Saved my sofa when we thought there was no way! Saved me a ton of $$$! Thank you Mark! I would use him again and would 100% recommend him to anyone. Be sure to get a consult before you decide to throw it away! You'd be surprised read more

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Would highly recommend Mark and AAA Leather Repair. He was very friendly, personable, and easy to work with. He helped me with a leather band for a sentimental piece of jewelry. He will be my go to for anything leather related going forward! Thank you Mark!!! read more

Unfortunately, my $2,000.00 Mont Blanc briefcase was literally stolen out of my wife's vehicle on Christmas Eve - they through a brick through her back window... It was probably my most prized possession as an attorney. About one month later I received a call from a good samaritan who had found my briefcase on the side of the road (my business cards were still inside) and contacted me. Great news!!! The bad news, however, was the briefcase sat in the pouring rain on the side of the road for at least three nights of that month. The leather was thus in terrible condition and it appeared unsalvageable. Not knowing a leather repairman, I like many of you would do, I turned to YELP. After not getting the answers I was looking for, I eventually found Mark at AAA Leather Repair. From the get go, Mark was easy to communicate with, personable, and I knew he was the man for the job. I sent him some photos of the weathered, beat up briefcase and he said he could handle it. I dropped it off the next day. A short time later, he said he had restored my now "lovely" briefcase. Turns out he was right. It looks like it is new again. Thank you Mark!!! I would like to also point out that I could tell from the moment I met Mark that this is not just a "job" for him, it is a passion. He understands the science of leather - there is much, much more to it than any one would imagine. He is also honest, fair, funny, and a straight shooter, which is greatly appreciated. If you are an attorney with a nice briefcase you want restored, I highly, highly recommend Mark and AAA Leather Repair. Who wants to buy a new expensive briefcase when you can get your old one back to "as good as new"! read more

Mark is amazing ! I took my Gucci backpack to Mark to see if he could remove a minor scratch, after the evaluation he explained to me that any repair would not fix an issue. Love the honesty ! He could have taken my backpack, charge me and return with no work performed. But he did not ! SO RARE our days to hear an honest opinion from a master who isn't looking to make a quick profit on you. Thank you Mark ! If we have a real issue, I know that we will be going to AAA LEATHER REPAIR read more

Honest and informative. I had a favorite office chair that had worn around the edges and the seat and Mark told me that my chair was " made with a product called 'Bonded Leather' which is made of ground/powered leather particles (no more than 17%) combined with plastics and then heat pressed onto a backing. The 'leather' (not) is about .005" thick....or 5 one thousands of an inch thick. When this happens, what is happening to your chair, the bond between the pressed on goo and it's backing are separating. There is no way to restore this to it's former 'glory' Can it be made to look 'better? yes, but never 'as new' like real (non 'bonded') leather can. " The cost was reasonable to fix, much less than the price of the chair itself, but his honest opinion was it was not worth it because of the material used to make the chair, which made it impossible to restore to factory condition. If I ever have another need for a repair, I'll be sure to contact Mark if I have a real leather chair in need of repair. read more

I went to AAA Leather Repair for an item to be dyed to match some of my other gear. And it was done perfectly Mark was helpful and did a great job at a very fair and reasonable price. I could not be happier. read more

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Mark is not just the man for breathing life into automobile upholstery and furniture, he's the man for your leather handbags! Wish I had a before pic as this purse was truly a goner. Color was terribly worn, scuff marks etc. I tip my hat to this man and his team for the incredible work they performed! Thank you Mark for saving a much loved purse! read more

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Mark is the best! I found an old leather couch with good bones, picked it up and decided to call around to see if it was reparable. Thank goodness I called him first. I sent him some photos and within minutes we had a plan. He explained the process (which I had no clue about) and gave me different options based on my budget. When we decided to replace the cushions he gave me great recommendations and the people at the upholstery company knew his name. I believe he has a good reputation throughout the community. The process was smooth and painless and I would absolutely recommend him! read more

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Mark has done a fantastic job in restoring the damage to my new sofa. He was honest with me on how much I should expect from repair work. His work turned out to be beyond expectation. And his fees is very reasonable. The damage was caused by the acid from a cheap battery in the TV remote leaking onto the sofa surface of the armrest. Since I do not watch TV often, the TV remote was placed on the sofa armrest for weeks. By the time I saw the leak, it was way too late. Mark's skill is amazing in restoring it to an almost original condition. The color was a perfect match. There was one area that was badly damaged by the acid, exposing the rough leather grain. He smoothed it out and it is barely noticeable after the repair. I am very happy with the result and give it a total thumbs up. I found him in Yelp with a lot of good reviews. Since my repair is a small job for him and he is very busy, he pointed out that I might have to wait until he can free himself up. But it is definitely worth the wait. Thanks Mark, for your good work. read more

