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Hey Guys,
So at the first ever Northeast Florida ISF MEGA meet (Which was awesome, 11 cars ) I was the only car with Alpine interior. During the meet, one of my "Friends" decided to rename my interior almond color because of how nasty the drivers seat was. It was at the moment I decided I had to do something about it and started looking around for options. Getting new seat covers was an option but would cost well into the $1000's.... so that was out of the picture for me. I tried "Deep cleaning" which made it slightly better but the damage from normal use was beyond that of cleaning. So upon recommendations i found on the forum i looked into a company called Fibrenew. I called them up and within 2 days the gentleman came out to repair my seats. It took about 2 hour and cost $175. I have attached pictures so everyone can see before/during/after. Its amazing.
Just thought id put in a picutre from our meet
He used a pretty strong cleaner that stripped the seat down to the leather.. After that he actually got a portable sander out of his truck and proceeded to sand down the side bolster until a little dust started to accumulate.. He then put some agent on the area that he stated takes the dust and uses it to fill the cracks 75 percent of the way. It still wasnt perfectly smooth so he used a tiny bit of "filler" and then sanded that down creating a smooth surface. The process was really interesting.
Oh my! I looked these guys up...I think they're located in Boca. I'm definitely going to hit them up! What a dramatic difference. Congrats! Do you know if they travel as far as Miami?
I had my fronts done by a Fibrenew guy also. It isn't 100% brand looking new, but I am content with it.
For those thinking about having this done by Fibrenew, just know a few things. I had mine done over year ago and the dye has held up, but I am still getting some cracking in some parts(I drive my ISF every few days out of the week). The dye is airbrushed on. With that said, there will be some overspray(I believe this is unavoidable). Notice in the OPs photos some overspray can be seen on the black leather area. They use painters tape to try and mask off the divide, and mine turned out like the OP also. I had overspray down by the seatbelt and in other crevices. I didn't like that part of the work. I thought I could live with it, but it later bothered me. I searched and couldn't find anything online that would remove overspray on leather(I really didn't want to use anything strong enough to destroy or dry out the leather, or the black dye). Anyways, I experimented with a few things, and of all things, I found babywipes worked great at removing the white dye overspray without removing the black dye underneath or drying the leather out(if wipes don't dry out a babys skin I figured it would be good enough for leather). The wipes took some hard scrubbing at first, but once its saturated for a bit, the overspray started to easily come off. Also, there is black(or is it blue) stitching on the white leather parts of the seat, the white dye completely turns the stitching white. Not to sound discouraging, but thought this should be addressed to those who are thinking about having this done to avoid any surprises or draw backs. It is still the least expensive alternative to reupholstering or changing your seats out.
08-04-16, 06:06 AM
Fibrenew Leather Repair
) I was the only car with Alpine interior. During the meet, one of my "Friends" decided to rename my interior almond color because of how nasty the drivers seat was. It was at the moment I decided I had to do something about it and started looking around for options. Getting new seat covers was an option but would cost well into the $1000's.... so that was out of the picture for me. I tried "Deep cleaning" which made it slightly better but the damage from normal use was beyond that of cleaning. So upon recommendations i found on the forum i looked into a company called Fibrenew. I called them up and within 2 days the gentleman came out to repair my seats. It took about 2 hour and cost $175. I have attached pictures so everyone can see before/during/after. Its amazing.
