The Fundamentals of Leather Repair
Offered by ADVLeather.com

About Us

ADVLeather.com is the training arm of Advanced Leather Solutions, Inc. located in Hayward, California. We are in the business of repairing and restoring leather furniture, with a 15 year history of serving northern California. We have successfully completed many thousands of field and shop repairs to damaged leather goods. While our primary focus is high-end furniture, we also solve leather problems in automobiles, personal items, etc. Our goal is to offer training programs and materials that transfer the knowledge and skills we’ve acquired in this business.

Course Synopsis

This course is intended for those who desire a fundamental understanding of the leather repair process. The goal is to impart sufficient knowledge for an individual to accomplish simple repairs to damaged leather. This includes a basic grasp of key principles and concepts including:

1. The nature and types of leather
2. How to assess the damage and develop a repair strategy
3. The repair processes for typical damage to leather
4. The compounds and chemistry necessary to affect a lasting, permanent repair
5. Leather finish color matching
6. Finish application techniques to conceal and disguise the repair

It is important to note that this training program is based on the real-world experiences of our field technicians who garnered this knowledge through 15 years of leather repair and restoration. Its focus is solutions to common problems encountered on leather furniture. It is not an academic exercise. Nor is a sales pitch for a franchise. Rather, it’s a practical, solutions-oriented program dedicated to sharing the hard-fought knowledge, tricks and short-cuts that only experience teaches.

When completed, each participant will be able to create strong, invisible and long lasting repairs to damaged leather. However, we believe that the practical training process is on-going and will continue well after the formal training is concluded. The true test of your skills will come when you are in the field faced with real-world challenges under the harsh lights and discerning eye of a client. In that regard, we commit to have our technicians available to answer questions and help guide you through difficult repairs as you encounter them. Thus the training continues after the formal training ends, boosting your confidence and improving your effectiveness.

Each participant that successfully completes the formal training program, followed with three months of direct field experience, will be certified as a competent leather repair technician, and will be added to our qualified professional resource base. This list will be posted to our web-site so those in need in your area can find you easily and have confidence that you are appropriately trained, using state-of-the-art materials, and backed by a leader in the industry.

Course Materials

Each attendee receives a fully out-fitted, professional leather repair kit with all the tools and materials necessary to solve leather related problems in the field. Additionally all attendees receive a Training Guide entitled the Basics of Leather Repair. The Training Guide is complete with all the pertinent concepts and procedures defined and outlined, with ample room for notes. Its structure follows the course outline. This document will be your “Bible” of leather repair. It’s to be used as your field reference guide.

The Training Process

This 3 ½ day program consists of two primary methodologies:

1. Instructor-led concept workshops
2. Hands-on direct application of concepts and procedures

Each day consists of both instructor-led and hands-on training. We believe in as much one-on-one training as is practical, therefore each session will have limited attendance.

Location

All training will be conducted at our shop facility ¼ mile from the hotel. Hayward is centrally located in the beautiful San Francisco Bay area, a highly desirable travel destination for people from all over the world. Stay an extra few days and enjoy the SF Bay area.

Travel

From outside the bay area, Oakland International Airport is the closest air travel access. Oakland airport is a hub for Southwest airlines. The airport is 15 minutes from the training site. Additionally, San Francisco International Airport is only 30 minutes away and San Jose International Airport is a 40 minute trip. For those traveling via car, or are local to the bay area, the Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott hotel and our shop facility are at the junction of Route 92 (San Mateo Bridge) and Industrial Blvd.

Accomodations

For our out-of-town guests, we recommend the Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott hotel in Hayward. Its a three-diamond, award-winning facility located ¼ mile from our office and shop facility. It’s an affordable, new hotel with comfortable amenities. More info at this web-site: all-hotels.com. We have established special rates for our guests. A full, buffet-style breakfast is included in your room rate. Please be sure to mention that you are booking for the training program. The phone number for the hotel is (510) 782-5000.

Cost

The price is $3,600 per attendee. This fee is all inclusive of the training, certification process, professional field starter-kit and all materials. Additional expenses will be your accommodations, meals and travel. If more than one person is to attend from the same organization where a single field kit is shared, call for special discounted rate structure.

The fee is due in advance of the session.

Contact and Registration Information

Yvonne Gillan
Advanced Leather Solutions, Inc.
27365 Industrial Blvd., Unit E
Hayward, CA 94545
(800) 541-5982