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After a few years of hard use, my recliner was mechanically sound but showing its' age. The leather needed to be repaired and refurbished. Mark to the rescue. A few qualifying e-mails led to Mark's visit; a quick "I can make it new" promise; a very reasonable quotation and a lesson in leather and leather repair over coffee. Mark's very personable and interesting - as well as professional. He returned my recliner as promised - on schedule and "looking like new." He's Magic Mark! read more

I contacted Mark about my restoring my two gray mid century danish leather chairs via email and he got back to me immediately with a reasonable quote for restoration. Brought them in to his shop a couple of days later and he was super friendly and personable. I was given a one week time frame, but he busted these beauties out in two days. When I came in to pick them up, I was blown away by how great they looked. He removed the skin oil from one, conditioned the leather, re-attached several buttons that had fallen off and left holes in the leather, re-dyed the leather and also re-padded the chairs. I couldn't be happier and have another seat cushion to bring in to him for him to work his magic. I would recommend Mark to anyone! The pics tell the tale. read more

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I had an ink mark on my leather car seat that I tried to cover with leather paint myself and made a mess! I found Mark through Tandy leather and took my car to him. mark did a phenomenal job. He is very knowledgeable beyond fixing my car seat. He is honest and lovely to talk to and a good person. He also referred me to others to fix my head light haze. I have traveled quite extensively and Found Mark has been to a lot of the places I have been. He entertained me with conversation the whole time he was repairing my car seat. I recommend Mark highly!! I am going to ask him for a referral for any car repair I have in the future if he can't do it.A really good human being. read more

AAA Leather Repair was referred to me by the Tandy Leather Store, as they do not handle repair work. After speaking with Mark on the phone and through email about the plausibility of repairing a tear in my leather futon, it was clear that Mark and the AAA LR Team were both quick to respond and extremely knowledgeable in how to correctly fix the problem. The overall experience was excellent (including price) and I would highly recommend AAA LR to anyone needing Leather Repair. I only wish I had more leather items that needed repair so I could visit this shop again. read more

I hired Mark to repair a beautiful, and very expensive leather desk I purchased at Cantoni. I was prepared to spend thousands of dollars actually resurfacing the entire desk in new leather, as I thought it had actually worn through the leather to the base. I met Mark Lackey of AAA as he was referred to me by Cantoni, and came highly recommended. After a reasonable quote, Mark took my desk with him, and refinished it in a way that brought it back to the same luster and beauty it had on the day I bought it. He did not have to replace any leather, but rather resurfaced, "fed" it, and performed some magical miracle to bring it back. I cannot speak more highly of Mark and his work product. I was so pleased with the work, I hired him again to bring a leather couch back to life, and I had comparable results. Mark and AAA are the only source I would consider hiring, specifically if the piece has value and you want it brought back right. read more

All 4 pieces have been restored to look like new. We are very pleased with their preservation and wouldn't suggest anyone else work on restoring their leather products read more

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We had a 15 year old sectional sofa that was pretty worn and decided to explore restoring it. After talking with several groups we decided to take a leap of faith with Mark. He wasn't the most expensive option or the cheapest but found him to be the most trustworthy. Just got the sofa back after 2 weeks and have to say he did an AMAZING job. We are so happy we ended up choosing him for the project. It was a fairly substantial investment with no guarantee but the outcome was a great success. read more

As a kid growing up my family had a very unique wood & leather chair. 45+ years later I took possession of it from my father. The leather was completely worn out & needed to be replaced. The leather on this chair is very unique & I had a lot of difficulty finding someone that was willing & capable of restoring this chair. Mark Lackey (the owner of AAA Leather Repair) did a wonderful job with the restoration. The final result was everything I hoped for. I would definitely recommend his leather craftsmanship! read more

