[s-cars] Re seat restoration specialist?

[Tom Green]

I knew someone had to do this, Chris.
Sorry, but it is not "dye" in the usual meaning of dye, but a leather
coating or paint really.  It won't fill the holes and cracks
in the leather either.
You will save a lot of money if you do just paint the leather, but you
won't have the suppleness and feel of new leather.  (it won't get you
alcantara inserts, either)  :-)

My advice is still the same.  If you can find a set of good seats, get
them.  That is the quick and economical solution.

If it is a question of does it make sense to spend this money on a
$4K car, I can't help there.

Tom

On Oct 10, 2008, at 4:33 PM, chris chambers wrote:

> Tom and others,
>
> with http://www.leatherique.com/ able to match dyes to refinish
> the leather I don't see why you would have to buy matching leather.
>
> I recommend reading the http://www.leatherique.com/ website, it's
> full of great info.
>
> HTH
> Chris
>
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> --- Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Bob Pastore had some nice work done on one of his s-cars -- alcantara
>>
>> inserts, etc.
>>
>> I had two drivers seats recovered in ecru leather and neighbors seat
>>
>> redone in
>> platinum leather at Pro Auto Custom Interiors here in Knoxville, TN.
>>
>> All outstanding
>> work, but the waiting period was 2 months or more (explains why I had
>>
>> 2 drivers seats).
>>
>> Unfortunately, the guy doing the actual work decided to do some side
>>
>> work and
>> contacted me.  I bought a set of seats that needed recovering (holes)
>>
>> and staked him
>> to materials cost to do them for my avant.  I have now sued him and
>> have a judgement
>> but no money, and he lost his job. so nix on that recommendation.
>> Pro Auto has not
>> been able to find a suitable replacement (they specialize in complete
>>
>> custom interior
>> design and installation for custom cars and hot rods) so there is a
>> longer wait for these
>> smaller repair jobs.
>>
>> I posted my experience in finding matching leather (back seat was
>> good) and a shop
>> to do the work in a April 2, 2007 post in the archives if you are
>> interested.
>>
>> My advice is if there is a set of seats (most only need the front
>> seats) out there in the
>> condition you require, go get them, even if you need to drive 1000
>> miles.  Plan a
>> vacation or something in conjunction and get the seats.  They will
>> fit in the back seat
>> area of the sedan, or just swap them out on the spot in an hour, and
>>
>> be done with it.
>> Get the whole interior and swap door panels and console and make a
>> color change
>> if you find this great interior in another color.  It will cost less
>>
>> than recovering seats.
>>
>> The sedan interior I did in ecru looks great.  It was just a little
>> blemish on the drivers
>> lower bolster that started it and some crumbs of foam on the rear
>> carpet from a broken
>> bolster padding.  The first repair shop screwed up the bolster so bad
>>
>> I went into shock.
>> Every other part of this seat and the remaining interior was
>> pristine, the other seats
>> rarely sat in or the doors opened.
>>
>> The eventual repair cost $150 for the bolsters from Audi, $321 for
>> the hide (minimum
>> quantity) and $400 for the labor.  Of course, I do have this spare
>> drivers seat sitting in
>> my office.  I should have done the center section on it in
>> retrospect, but it served its
>> purpose for me and the neighbor.
>>
>> Now, this last deal is a different story.  I am out the $600 for
>> materials (none were
>> ever purchased) and have two ratty seats for my wife to complain
>> about with no
>> prospects for eventual repair that would have cost $1000 if things
>> had gone right,
>> now $1600 for a vehicle that seems to be losing $1K in value every
>> month.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:26:58 -0400
>>> From: "Mark Underwood" <mark at underwoodgroup.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] seat restoration specialist?
>>> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>> Cc: rpastore at animalfeeds.com
>>> Message-ID: <036a01c92b05$c89aaa60$6501a8c0 at mark>
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>>>
>>> Doug and list:
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Mark Underwood
>>> (919) 782-3024
>>> Doug et al,
>>>
>>> Ditto on seat repair for me. I need a repair in the southeast I am
>>
>>> in NC. I
>>> need a seat cushion re-do for the passenger side. The bolsters, etc
>>
>>> are OK
>>> but the seat cushion bottom was damaged when the water came in the
>>
>>> passenger
>>> side and then dried out.
>>>
>>> The good news is the car is running again! Drove it last night for
>>
>>> the first
>>> time in several years
>>>
>>>
>>> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:14:00 -0400
>>> From: "Douglas Landaeta" <dlandaeta at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [s-cars] seat restoration specialist?
>>> To: Scar <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>> Cc: rpastore at animalfeeds.com
>>> Message-ID:
>>> 	<29f1d8510810101014y20f2a68bgad5e9b3618daf959 at mail.gmail.com>
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>>>
>>> S-heads,
>>>
>>> I recall at S-fest some various recommendations of old-school
>>> leather seat
>>> re upholsterers for our recaro seats. The bolsters are shot and new
>>
>>> leather
>>> is the solution. Any sources in the northeast would be appreciated.
>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Doug
>>
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