This poor bonded leather sofa needed a little bit of love - the leather grain finish was splitting up pretty badly.
Much better!
Seat Repair / Color Restoration - Volkswagen Jetta
This Jetta's seats had a couple holes in the upright bolster in the driver's seat that needed repair, along with a an all-around color Restoration. The sun had beaten quite a bit of irregularity into the seat. Now the seats look brand-new!
Color Restoration - 1975 Ford Thunderbird
The leather in this 40-year-old car was in excellent shape, but there were a few cracks and tiny rips that needed repair. A full touch-up of color brought the seats back to like-new condition. If you reupholstered these seats, you'd never be able to find leather this nice.
Color Restoration - Lexus IS300 dashboard
The rest of this car was pristine! But the entire dashboard was a little faded, and the panel above the glove box was the worst offender. A touch-up of the Carbon Black finish, along with a healthy dose of clear coat, will keep this from ever happening again.
Leather Repair on Chevrolet Avalanche
Repaired an on-seam rip on an Avalanche - I used the remaining custom dye to touch up some wear and restore color to the other seats in the car as well.
Color Restoration on BMW M5
The leather armrests and center console were still in really good shape, but the color had faded somewhat - a quick color match with my spectrometer and a custom mix made all the difference in the world!
Cigarette Burn Fix - Truck Tonneau Cover
Fixed a cigarette burn a truck bed tonneau cover
Bolster Repair - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado
This looks a little better than the black electrical tape the previous owner had used to conceal the damage. The unsightly hole in the upholstery was repaired and color matched to the surrounding material.
2000 BMW 323 Convertible Upright Bolster repair
One of our few "blink and you'll miss it" repairs -- Tiffany's color match was absolutely perfect!
2008 Ford Mustang Seat Repair
Fixed a few scratches, rips and tears in this VERY nice Mustang
Our Current Service Radius
While our service area is Rockford and Chicago suburbs, give us a call and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Vinyl and Leather Care and Conditioning
To be perfectly honest, the vast majority of upholstery is in swell shape, even after years of use and abuse -- most of the repairs we make are due to unusual wear and tear or simply age.
We recommend regularly cleaning and conditioning your vinyl and leather interiors. Armorall isn't sufficient -- it doesn't clean effectively, and its finish is very waxy -- when we're repairing seats the waxy buildup is apparent and difficult to clean off (Our repair compounds and dyes will adhere to vinyl and leather but not to Armorall).
If you're looking to clean and condition your leather and vinyl regularly, here's the two products we recommend:
Lexol Vinylex Protectant
Works great on vinyl and plastic interiors without leaving that greasy film other protectants do.
Lexol Leather Conditioner
Neither of these products are expressly made to clean leather and vinyl, but neither are any protectorants you'll buy at Autozone or Walmart -- care must be taken to clean your leather and vinyl first with the appropriate solvents, then take to the upholstery with conditioners and protectorants. Doing this will improve the look of your interior and lengthen the life of your upholstery.
Of course, even a car that's been treated with the greatest care will still require occasional repairs to the interior. We at Seat Doctors are a phone call away, and always available to help restore the look utility of your vehicle with our vinyl and leather interior repair process!
Anatomy of a Vehicle Seat
2003 Tahoe Driver's Seat Repair
Probably one of the most damaged pieces we've worked on -- we repaired numerous tears and scratches, and filled in deep cracks in the leather. Dying the leather back to original color would not have matched the rest of vehicle, so Tiff lightened the hue to compensate.
