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NORTH WEST LEATHER TRAINING COURSES IN LANCASHIRE
North West Leather Repairs provides professional friendly training courses using the Buffalo Leather Repair & Care system, they provide advice and guidance on the Buffalo leather repair product range, whilst also offering knowledge on leather repair processes and leather types during the course.

North West Leather - About Us ….

We experience daily interaction with our service customers, we know exactly what the consumer needs, and we have passed this knowledge into our training course, this enables the tradesman to apply the best possible solution available.

We liaise closely with Buffalo leather repair & care products who produce leather repair and care formulations that perform to high expectations that are required of our customers.
All of the products have been formulated from "Hands-On" professional experience.
We work with all of Buffalo’s leather product range on a daily basis, therefore we monitor the quality and performance of the products ensuring your complete satisfaction & confidence that the products work and up to date repair advice can be given.


Why choose a our training course ….

No costly franchise fees. Franchises will also charge you monthly administration fees, marketing fees and a percentage of your monthly turnover… They may also expect you to attend further expensive training courses, and in return they cannot guarantee in providing business leads, but they will guarantee that you can only work in a specified area which will stop you from expanding further afield.


Once you have completed the course Buffalo are also available to give you any advice you may require. Other competitors courses may draft in a trainer who is not employed by their company and cannot give you further advice once the course is finished.

Other training courses can involve large groups of trainees over 1 -3 days. We know these courses are not beneficial as each individual works at their own speed or intellect which impedes the content of the course and is frustrating to the trainee. Our courses involve 1-3 trainees, they are intensive but informal enabling tuition covering all aspects at your own speed until you are confident to move on to the next stage.

We provide up to date and current knowledge of leather repairs, including marketing and price structure, Buffalo can provide you a website to suit your requirements, and your own branded re-sale products.

We offer a variety of courses covering all aspects of leather cleaning, leather repairs and restoration, or we can tailor a course to suit your requirements.

For Prices Contact:
Ian Longson
Contact: 07541 705154
Email: nw.leather.repair@gmail.com

If your leather feels rough to the touch after pigmented restoration our following hints and tips can help you to avoid these issues.

Obviously if the leather was very cracked or worn initially it may still feel rough to the touch if the area had not been sanded using 1500 wet/dry sandpaper.

The other reason can be because each stage of the colour restoration and sealing process had not been dusted off between applications when the processes were dried. Residue dust gets trapped between applications producing a dull appearance which will feel rough to the touch.
Remedy
We have found that wiping over the area using a dry power pad slightly rubs down the surface so that it feels smoother, again you will need to wipe away the dry dust residue, then re-seal the surface.

Hints and tips for problem leather surfaces

Problems can occur when carrying out pigmented restoration caused by:
Tanning problems within or on the leather
Stains that have penetrated in to the leather
A build of grease from human or pet contact
Products that have previously been applied to the surface such as silicone, wax, oil, or protection type products.

The following procedures are not a guarantee of solving all of the above, but by monitoring the following procedures we have found them to be around 90% successful.

PROCEDURE:

1. Clean using a water based leather cleaner and a bristle brush or power pad
2. Thoroughly wipe down the area using Buffalo solvent leather prep cleaner
3. At this stage if you are experiencing a peeling problem try to remove as much as possible, then apply Buffalo Bonder to stabilise the peeling.
4. Apply Buffalo solvent based gloss leather sealant - This helps to act as a block on the problem area to prevent contaminating the restoration process.
5. Apply 1 fine application of Buffalo leather bonder.
6. Apply the pigment, dry wipe the pigment once it is dry to remove any residue dust.
7. If your leather is two toned or chesterfield - now apply the top antique colour, dry wipe the top colour once it has dried to remove any residue dust.
8. Apply leather sealant – when dry remember to dry wipe in between coats to remove any residue dust