r/Autoupholstery

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Im wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to repair this leather. Thanks.

Stitching gave up on our boat seats. These seats hinge and cover storage areas. Our beloved salmon fishing boat probably only had a year left so we’re looking for repair-on-a-budget options. Anything “marine” usually costs an arm and another arm. You—redditor—probably got charged a small fee just for reading this post because it says “boat”. My apologies! We had the captain seat recovered a couple years back and the cost was insane so we are looking at either DIY options or ideas. I was thinking of removing one and taking it in to a few shops that do a decent volume with autos. That way nobody has to travel and we don’t tow a boat. Also, the “marine” upholstery shops are all busy until winter basically. Thanks for ideas!

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Finished another MX-5 steering wheel retrim.
I’ve been trying to push my upholstery work in more of an OEM+ direction. Really happy with how this one turned out, the new leather feels so much better in the hand than the worn out cover it had before.

This one is black leather with perforated grips, “euro” stitch and a 12 o’clock marker.

I bought some seat cover protectors that were supposed to be fitted but were a bit loose and had a ton of bulk. After redoing a few seams and trimming a ridiculous amount of bulk (i mean like an inch of seam allowance in some places) they fit almost perfectly. Only problem is I have these junctions left over where multiple pieces were joined together that stick out really far. It is a PVC/vinyl material with foam backing so I can't just iron them down and I can't just cut them because there are seams in them. They push the fabric out and keep it from laying into the creases tho so what can I do about these things?

Hey everyone,

I’m looking at an F20 118i with black leather seats and red stitching (photos attached).

The stitching on the headrests and side bolsters looks a bit too thick and slightly uneven to me, so I’m wondering if this was re-upholstered by a previous owner or if it could actually be factory original (e.g., Dakota Black with red highlight / Sport Line).

I don't have access to the VIN just yet to run a decoder. Based on the stitching quality and fit, does this look OEM to you?

Thanks in advance!

It’s a sort of dark grey colour leather, and the scratches vary from thin surface scratch to deeper as you can see.

I want to attempt a repair to conceal the scratches, one that wont wear off easily or rub off.

Can anyone advise how I can reliably do this?

Can anyone help offer any solutions as to how I can repair/replace the torn liner? Thank you!

Hey guys! New to this kind of problem. My upholstery on the door of my 2013 Lincoln has been peeling. Not sure if it's due to the heat or what. Any ideas for repair? New to this, but willing to give it a shot! It's my dad's car, and im trying my best to maintain it, he loved this thing.

Thanks!

This is from a 2009 scion tc I’m trying to redo the headliner and I can’t get this bqcking off any help would be appreciated

2022 LE, optional flamethrowers. I always thought this looked odd but now I'm pretty convinced this was somehow removed and put back in incorrectly. If I'm not wrong, how can I fix this? The thing won't move even when I'm pressing in the button. Should I force it? ​