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In short: paid $274.75 for Ferragamo Vera flats to be dyed; sent to Mark via UPS in May 2014; first paint job peeled off; I returned shoes; Mark stopped responding to all communication since October. I caught him via phone calling from an unknown number and he said he was embarrassed and was ignoring me on purpose. I wish I could prevent everyone from working with him, but all I can do is this: I encourage you to NOT use him. He does promise to be able to do some work others cant (ie, dyeing my patent leather Ferragamo flats which did not work). Here is the date of all emails to him. (I called him every Monday, so I'm leaving those calls out for simplicity): 5/23/14: I paid 6/9/14: he finally sent (blamed delay on a "brain f*rt") 6/16/14: i told him the dye was peeling and shoes were ruined. mailed them back to him. he promised to fix. I emailed and called him on these dates with NO REPLY. 7/7/14 7/17/14 7/31/14 8/5/14 8/28/14 9/9/14 9/18/14 9/27/14: i caught him on the phone by calling from a number he likely didnt recognize. he promised to call me within 72 hours and refund my money AND either send my shoes back or redye them. he said he was embarrassed by his faulty service. he began ignoring me again. i called/emailed on these dates: 10/31/14 11/9/14 12/1/14 12/12/14 and today, 12/23/14 I am out $274.75 and am missing a pair of $500 shoes. read more

I called Mark back on May 3rd and emailed some pics of our leather couch that is cracking. He said he might be able to make it look better and he would send someone out to do a touch up. I would continually follow up via email and call him for an update on the repair and he would always say he is busy with other jobs. I understand people get busy and it wasn't an urgent matter for us but I would like it repaired eventually. I emailed again one last time last Friday for a status update and no response. I know my job is not probably a high priority to him but I was patient. I would not recommend just based on the fact he was unresponsive or timely. read more

2 years ago I decided to rescue my fathers old 93 BMW 525i from the brink of junk land. After driving it home from the lot where It had been sitting slowly rotting away for the past 3 years, I looked at the the next morning in the light of day and had the sinking feeling that this was going to need an extreme makeover. The leather seats had sun dried, cracked and faded...they looked and felt like cardboard. The armrests were crumpling. There was a huge amount of animal dander inside, and the carpet reeked an old musty smell. Short of buying a new interior, I was not sure what other practical options existed. So naturally I did what everyone else does these days...I turned to the internet...good old google. I needed LEATHER RESTORATION and REFINISHING EXPERTs. Turns out most roads led me to the consumer leather giant....Tandy. Now armed with pertinent and practical questions from my research on the net, I dialed up Tandy. Sales directed me to their craftsman. I do not recall his name; however, after politely listening to my project description, he pointedly told me that there was only one person that he knew of who could bring this interior back to life...MARK LACKEY, the proprietor of AAA Leather Repair. Emboldened and hopeful due to the glowing recommendation, I contacted Mark Lackey and introduced my dilemma. Mark immediately told me to forget all that I had learned on the internet, as half of it was nonsense. He then proceeded to review with me the topic of Leather Finishes. I was astounded. I was impressed by his encyclopedic grasp of the topic...but that would prove to be only the tip of the iceberg. Mark instructed me to perform some preliminary preparatory cleaning and then to bring the pieces over to his shop. At the shop, I was greeted by Mark, and he provided a graduate level follow up course in Leather Restoration. As the seats began to soften and glow with the sheen of new leather, I began to realize that Mark Lackey had an intuitive grasp of color science...he could mentally formulate any color by looking at it. In music the analogy would be to hear a song...and be able to identify EVERY instrument and EVERY note and chord. Such talent is rare indeed...I have in my 45 years only met one individual who could play music by ear. When Mark was finished with the seats, they looked showroom new...as my mother-in-law commented. In fact, they looked so good that my father contacted me from Florida and demanded to have his car back! The best part...after having exceeded my expectations and dramatically restoring the seats, Mark gave me a canister of his proprietary self-crafted leather dressing to protect it and keep it from shining. This post is two years overdue, but here it is nonetheless. As a retired Naval Commander, former double Board Certified General Surgeon and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, I am a perfectionist with EXTREMELY HIGH STANDARDS for craftsmanship and skill. It is with absolute confidence that I recommend Mark Lackey and his services at AAA Leather Repair for all your leather goods restoration and care. read more

Called Mark on a Monday, he came out on Tuesday. My leather couch, chaise, and recliner were just ruined with scratches from our dogs and I thought I might have to have them totally recovered. Mark told me that they were actually in great condition and that he could make them look like new. He picked them up (free pickup) the following Tuesday and delivered them back to me the following Wednesday (8 days later) and in fact they did look as good as new. He even stuffed the cushions in the recliner to puff it back up, no extra charge. I am so happy with the work he did, he was just so easy to work with and the results of his work are wonderful. All this at a such a reasonable price, and with the free pickup and delivery, the transaction couldn't have easier or a more pleasant experience. Plus, he's a dog lover! I can't recommend Mark more highly! read more

