Leather seat worn on 2015 FFH

[mwr]

Today I cleaned the driver and passenger seats with Wolfgang leather cleaner, but what I had thought was soil on the driver seat didn't disappear. I think the leather is damaged. It's on the left side (outside) edge of the seat. The car has 42,000 miles. Has anyone else had this happen? Suggestions on fixing it?

[lkatze2]

yep, something similar, except mine has black leather. It appears that the leather is not very good quality. I had some car detailer use some "black leather stain" ( not sure what exactly he used), but it worked well. After about one year, it has worn off, so I will have to "stain" it again. I dont know if they make a product in white.

[mwr]

Glad it worked for you. It lots easier to stain/dye something to black than a dark something back to light tan :-)

Edited October 28, 2017 by mwr

[lkatze2]

mwr, I just looked on Amazon and saw a bunch of products that are supposed to restore the color on leather seats/furniture. Just search under "leather seat color restorer". They appear to be something like a dye that is not supposed to rub off onto your clothing and they make it in many different colors including white. I can't vouch for any since I am not sure what the guy used on my car. If you do find a good product, post the name, because I have that spot on my seat that needs to be redone. I will post also if I find a good product.

[mwr]

mwr, I just looked on Amazon and saw a bunch of products that are supposed to restore the color on leather seats/furniture. Just search under "leather seat color restorer". They appear to be something like a dye that is not supposed to rub off onto your clothing and they make it in many different colors including white. I can't vouch for any since I am not sure what the guy used on my car. If you do find a good product, post the name, because I have that spot on my seat that needs to be redone. I will post also if I find a good product.

Thanks! I'll do that search. And of course post if I use something.

[billford]

That should be warranty, if your car still covered.

 

Seat Trim Cover Warranty and Repair Job Aid.pdf

Edited October 29, 2017 by billford

[mwr]

That should be warranty, if your car still covered.

 

Seat Trim Cover Warranty and Repair Job Aid.pdf

My 2015 FFH is very near three years old and 43K miles.

[mwr]

Early this week I took the car to a local shoe-and-leather repair shop. The shop owner said the leather was fine, just the color had worn off. He said he could match the color and that it would take about a half hour to dry and then I could drive it away. I have an appointment at 4:00 pm this Saturday. The car now has almost 60K miles and, of course, the wear is now worse. I'll post a pic of the "after" version after it's fixed.

Edited December 7, 2018 by mwr

[mwr]

Here's the "after" pic. I'd say the new color is more "yellow" than the original seat color, but maybe that's the best he (or his eyes) could do. I think I'll stop by next week and see what he thinks. He only charged me $10. Also, I cleaned the leather seat but I see it needs more cleaning near the edge of the new color; I can do that.

Edited December 9, 2018 by mwr

[Texasota]

Looks like the color is a little off but it looks much better than before. It will be interesting to see how well it holds up.