How to Fix a Large Cigarette Burn in a Soft Tan Sofa

A cigarette burn instantly turns this sofa into an eyesore.

A soft tan sofa does so much more than add a graceful yet neutral element to your living room; it gives you a cozy, comfortable place to relax after a long day. However, it's hard to relax on a soft leather sofa that bears the charred mark of a cigarette burn. Thankfully, you don't need to live with such a mark for all time but can restore your leather sofa to its previous pristine condition.

Things You'll Need

• Razor blade
• Measuring tape
• Tan canvas cloth
• Scissors
• Tan leather glue/ leather-repair kit with grain papers
• Towel
• Iron

Instructions

1. Grate a razor blade very gently across the surface area of the burn, removing the charred bits. Once you've finished, the burn will look less like a burn mark and more like a small hole in the tan leather.

2. Measure the diameter of the hole with a measuring tape. Cut a piece of tan canvas to a circular shape slightly larger than the cigarette burn's dimensions. Slide it underneath the leather hole and smooth it out flat.

3. Apply a few dabs of tan leather glue/leather repair from your kit to the hole. Give it a minute to congeal and then press one of the included grain papers onto the area.

4. Cover the area around the repair with a towel for protection. Press a hot iron over the grain paper for 10 to 20 second to help it set.

5. Remove the iron and peel off the grain paper to reveal your patched hole.

References

• "All-New Hints From Heloise: A Household Guide for the '90s"; Heloise; 1989