If you can feel the damage, such that a gentle sanding won’t correct it, then repair is recommended.
If you are repairing any vinyl or severe cat ‘scratching post’ damage, scaliness, or cracking on real leather like this:
Buy our Vinyl Repair & Leather Filler Kit. Use a needle tool for thin cracks or small gouges. Buy a palette knife for larger areas.

If you have tears or holes through the material like this:
Buy a Subpatch Kit plus the Vinyl Repair & Leather Filler Kit.
This article has more info and a video demonstration. For holes larger than 3" in diameter, consider glueing a top-patch of similar material to the subpatch before applying filler.
If you have isolated cat scratches or small scrapes or nicks on real leather like this:
Buy our Leather Cat Scratch Repair Kit. Apply tiny beads of super glue and sand to create a filler. Learn how here.

If your leather is peeling or flaking like this:
It ain't real leather! Here is how you'd repair it and why we don't recommend it.
If your leather looks like this:
It is actually a fabric which can be painted using these instructions. No filler is needed.
We were able to restore a very large sectional of two days in our living room over about 6-8 hours!!!
I wish I recorded my husbands face when he saw the ottoman after fixing it.
I did a color change as well and I forgot to use a wet sponge at first... so follow all instructions haha. I love these products and this company!
We used 2 parts Rust and 1 part Cognac to match the color and a little Clear mixed in for satin fi...More
We used 2 parts Rust and 1 part Cognac to match the color and a little Clear mixed in for satin finish.
Thank you for your great advices!
Before and after of the first one are attac...More
Thank you for your great advices!
Before and after of the first one are attached.
The outcome is really amazing.
I do not need to di...More
The outcome is really amazing.
I do not need to dispose of my sofa, yet, it looks all good again!