Help! Scratches on inner trim! :D
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Perhaps something like this will help?…
https://a.co/d/0cWY0O4M
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the dealer saw the two scratches, the one on the plastic and the one on the leather, and actually recommended to replace both parts. It’s a huge job since the plastic part runs to the back seat and to the front console, and replacing both is in the 2K range. So as it is with these things, I’ll have to live with it!
In the mean time today i chipped the rear bumper ever so slightly (really tiny chip, like maybe millimeters, but it took out the surface of the paint and runs to the layer below) by touching the car behind me. It’s quite amazing how the slightest thing sends these cars one way. Next visit to the dealer, I’ll check what can be done. But i think the car is trying to tell me something..
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I really scratched the he!! out of a leather steering wheel in a past car and just hit it with some leather condition I had laying around, I'm pretty sure it was Chemical Guys Leather Serum. It got rid of the issue. Any brand would probably work . Mine was about a 100x worse than what you are showing. Give that a shot. If you don't have a leather conditioner, you'll need it at some point anyways.
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Thanks for the two suggestions. I researched both options, then went to the dealer and showed him the scratches. Dealer said any treatment to the leather needs to be for the whole surface of the part i am treating (in this case the armrest above the rear transmission), and not just on the faint scratch. This made me think this job is not for me because i will make it worse.
the dealer saw the two scratches, the one on the plastic and the one on the leather, and actually recommended to replace both parts. It’s a huge job since the plastic part runs to the back seat and to the front console, and replacing both is in the 2K range. So as it is with these things, I’ll have to live with it!
In the mean time today i chipped the rear bumper ever so slightly (really tiny chip, like maybe millimeters, but it took out the surface of the paint and runs to the layer below) by touching the car behind me. It’s quite amazing how the slightest thing sends these cars one way. Next visit to the dealer, I’ll check what can be done. But i think the car is trying to tell me something..
the dealer saw the two scratches, the one on the plastic and the one on the leather, and actually recommended to replace both parts. It’s a huge job since the plastic part runs to the back seat and to the front console, and replacing both is in the 2K range. So as it is with these things, I’ll have to live with it!
In the mean time today i chipped the rear bumper ever so slightly (really tiny chip, like maybe millimeters, but it took out the surface of the paint and runs to the layer below) by touching the car behind me. It’s quite amazing how the slightest thing sends these cars one way. Next visit to the dealer, I’ll check what can be done. But i think the car is trying to tell me something..
I suspect these things happen at the factory or at dealerships all the time.
I doubt they completely replace all the parts.
If you're going to have the parts replaced (at cost to you), you should try the leather polish (as @RotorOver suggested), or try the leather repair kit.
It wouldn't hurt to try something like or -- you have nothing to lose if your fall-back plan is to replace those parts.
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Find a reputable/established auto upholstery shop and show them the leather area. Using some steam they should be able to massage out the crease in leather and re-dye the scratch
bumper paint can also be spot painted or refinished - post photo if you want a guide on what to do
bumper paint can also be spot painted or refinished - post photo if you want a guide on what to do
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Find a reputable/established auto upholstery shop and show them the leather area. Using some steam they should be able to massage out the crease in leather and re-dye the scratch
bumper paint can also be spot painted or refinished - post photo if you want a guide on what to do
bumper paint can also be spot painted or refinished - post photo if you want a guide on what to do
