Automotive Interior Repair with The Interior Guy

How to mend a vinyl seat is probably going to be your easiest fix, when it comes to vinyl repair. There are those one’s that are a little tricky, but all in all the seat repair is the easiest, there is more padding behind the repair area, under patches can be used to reinforce the repair, they just seem to give me less fits and are easier to mend. Vinyl repair is definitely a game of skill balanced with patience. Taking your time to make your repair look perfect and not just good enough, will make or break a vinyl repair craftsman.

One thing you definitely need to keep in mind is if the hole or crack is to large then is needs to be replaced not mended. I’ve seen some pretty blown out seats in my day and have turned down a lot of work because I know my limitations to my pixie dust, as some of my customers call it ( that is one reason I love my job so much is because the products I use are definitely like magic). If the seat has a hole in it let’s say 3 or more inches maybe 4 but depends on the under structure, it needs to go to an upholstery shop. The thing is a repair is just that a repair, the products are made for small imperfections, not blow outs, that if left can get worse. But by mending them you can make a piece of vinyl look new again and the repair will last longer when done so. Read the rest of this entry »

As I search the internet I can’t help to see a lot of self fixes for doing interior repairs. Not to say that they are sub standard or don’t work, it’s just, they are not made to hold up. It’s a quick fix that really doesn’t fix anything. Thats where you have to break down and say to yourself do I want my car to look like it did when I bought it, or do I want to just settle. Well there are other options I promise you. Call a professional, if you don’t know one let me let you in on a small secret, call your local car dealer and ask who they would recommend, don’t just call one either, call around, dealers have their favorites, and thats good too, but this way you have a choice, and some good recommendations from the people you bought the vehicle from. Interior repair is a craft, and with the materials that are being used in vehicles today it is real easy to make a bad thing look like a real bad repaired thing, and look is what it’s all about right. So please guys, call your local auto interior repair guy and save in the long run.