Mark and his crew did an excellent job on our sofa and love seat! We had both dyed to a darker color and both look so nice in our family room. The cushions were re-stuffed and a hole was repaired ( don't even recognize where it was)! Mark helped me with selecting the color as his selection is limitless! They picked up and delivered back within a few weeks! I would highly recommend AAA Leather Repair! read more

My jacket went in looking old and worn out and came back looking brand new. Thanks for the quick turnaround too!

Mark was really nice and straight up no nonsense with a very cool attitude. His color matching is precise, his pricing was very reasonable and his work speaks for itself. My cream leather couch looks new again after the dog scratched it all up. read more

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Worked with Mark on a large couch and ottoman for re-dying. Great guy, great knowledge about leather and he even gave me a run down as to how the dying process works. The pick up of the couch was excellent, and would have been 5 stars. The problem arose when the couch was dropped off. I wanted the couch to match a recliner I got and it did not. I called, got chewed out, and was essentially told it was my fault. He eyeballed the color, did not take photos of the recliner, or even talk about taking a piece with him for matching. Every part of me wanted to give 1 star, but the couch is really well done, it just didnt match. It was just unfortunate that my opinion of the owner changed within 30 secs when he would "flip his s***" if he had the redye the couch because the customer was unhappy. EDIT: He contacted me and smoothed a lot out. Made an extra effort to make things right. Changed from 3 to 4 stars read more

Mark just completed refinishing our leather sofa, loveseat, chair and ottoman. They look as good as new. Plus he is a really nice guy. I felt comfortable enough to leave and go run an errand while he was here. The combination of the quality of workmanship and character of the people I deal with are important to me. Mark and AaaLeather offer both. I highly recommend them. read more

I just spoke with him and he gave me a lot of really good information. I sent a couple of pictures and he was honest about my job being un-repairable. I completely appreciated him not just taking my money and doing a repair that won't last. read more

Mark did an amazing job restoring my 40 year-old Scandinavian love seats. I found AAA Leather Repair when I was looking up do-it-yourself leather repair kits. After re-examining all the damage that 40 years of wear and many cats had done, I decided there was no way I could do this repair myself. The love seats turned out beautifully: looking like new. He even fixed my botched "repair" job. (I repaired a tear in one leather arm cushion with too much shoe goo, i.e. lots of hardened white goo sticking above the leather.) Fortunately all signs of that "repair" are gone except no more tear in the leather. read more

Mark did an amazing job on a pair of vintage chairs we needed redone. He was pleasant to work with, had fair prices, and the chairs turned out beautifully!! Would definitely recommend him for any leather needs!! read more

I have a really old leather briefcase that needed some TLC. When I called, the owner said to bring it over for an estimate. They said it would take about a week. 1 week later I went by and WOW! They did an incredible job!! The case looks like it went from an old shoe to a vintage, high priced, collectible. Thank you Mark for your attention to detail and craftsmanship. read more

This Place is a waste of time. THE OWNER IS IGNORANT AND ARROGANT Firstly I had a good impression but after giving him three cars at the same time I regretted everything. Instead of repairing, he "painted" my seats. Completely destroyed one driver seat on a Mercedes SL and was unable to reimburse the damage or repair - AVOID THIS !!! read more

Mark went above and beyond when he replaced the leather on my grandmother's antique desk. His price was fair, he picked up and delivered for no charge, he even touched up the wood for no charge. Friendly and easy to work with. This is my first Yelp review and it was well-deserved. read more

AAA Leather Repair is a great place to get all of your leather restored to look almost new. Mark, the owner, takes pride in what he does and his job is top notch. I have seen priceless vintage bomber jackets and $4000 leather jackets restored back to their original beauty. Mark did a fantastic job restoring my Lexus front seats, middle console, steering wheel, and shift knob. Mark, thank you for making my Lexus look new again. read more

I have an old lather sofa that has seen better days, but is so comfy we wanted to keep it. The original color was a mossy green, and Mark dyed it a really great mossy-charcoal. It looks and feels brand new. He picked the sofa up and delivered it back to our house...a tight fit on Balboa Island. The turn around time was really good as well. I highly recommend. read more

