[s-cars] surflex for the leather interior

[Eric Phillips]

> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:35:35 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] surflex for the leather interior
>
> i need to refinish my seats, as cracks have appeared in the finish (but
> not yet in the leather itself).  i was getting ready to buy some surflex,
> but colorplus says it needs a 1 sq. in. sample to do a color match.
>
> i can't find any place to get a 1 sq. in. piece.  there isn't enough
> excess material under the back seat, and the other pieces don't seem to
> have any easy way to get some excess material.
>
> i recall that other people on this list have had surflex matched to their
> ecru interiors, and i was prepared to just ask for that blending.  but
> colorplus says it might not be the same as what i have.  how much of a
> risk is this?  the front seats are pretty worn and i haven't been able to
> get all the dirt out, so they already look different from the seat backs
> and the other seats anyway. i have a '92 S4, green with ecru interior, if
> that makes any difference.

Teddy,

Funny you should mention it!  :)

I also have some of the finish coming off my platinum seats, and I
wondered what to do, and then I saw it.  Right between the seats.  A
huge leather-covered thing that has a very large surface that has been
exposed JUST LIKE the seats!  All for the price of unscrewing a 6mm
allen bolt.

That's right, the armrest.  On mine, there's a little wear on the
front edge, so it needs to be refinished anyway.

I'm going with Leatherique, since they do the same sort of thing that
Color Plus does.  I don't know if there's really a difference there.
Maybe somebody could pipe up and tell me why I should pick one over
the other...

Anyway, I'm going to call them and ask about sending them the armrest,
and getting the darn thing back.  :)

Eric