My stupid friend sat in my TL without knowing his pen was sticking out from his rear pocket, he sat in and left a long pen mark on my leather seat!!!
So he decided to give me a hand, he tried using rubbing alcohol and got rid of the pen mark....but thats not the end of the story....NOW the leather where he rubbed is starting to peel and the color has faded....!!!!!!!!!
Guys any suggestions on how I can repair the leather????? I AM SO PISSED OFF!!!!

 

omg dude LEXOL... should've used LEXOL, I accidentally dropped permanent maker while sitting in back seat and labling cd's, and lexol cleaner and conditioner did the job.

hope some one else can answer your question!

 

I have so much regret for giving him the ride and getting myself in more trouble...!!
Guys help me on this!

 

I feel you..one time i helped my friend move mini refridgerator and it only fit in my back seat and when we were done, i had 2 holes in my seat

 

Nope....you can use lexol now to condition the leather but once it breaks down (dries out which alcohol will do to leather) there's not turning back. You can just stop the bleeding.

 

U gotta be kidding me....so there's no alternative way to fix this other than replacing the whole seat??

 

you could use a sharpie :p

 

Did you get the leather treatment at the dealer (May want to look at the invoice). If so, it should be covered under warranty.

 

Pay to get it reupholstered.

 

Naa, have HIM pay for the reupholstering.

What a dumbass. Who keeps pens in their pants pockets?

 

it seems that your presence here is to serve as a warning to others.

 

Nope...like getting worn jeans....patch it or buy new ones but you can't make fabric come back to life.

 

*raises hand*

I do all the time, being in school means I need to have a pen available :p

But I do take shit out of my pockets before I get in the car.

 

How about seat covers?

 

Sexy.

 

You should be able to replace either just the back or butt portiion of the seat.. Will be provided as leather cover only or worse be the heater (butt portion) with foam and the works. Either way I'm sure it won't be cheap. I had the custom sport leather seats in my 94 conv vette - mechanic made a small cut in the passenger butt section... The cost if I had to replace it was $600, due to the car having all of 26 miles on it the dealer didn't even question my demands...

I would definitely go the "factory" route vs an aftermarket repair. Bottom line, sorry for your unfortionate issue.
For future thought, if you regularly condition your leather with a good cream, ink marks will come out quite easily. I can honestly say that I have already cleaned up my own ink marks, parchment interior no less - I've been using Zaino's "Leather in a Bottle" and love it.

Best of luck

 

break into your dealership after hours and swap seats with another TL
wear gloves

 

Seat bottom leather will run you $260 + shipping from www.acuraautomotiveparts.org.

 

:lol1:

 

Get down on all fours and beg at the dealership. I got two cushions replace on my TL because I complained about excessive wrinkles.
Maybe your seat cushion has excessive wrinkles and needs to be replace.....
Yeh that the ticket!!

I think your friend deserves, a good old fashioned BEATING!!!!

 

He should offer to pay for some of it, if not all. If I fucked someone elses seat up, I would make it right.

 

My wife left an ink mark on my camel interior leather. It set in over 2 days. I tried a pencil eraser which faded the pen mark but also faded the leather. I eventually used nail polish remover (acetone) which did remove the pen mark but slightly faded the leather; that's probably your best bet. My personal advice is to visit an upholstry shop. Good Luck.

 

As you guys get older maybe you'll realize that friends are much more important that cars.

 

I feel your pain. On my previous car my Dad - who carries EVERYTHING in his damn back pockets - slid down my seat with a screwdriver! Totalled the seat!

 

Lame.

 

no, as I get older - I find I have less and less friends for reasons like that. ..The "friend" who wrecks your car seat, "friend" who spills red wine on the carpet, "friend" who kicks your dog...

 

Originally Posted by catsailr
As you guys get older maybe you'll realize that friends are much more important that cars.

My car is my best friend. If any of my friends hurt my best friend, they will :rocketwho