Great service! Mark fixed a leather chair that two other companies said they couldn't repair. Amazing work! You can't even see where the tears were. read more

A client gave my husband two chairs and an ottoman. They were in excellent shape except for the color. Another client gave him two leather couches the same week that looked worn. Tandy Leather recommended AAA Leather Repair. Mark came out right away, and told us the furniture was very expensive. He redyed the couches, and dyed the chairs to match in a timely manner. We feel his price was really fair, and now we have beautiful furniture in our living room. He also repairs leather in cars. He knows everything about leather and is very personable. He's the best!!! read more

The glove box in my car has part of the latching mechanism on the back of the door and unfortunately it got broken. After numerous attempts to find a replacement door (informed it's not manufactured anymore for my 2003 CL500 Mercedes) I was able to find a new replacement that was not the same color as the interior of my car and dashboard. It was mentioned to me that possibly I could buy the different colored one and have it dyed. I called Tandy Leather to find someone that dyed leather so I could find out what the possibilities were. Ron referred me to Mark at AAA Leather Repair. I contacted Mark and mentioned the situation and he informed me it may not be a leather material covering my glove box door and instead some type of plastic material. He told me that if the covering was plastic based, after being dyed, it was possible in time it would become sticky and therefore not a very good solution. Leather, no problem! When I got to his shop he looked at the door and informed me it wasn't leather which I wasn't happy to hear, this meant I wouldn't be able to buy the different colored door and have Mark dye it to match. Anyway, I still had the plastic support piece from the latch that had broken off on the inside of the door and Mark put it back in place and suggested we try to repair it. At this point I'm open to any possibility that would enable me to latch the door closed, so I agreed a repair was worth a try. Long story short, Mark went WAY "out of his way" and with his assistance we crafted an amazing patch (it looks as if it was manufactured for just this problem) that secured the latch back in place and I now have a functioning glove box door that is no longer hanging open. It was a pleasure meeting Mark and I was extremely impressed with his willingness to help me solve a problem I was running into dead in's with. Any person that is that talented, thoughtful, helpful, decent, conscientious and focused on something being done right, deserves more than the 5 Stars ('As good as it gets!') since Mark is even "better than it gets"!!! I would highly recommend AAA Leather Repair for all of your leather needs, and if you happen to have a broken latch on a glove box door, Mark will most likely have an idea that just might work! I'm very grateful. read more

Mark did a great job restoring and repairing the cushions on my 18 year old sofa and arm chair. They look like new and match (almost) perfectly. He did it in a day and a half, and was very reasonably priced. read more

Mark, the owner, is quite a craftsman who "under promises and over delivers." I know that sounds like I'm his marketing guy, but I'm not. My wife and I took a leather chair in this past week that had a couple of small tears and the leather was peeling because I had read other reviews on YELP. Mark told us he could "fix" the chair in a week or so but advised us he was not sure how long the "fix" would last--6 days, 6 months or 6 years. As we already had four others that went with the dining set, we asked him to do his best. In less than a week's time, Mark called to tell me the chair was ready. Not only was it ready, it looked brand new! We were pleasantly surprised when he told us when we picked the chair up that he thought it worked out better than he originally anticipated and thought the repair would last a long time. Also, I need to say that Mark is very personable and a pleasure to talk to. He is funny, has great stories and loves to listen to classic rock music while he works--my kind of person! Can't recommend this place highly enough and know for sure if we have any future repair needs we will definitely take them to Mark @ AAA Leather Repair. The price was very reasonable, too! read more

After raising our family, my husband and I are finally ready to purchase some quality leather furniture. While doing my yelp research I came across AAA Leather. Since neither my husband nor I are 'educated' in leather-ese, I thought what better advise for purchasing leather than a leather repair person! I called and spoke with Mark this afternoon. I explained to him that I didn't need anything repaired, but just wanted some advise. Normally, someone may not give you the time of day when you're not interested in their business. But not Mark!! He spent almost a half an hour talking to me, and telling me the 'do's and don'ts' and what to look for when shopping for quality leather furniture! I couldn't believe it!! Certainly I don't have the 25+ years of leather experience like Mark does, but I now feel empowered to go to the stores and at least look for what Mark taught me today! You can tell on the phone that Mark knows what he's talking about, and is passionate about his work. Also, I must say that Mark was very pleasant to talk with on the phone. Thank you so much Mark!!! read more