This was a very badly cracked and worn leather seat on an old 3 series BMW M3. Its owner wanted to stop any further wear taking place thus extending the life of the seat. |
Smart Repair on a badly worn leather seat
|
The seat was thoroughly cleaned, the cracks were filled and the leather was recoloured with specialised smart repair materials. If this had been a newer vehicle then a replacement leather panel would have been the best option but the owner simply wanted to extend its life at minimum cost. |
This was a three year old vehicle with a worn leather seat.
This damage was caused by closing the door on the seat belt buckle. We see a lot of this type of damage. |
Range Rover Sport leather seat & door panel
|
Once the repairs to the seat and the door panel were completed the vehicle looked great.
This type of repair in soft vinyl is probably the most difficult to obtain a truly invisible repair but as you can see this was achieved. |
| This is typical scuffed bumper damage on the textured area of the bumper. | Grey Textured bumper on a Nissan Qashqai
|
The damage was repaired and the corner was retextured and refinished to the original colour. |
Black coating peeling away near steering wheel switches.
Masking applied to other parts of steering wheel.
Black coating peeling off easily so careful feathering was required. |
BMW X5 Steering wheel wear damage
|
Careful masking of dashboard to avoid overspray.
Masking removed.
Repair completed. |
| The cigarette burn was highly visible on an otherwise very clean car. | Peugeot 1007 cigarette burn repair  |
Repair completed and the car is ready for sale or return to the hire company. |
Surface coating peeling off on top section of steering wheel. |
Peugeot 308 Steering Wheel damage   |
Damaged coating repaired, retextured and refinished to original colour. |
| Deep cut in vinyl section of O/S/R door trim panel | Vauxhall Astra rear door trim panel repair   |
Damaged vinyl repaired, retextured and refinished to original colour. |
| Large hole and scuff marks in O/S/F door panel caused by closing the door on the seat belt buckle. | Honda CRV front door trim panel repair   |
Large hole repaired, retextured and refinished to original colour. |
| Unsightly cigarette burn in the centre of the N/S/F seat. | Kia Sedona front seat cigarette burn repair   |
This was the only damage in this vehicle and was done by a passenger. Once it was repaired the owner was very relieved. |
This BMW 320 had a badly scratched handle on the O/S/F door panel. The damage was probably caused by the driver's ring or jewellery marking the handle. |
BMW 320 scratched door handle repair   |
This damage was very apparent as the door was opened. This was hampering the sale of the vehicle. After the repair was completed the vehicle was sold very quickly. |
Badly scuffed and worn leather bolster, we see a lot of this type of damage to relatively new cars. |
BMW Mini worn leather bolster repair   |
We always advise car owners to have this type of damage repaired at an earlier stage and not allow it to get to this level of damage to the leather surface. |
| Deep gouge in textured area of N/S/F front bumper. Masking applied to protect red painted area of bumper. | Citroen C4 Textured bumper repair   |
Damaged area sanded, filled, retextured and refinished to original colour. |
| This was a 10 year old Honda Civic with a badly worn & creased leather seat. The owner did not want to go to the expense of a replacement leather panel or replacing the entire seat cover. | Honda Civic Worn O/S/F Leather seat repair   |
A smart trim repair extended the life of the seat for a few more years at minimum expense and without the loss of the vehicle to the trimming shop. |
| Some nasty deep gouges in the top of the vinyl door panel. | Vauxhall Astra O/S/R door panel repair   |
A smart trim repair soon restored the appearance of the vehicle . |
| Unsightly burn in an otherwise very clean vehicle. | Peugeot 207 cigarette burn repair   |
Repair completed. |
| Another example of damage caused by closing the door on the seat belt buckle. | Range Rover Vogue door panel repair   |
A common problem rectified using Smart Repair at a fraction of the combined cost of a new door panel plus fitting. |
| Large areas of the top surface of the leather missing in the top section of the steering wheel. | BMW Mini Steering wheel repair   |
We are seeing an increasing number of this type of damage to steering wheels. |
