Leather seat repair
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Leather seat repair
Have a 2007 G35 Sedan, with the (black) graphite interior. I also have a rambunctious bulldog mix named Bruno. Not a great combination at times.
The little bastard, who gets locked in via a leash in the backseat when I take him out is able to reach the center console, and scratch up the side of the drivers seat. Did I mention that Bruno is a little bastard at time?
Well, am trying to figure out to repair this, since the leather is not 'black', but the Infiniti black graphite, correct? Was trying to find some leather tape I could simply install over that, but, have had no luck finding a color match. Has anyone out there had to handle something like this in the past? I was dreading going to a upholstery shop... may be out of my price range for a 17 year old car. Appreciate any suggestions!
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The little bastard, who gets locked in via a leash in the backseat when I take him out is able to reach the center console, and scratch up the side of the drivers seat. Did I mention that Bruno is a little bastard at time?
Well, am trying to figure out to repair this, since the leather is not 'black', but the Infiniti black graphite, correct? Was trying to find some leather tape I could simply install over that, but, have had no luck finding a color match. Has anyone out there had to handle something like this in the past? I was dreading going to a upholstery shop... may be out of my price range for a 17 year old car. Appreciate any suggestions!
Argh
Argh again
The guilty party
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Not many options here, actually 2: 1 is to get the seat to a upholstery shop to redo the whole seat or 2 is to find a 'good' used one online. I'm not even gonna post my photo of my driver seat and i don't have any pets, it just naturally started to crack and peel at the same side and mine is light tan color.. Just those sides seem to become sticky and gooey, must be that petroleum based Nissan leather..
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99zx2turd (05-02-2024)
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I have an 05 coupe and my seat is torn in the middle and on the side. I was gonna get it re-upholstered but these G37 seats might be the better option if I can find one.
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If you don't want to replace or reupholster the seat then I would use a self-adhesive leather repair tape. Just be sure to REALLY clean the surface with isopropyl alcohol before applying the tape. And once per year you will need to touch up the edges of the patch with a little more adhesive.
A big sheet of leather patch on Amazon is usually only around $20, make a template with some paper stock to cover almost the entire side panel section of the seat, cut the patch to be about 1/8" smaller all the way around so it doesn't overlap onto the sewn edges of the panel, cover up any LARGE ripped sections with clear tape to keep it from ripping any further, then put the self-adhesive patch on.
You might need to Amazon return a couple times if the color isn't a good match, usually for this kind of stuff though a good guess will suffice.
For the yearly touch up I like the Shoe Fix brand shoe glue because it's flexible, has a tiny little stem, and dries clear.
A big sheet of leather patch on Amazon is usually only around $20, make a template with some paper stock to cover almost the entire side panel section of the seat, cut the patch to be about 1/8" smaller all the way around so it doesn't overlap onto the sewn edges of the panel, cover up any LARGE ripped sections with clear tape to keep it from ripping any further, then put the self-adhesive patch on.
You might need to Amazon return a couple times if the color isn't a good match, usually for this kind of stuff though a good guess will suffice.
For the yearly touch up I like the Shoe Fix brand shoe glue because it's flexible, has a tiny little stem, and dries clear.
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