Scratched Leather Seat Help

[TJPark01]

I somehow scratched the leather seat on the driver side
Do any of you guy have any experience with leather seat repair. The scratch is not very deep, but I can see how over time that scratch could turn into a tear since it's right where my left butt cheek lands. HELP!!!

 

[Genesis380]

I have used leather repair kits with some success that you can get from Autozone and Pepboys, but I don't think the kit will work very well if the area in question is in the "perforated" leather zones of the seats.
The kit contains some very good adhesive that you may be able to apply, to stick down the damaged area.
If the area is in the unperforated sides of the seats (don't know how big your butt is!!!), then the kit should work fine.
My teenage daughter sat in our Nissan with new jeans that had protruding weapons sewn around the back pockets (what else do you call these things?) that punched holes in the leather seat. After calming down, I repaired it with a kit from Autozone. The result was almost invisible. When we had the Nissan inspected before lease turn-in, they didn't even notice the repair.
BTW, those jeans were consequently banned, and I almost adopted out our daughter!

 

[dataguy]

I'd guess that your service dept. or preferred collision repair shop can refer you to someone who can do a professional repair. I hear that it's more of an art than a science to get the grain pattern and color to match.

 

[TJPark01]

I have used leather repair kits with some success that you can get from Autozone and Pepboys, but I don't think the kit will work very well if the area in question is in the "perforated" leather zones of the seats.

HA! Great post.
Yeah, it's on the perforated portion of the leather seat. The black hides it to some extent, but I know it's there, and I can't tell how it got there, but who knows. I don't want to swell on how because it's there so I'm gonna just try and focus on what I can do to minimize any further damage. Any comments from the Genesis community is greatly appreciated in advance.

 

[TJPark01]

I'd guess that your service dept. or preferred collision repair shop can refer you to someone who can do a professional repair. I hear that it's more of an art than a science to get the grain pattern and color to match.

Thank you, that is what I figured. I have some paint chips that I threw some touch up paint on the front, but since leather is a skin, I'm not convinced that doing it yourself is going to work.

 

[Pahaska]

We had a badly cat-scratched and worn leather couch restored and redyed by a local Hispanic outfit that was recommended by a used car dealer. The result was awesome.

I think that the comment that it is an art is right on target.

 

[Genesis380]

If it is on the perforated part, I think dataguy is right. Get it done right by a professional outfit. Hyundai or any car dealer should be able to tell you of a good one. I often call the local Lexus service dept when I want a good referral. They usually work with the better quality outfits, and are happy to refer you.

 

[TJPark01]

If it is on the perforated part, I think dataguy is right. Get it done right by a professional outfit. Hyundai or any car dealer should be able to tell you of a good one. I often call the local Lexus service dept when I want a good referral. They usually work with the better quality outfits, and are happy to refer you.

ok, good idea, I have an old Lexus and live near the Beverly Hills Lexus dealer, I'm sure they can refer someone reputable. Thanks

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Scratched leather falls into the "Detailing" category. Moderators, please take note of this...

 

[dataguy]

Any update on the scratched seat?

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[gvillegator]

My sad story is that I kept a pen and pencil stuffed into the mess pocket of my backpack which I kept in the passenger front seat ...You can see where this headed already... Short version; as I yanked my backpack across to the drivers side the pencil dug into the back of the leather seatand it left a dime sized gash in the middle of the seat just above the bottom thread line
Tried to patch it myself with one of the repair kits but it still looked narly.
Broke down and took it to a professional car interior specialist. Spoke directly with the owner who said they could take it apart at the stitching and replace the middle with a new piece of leather. Damage to my feelings and pocketbook is $260 with labor, shipping (of the new leather piece) and tax. I guess someone else could have lived with the bad looking repair job, but being me I couldn't stand to be reminded of it anymore. Owner said if it had been on the side it would have cost more due to the positioning of the side air bags (small consolation but he was trying to cheer me up).

 

[Disaster]

The only fix I would trust would be replacing the panel. I paid a dealer $150 bucks to have their "expert" fix a tear in my Acura seat. It looked OK...just...but as soon as it got cold the plastic coating he used cracked and it looked as bad as before.

 

[STREETS]

Or get the bottom leather seat cover from Hyundai.

 

[scottdk]

Or get the bottom leather seat cover from Hyundai.

I think this would be ideal Streets. Don't have to worry about the quality of a repair done as mentioned above.