaner, if you are doing the full base then no need to clean just prep, if you are going to clean first its pointless as your just going to prep clean leather and take off cleaned paint and its a waste of your money. The Scratch Doctors All in One Leather Dye is the original self sealing leather colourant, with a built in Satin Leather Finish it is guaranteed to transform your leather products! With the right leather paint, you can not only transform the look of your leather items but also repair them, giving them a new lease on life.

Buffalo's cream / ivory water based leather paint provides good colour coverage, flexes with the leather and won't fade or transfer to other surfaces. Not just a leather paint for shoes, this amazing leather spray paint is also equally effective as a leather paint for couch. The Leather Repair Company leather paint colours can be used on leather furniture, antique furniture, equestrian leathers, chairs/sofas, leather jackets, handbags, car interior, vintage cars, classic car seats, shoes, boots, carry bags, leather phone case and more.

This product is used to replace the darker top coat bringing back the colour to create a more uniform and newer look. If the damage to your leather item is more extensive, then you may need a leather repair filler paste. Use COLOURLOCK Mild Leather Cleaner against normal degrees of soiling or COLOURLOCK Strong Leather Cleaner in extreme cases (where the leather has been neglected for many years, for example classic cars languishing in garages and barns).

If you’re repairing an area of colour loss smaller than an A5 piece of paper, then you should clean the area with Alcohol Cleaner before applying any colour. However, it's essential to follow the instructions that come with your particular kit, as some dyes may require different application methods.

The Leather Paint has excellent coverage, white leather paint will cover black leather in one application! When the repair area is wet with GLD, an additional treatment with the COLOURLOCK Leather Sanding Pad can be done to smooth the repair area. Use Mild Leather Cleaner for normal degrees of soiling or Strong Leather Cleaner to remove heavier dirt (where the leather has been neglected for many years).

In the case of very large tears and/or very rough leathers, it is advisable to sew the leather with a thin but strong thread. Not only is this good practice, but if the leather is dirty, it can cause a freshly repaired area to stand out. In case of scratches, abrasions and slight fading (frequent entry in cars and seat area in furniture), the original colour of the leather is refreshed with our Leather Fresh. You can use a small amount of lacquer that comes with your colour repair kit or you can use a small amount of water.Few other acrylic leather paints offer as much flexibility and performance in leather paint repair and transformation endeavors.