I saw this on another site and didnt see it on here so I figured Id go ahead and put a DIY on here and at the same time re-do mine.
So I went to walmart bought a can Weldwood contact cement, and the foam brushes that were in the craft section, all of this was about $7. Then you will need a flat head screwdriver.
You can see where the leather has come unglued and is popping out.
First step:
Take the flat head screwdriver and work your way around the top of the leather like so. Mine came right off, I dont even think it was still sticking around the edges, so it was pretty easy to take off.
Now there is no need to take it off all the way around the bottom if you don't need to, stopping at the window switches will be good enough.
Second step:
Once you peel the leather back you will see were the glue was. You need to take this off so you will have a somewhat clean surface. I used my hand to get it off, just by rubbing it off, it took me about 5-10 min to get all of it off.
Third step:
Apply the contact cement on the surface and the back of the leather as well, I put 2 coats on each surface, I let each coat dry about 15-20 min.
Final Step:
Once it has dryed, start working your way up from the bottom up, I forgot to take a pic doing this step, since i was doing it by myself it was kinda hard to, But work your way back and forth with it and take the flat head scewdrive to push the edges back into place.
Finished product:
When you finish with it, I recommend going out side every 30-40 min to check on it, Ive done that with mine to check for bubbles on the leather, just rub the leather with your hand to make it flat, and just keep doing this till you don't see anymore bubbles in it.
So I went to walmart bought a can Weldwood contact cement, and the foam brushes that were in the craft section, all of this was about $7. Then you will need a flat head screwdriver.
You can see where the leather has come unglued and is popping out.
First step:
Take the flat head screwdriver and work your way around the top of the leather like so. Mine came right off, I dont even think it was still sticking around the edges, so it was pretty easy to take off.
Now there is no need to take it off all the way around the bottom if you don't need to, stopping at the window switches will be good enough.
Second step:
Once you peel the leather back you will see were the glue was. You need to take this off so you will have a somewhat clean surface. I used my hand to get it off, just by rubbing it off, it took me about 5-10 min to get all of it off.
Third step:
Apply the contact cement on the surface and the back of the leather as well, I put 2 coats on each surface, I let each coat dry about 15-20 min.
Final Step:
Once it has dryed, start working your way up from the bottom up, I forgot to take a pic doing this step, since i was doing it by myself it was kinda hard to, But work your way back and forth with it and take the flat head scewdrive to push the edges back into place.
Finished product:
When you finish with it, I recommend going out side every 30-40 min to check on it, Ive done that with mine to check for bubbles on the leather, just rub the leather with your hand to make it flat, and just keep doing this till you don't see anymore bubbles in it.
