Here’s a nice article about one of our Fibrenew brethren in Spring Hope, NC. David Bryant has done a nice combining his craftsmanship into his leather repair business. Good job David! http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/business/firm-gives-old-items-new-look-576999 On his horse farm in Spring Hope, David Bryant is building a fast-growing restoration and repair business, Fibrenew East. The company restores, among [...]
Filed under: furniture, leather, Other Fibrenew Franchises by Carey Hepler Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
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With dry, dirty or scratched leather, you may find yourself scouring the internet for DIY treatments. Many articles cite olive oil as a cure-all for every leather ailment, from scratches to dryness to odors. It is likely that this myth came from the age old practice of oiling baseball gloves and horse saddles. Oil may [...]
Filed under: furniture, leather, Leather Cleaning by Carey Hepler Sunday, May 8th, 2011
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Our Kansas Fibrenew friends, Ronnie and Suzette Seetin, recently dyed some cowboy boots for a customer, and they turned out Amazing! Check them out: Next time you want to do some boot-scootin, ask us about dyeing your boots to match your outfit. You’ll be a knock-out!
Filed under: leather, re-dye by Carey Hepler Sunday, May 1st, 2011
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The story was about rising gas prices affecting our mobile business, but Kelly managed to get in a few good plugs for repairing leather and vinyl in cars and on furniture.
Filed under: boats, cars, furniture, leather, Leather Cleaning by Carey Hepler Saturday, March 26th, 2011
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This story is probably only funny to Brian, me, and the other Fibrenew franchisees out there, but I’m telling it anyway. Brian sent me this Before picture of a small hole in a leather couch. I thought it was a good idea to put the dime in there to give me an idea of scale, [...]
Filed under: For Fun, furniture, leather by Carey Hepler Friday, March 4th, 2011
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Check out this cool Word Cloud created from the Hepler Bros blog. The size of the words reflect the number of times they are used. Looks pretty accurate to me! I guess I say “leather” and Fibrenew a lot. You can see others and make your own at Wordle.net
Filed under: For Fun, leather by Carey Hepler Saturday, February 26th, 2011
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One of our fellow Fibrenew franchisees from New Zealand recently did some radio spots.
Filed under: cars, furniture, leather, Leather Cleaning, pet damage, re-dye, Uncategorized, upholstery by Carey Hepler Friday, January 7th, 2011
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“It’s seeing peoples’ reactions when they get their items back that really makes us realize how appreciated our work is,” says the elder Bublitz.
Filed under: furniture, leather by Carey Hepler Friday, December 24th, 2010
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Check out this dog bite on a leather couch that Brian fixed this week. Here’s the Before pic: Yow!!!! I know! Anyway, Brian fixed it. Check it out: Maybe we’re not the best photogs, but I’m sure you can see it’s a huge improvement. To be fair, if you look at the repair up close, [...]
Filed under: furniture, leather, pet damage by Carey Hepler Sunday, December 12th, 2010
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I came across this nice post in a BMW chat room about one of our fellow franchisees in North Carolina, and I thought it was a nice 3rd party shout-out about Fibrenew.
Filed under: cars, furniture, leather by Carey Hepler Sunday, October 10th, 2010
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