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Upholstery Repair
 
 


Repairs to seats, carpets, vehicle headlining, dashboards and plastic trim.

This fairly common kind of tear on a car seat is in a position which is obvious and visible and makes an otherwise clean car look tatty.

torn interior


After repair, this damage was almost invisible. Although the photo looks wonderful, the stitching is actually on the outside. For higher value cars this level of repair is not acceptable and we recommend contacting an upholster or trimmer who will remove fabric and repair it from inside. [link]

mended interior

See more photos of interior and upholstery repairs here [link]

    The problem with rips in upholstery is that they keep on ripping, they get worse. It's important to have damage to seats repaired as soon as possible, because this kind of repair is seldom completely invisible, so the smaller the area of damage, the smaller the area of repair. On areas other than seats, such as door panels and headlining, invisible mending is possible by using special techniques to fill the damaged area with replacement fibres. This is only recommended for areas which do not receive much wear.

We can also repair holes, gouges and discolouration of interior plastic trim, repair and recolour carpets; clean, repair and condition leather; and repair vinyl.

repaired cigarette burn shown at actual sizeWhile not invisible, cigarette burns and rips on areas of the seat which receive a large amount of wear can be repaired in such a way that makes them durable and hardwearing, while greatly improving the appearance of your car's upholstery.

We also stock a wide range of fabric, carpet and leather protectors.

Are you returning a leased car?
Guide:
Lease Car Guide
A complete guide full of useful advice and tips about how to care for and return your leased car.

 

 

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car care and car valeting articles Valeting Articles: Index Page
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Photographic example of a seat repair

Article: Interior Repairs Part 5 - Cigarette Burns

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Because connollising is a very specialist skill, Allan has the good fortune
to be asked to work on some very rare and unusual vehicles.

 

 

  
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