It's been a busy last couple days! I mix the leather dyes as they're ordered. I have over 2,600 formulas and counting!
Color Change - Leather Ottoman
Headliner Replacement Service
I offer headliner replacement as well! Starting at $200 to fix your sagging or stained headliner!
Leather Sectional - Rip Repair and Color Restoration
Upper Bolster Repair - Chrysler Town and Country
Steering Wheel Restoration - Toyota Avalon
This steering wheel was worn and some of the plastic discolored from UV Damage. Here's the process to do this yourself:
- Clean the area to be restored thoroughly. If you're planning on re-dyeing the entire steering wheel, just give the whole thing a very thorough scrub with a Scotch-Brite pad and some water-based cleaner.
- Prep the steering wheel leather with some denatured alcohol -- this will make the existing finish slightly tacky and ready to accept new leather. Make sure to mask off the surrounding area, as dripping alcohol can discolor plastic, vinyl, or leather that didn't need restoring.
- The steering wheel may need some light sanding with 400 or even 600 grit sandpaper to smooth out any damaged or pitted areas.
- Mask off very thoroughly the areas that won't be receiving new dye.
- The best results will come from either airbrushing new dye or using a Preval sprayer. Some customers have had good success with a paint sponge, but it takes quite a bit more patience.
Please note that if you're wanting to pick up new dye for your steering wheel, it can be very difficult to match if the steering wheel is not the same color as the leather seats, as trim documentation is far less thorough than leather seat documentation. If you do have a matching steering wheel and want to touch it up yourself, navigate to our direct purchase page by Clicking Here, and make sure to note that this is a steering wheel application in the "additional comments" field.
Seat Bolster Repairs
A lot of bolsters being repaired recently. Most of these repairs cost well under $100
More Exam Table Repairs
Even split seams can be a health hazard -- fortunately these can be repaired inexpensively way before recovering the table becomes necessary!
Exam Table Repair
Fixed a couple rips and split seams on this otherwise fully-functional exam table.
Leather Sofa Repair / Restoration
Brought this armchair back to life
Color Restoration - Jaguar S-Type
Leather Sofa Color Restoration and Color ReDye / ReColor
Whether you want to restore color to a leather sofa, and breathe new life into it, or you may want to change the color of your furniture to match your new decor, you can call me to help.
Most re-dyes cost between $200-400, and will do wonders for your leather armchairs, sofas, and couches.
Call me at 815-570-9534 to find out what Seat Doctors can do for your leather furniture! This can be done onsite in your living room or garage.
Cigarette Burn Repair -- Seat Repair -- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
Fixing a cigarette burn is way less expensive than you'd think. Send a picture of the damage to my cell phone at 815-570-9534 or seatdoctors@gmail.com and I can give you a quick quote over the phone.
Color Restoration -- Lexus Front Seats
Color restoration on this Lexus seat
Harley Davidson Seat Repair
Fixed a few rips on this Harley Davidson motorcycle seat.
Headrest Repair - Leather Sofa
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.
