My new indy scratched my seat...
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My new indy scratched my seat...
Recently moved to a new area. I live deep in the country, so I have to travel 2h to get my car serviced. Went to an indy shop that is fairly well regarded here, and they did a lot of work for me at a very fair price. Unfortunately, I get home and notice this...
I've gotten in and out of my car hundreds of time wearing this particular pair of pants, so I know it wasn't me.
It looks pretty gnarly. Thoughts on how to proceed? I don't want to go back there and cause a scene if this is something I can fix. But if I can't, it sure looks bad.
I've gotten in and out of my car hundreds of time wearing this particular pair of pants, so I know it wasn't me.
It looks pretty gnarly. Thoughts on how to proceed? I don't want to go back there and cause a scene if this is something I can fix. But if I can't, it sure looks bad.
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Burning Brakes
Sorry to see this. Not sure where you are in NC but my buddy here uses a great seat touch up guy. He comes to your house and matches the color. I'm in the Charlotte area. PM me if you want.
You might want to consider using a dealer in the future so you are more comfortable showing them mistakes they make. I had my dealer give me one of those thick seat covers in case it ever has to go someplace else to be serviced in an emergency.
You might want to consider using a dealer in the future so you are more comfortable showing them mistakes they make. I had my dealer give me one of those thick seat covers in case it ever has to go someplace else to be serviced in an emergency.
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Sorry to see this. Not sure where you are in NC but my buddy here uses a great seat touch up guy. He comes to your house and matches the color. I'm in the Charlotte area. PM me if you want.
You might want to consider using a dealer in the future so you are more comfortable showing them mistakes they make. I had my dealer give me one of those thick seat covers in case it ever has to go someplace else to be serviced in an emergency.
You might want to consider using a dealer in the future so you are more comfortable showing them mistakes they make. I had my dealer give me one of those thick seat covers in case it ever has to go someplace else to be serviced in an emergency.
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Leather in a bottle from Zano Brothers works on scuffs like that really well. Use a generous amount on the scuff place some sandwich baggies over it then on low heat use a blow dryer to warm up the area. Use gentle passes over the area rather than a constant stream of heat. Cheers
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Three Wheelin'
Yep ... That why I never ever use dealerships ...My local dealership washes the car after service and i have seen the way they wash cars .... Never ever will any of my Porsches see the dealership. We all should have a trusted indy or trusted tech when we are forced to leave our babies for service besides you wouldn't just leave your kids to any baby sitter. Knowing the business and depending on what service is required most dealerships will have Jr technicians doing the teardown or easier service jobs. No Jr's near my cars ever ..
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Yep ... That why I never ever use dealerships ...My local dealership washes the car after service and i have seen the way they wash cars .... Never ever will any of my Porsches see the dealership. We all should have a trusted indy or trusted tech when we are forced to leave our babies for service besides you wouldn't just leave your kids to any baby sitter. Knowing the business and depending on what service is required most dealerships will have Jr technicians doing the teardown or easier service jobs. No Jr's near my cars ever ..
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Drifting
I had the same thing happen when I took one of our cars to the local Lexus dealer. Dealer techs make mistakes, too.
Thats a bad scrape. I hope you find someone to fix it right.
Thats a bad scrape. I hope you find someone to fix it right.
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tegraphile (05-07-2020)
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Conditioners will not fix a scrape, in fact conditioners won't do anything on modern leather seats except sit on top of the finish. Because modern leather seats are painted, not dyed. The only way to fix that scrape would be to repaint it. If done well it will be invisible (I have done my seatback outer bolster), but be aware that the repainted finish (no matter who does it or what company the paint comes from) is more vulnerable to solvents than the original finish. Any product containing alcohol will dissolve the paint. So once you have a "redye" you need to be sure you or any shop you take it to, nobody uses anything other than water and a very mild soap. This is why those leather refinisher guys get most of their work at dealerships, prepping cars for resale. Personally I think if you can DIY it's so economical it makes sense to deal with the downside. I wouldn't pay a couple hundred bucks for someone to do it though. I once did just that, and the job the dealer-recommended "pro" did was not as good as what I DIYed. It's just not that much rocket science.