Repairing cracks in the seat of a green directors chair? How to replace the worn paint evenly afterwards?

[TobiasClaren]

Hello.

I have this attached leather directors chair.

The tape is from the previous owner, and I haven't seen under it yet.
I would heat it first when I remove it.

But now the question is, what is the best way to repair the cracks (techniques and materials).
Do you back glue with some sort of braid, fill with a leather repair paste (which one?), and sand it down?

Are there instructions for this?

And how do you then ensure uniform coloring?
There are two colors, a green, and sometimes something darker on top.

Do you just repair the spots locally and dye them locally, or completely re-dye them?
The backrest still looks very good.
But if the damaged areas and seat cannot be matched to the backrest, is it perhaps easier to recolor everything?

Thanks.

Edited August 15, 2024 by TobiasClaren

[TonyV]

Personally, I'm more inclined to be thinking of "How do I go about reupholstering?"  I don't know of any adequate fillers, although there used to be (might still be) an As Seen On TV vinyl and leather "repair" kit available, which I think was just vinyl paste of different colors.  I might use that stuff on naugahyde, but not real leather.

You might be able to artfully patch the holes and cracks, giving it a little different character by gluing and/or over-sewing matching patterns of new leather.  

There are people here much more knowledgeable of furniture than I.

Edited August 15, 2024 by TonyV

[fredk]

You can get a vinyl paste for repairing cracks. But it is really meant for car dash tops and for small slight cracks. The kit of pastes comes with different colors so you can mix them and match what it is going on. I used some on my Cadillac dash top and door armrests. it did well on them but not so good on the upholstery

But that amount of damage is a job for a re-upholstery expert