Product Overview
Bond 3D a Leather Bonding Repairer by Leather Doctor is a water-based medium soft polyurethane for tears, rips, abrasions, cat scratches, and filling repairs.
Bond 3D will not lift or damage the leather finishes, unlike other dry solvent-based glue.
Bond 3D works in conjunction with leather Patch 4S as sub-patch and suede fibers as fillers.
Bond 3D is to be tested for darkening effect satisfaction on an inconspicuous or hidden spot before actual application.
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How to Repair a Leather Cut-Through with Bond 3D?
1* Cut-through repairs utilize Patch 4S as a leather sub-patch and this is bonded suede side to suede side.
2* Where tension causes the leather to open, it is stretched to an overlapping position with some pulling help.
3* Preferably the Patch 4S is bonded to one side first prior to bonding the other side to reduce the overlapping effort.
4* This is a slow-drying product thus a blower may come helpful to speed up the drying process.
5* The bonding process will require the bond to cure for tension strength, thus holding the rip in position until fully cured is necessary.
6* Vertical filling gap may be done with added matching coloring for aesthetic.
How to Repair a Fresh and Clean Accident Leather Abrasion with Bond 3D?
1* Abrasion in most cases will roughen up the leather structure with missing finishes.
2* Any soiling is removed with brushing prior to applying Bond 3D to smooth the damages.
3* Repeat application is necessary to build the smooth skin back gradually.
4 Color matching is done accordingly to the finish types.
How to Repair a Prolonged Contaminated Leather Abrasion & Holes with Bond 3D?
* Constant abrasion with repeat compression may loosen and weaken the leather structure compound with a loss of fibers or missing parts.
* Repairs to such neglected damages may take on a holistic approach to restore systematically the damages.
1* Degreasing with Degreaser 2.2 is recommended to remove surface and penetrated oil and grease soiling in conjunction with Rinse 3.0 to remove foreign contamination.
2* Leather rejuvenation is also recommended to restore the leather's softness and strength with Hydrator 3.3 followed by Fatliquor 5.0.
3* Tightening the leather structure may be necessary to restore over-stretched leather with Impregnator 26.
4* Bonding repair with Bond 3D commence thereafter with smoothening, and filling with donor suede fiber, especially for aniline leathers.
5* Repair prepares the surface for color refinishing that follows with Adhesor 73, matching coloring, and matching topcoat that ends with rub-resistant protection with Protector B.
How to Repair Hair-on-Hide Leather Rip or Tear Repair with Bond 3D?
*Rip or tear is the result of diminished fatliquor (ionic charged fat and oil) from aging or alkaline overexposure.
1* The structure needs to be clean, pH balanced and fatliquor replenished up to 15% to supple it prior to repairing, otherwise the stiff hide may tend to tear again when flexed.
2* The repair may be performed with a bonding Patch 4S or with stitching and camouflaging donor suede fibers.
How to Repair Hair-on-Hide Leather with Bond 3D and Patch 4S?
1* A 1” Patch 4S strip is sufficient to bond a rip with approximately 1/2” on both sides.
2* Bond 3D is applied sufficiently to half an inch along the rip to penetrate and the 1” Patch 4S is also applied half sufficiently.
3* The Patch 4S is placed and pressed accordingly.
4* Let naturally dry with the hair drying option before repeating the other half and align accordingly.
5* Let overnight cure and the hide is ready to flip over to proceed with cleaning the hair side.
How to Repair Hair-on-Hide Leather with Bond 3D by Stitching and Donor Fiber?
1* The hide is cross-stitched with a curve needle to hold the rip together.
2* Bond 3D is applied about ½” on both sides of the rip.
3* Donor fiber is scraped with Razor 60 from the thicker areas of the hide, especially the head and shoulder areas, and applied over the stitching camouflaging it.
4* The repair is left to naturally dry or option drying with a hair dryer.
5* Let overnight cure and the hide is ready to flip over to proceed with cleaning the hair side.