Leather: is this fixable?

[Some Gump]

Hi forum!

Interested in the forum collective knowledge - do we think this is recoverable?




Context:
Leather.
Italian leather...but not the good kind.
The Fiat Crysler kind.


I can sort of think how water / hairdryer combo might pull it back, like my old karting gloves. I can also see it might be simply knackered for all eternity, because it's an FCY product..

[sherman]

A decent detailer should beable to get that out.
Probably even a mobile one that will come to you.

[Robertb]

Should work… worth an go, and you’ll be unlikely to do any harm with a hairdryer if you keep checking the surface temp with your hand.

[Rough101]

Assuming it’s not from America, Fiat group leather is usually miles ahead of VW or BMW.

Hairdryer should sort that out I think, or the leather man who uses a proper heat gun, which of course is a disaster in the hands of a beginner

[Alex_225]

I remember talking to a leather repairer I used on a couple of cars and asked him about stretched leather. He said a lot of people will suggest heat which may pull the leather back to shape but it's usually temporary. This was me asking about the stretch on my old Merc S Class seat.

I'm not sure if that's genuine or man made leather so could try a hair dryer on it and see if it tightens.

I'm guessing from a car seat?

[Dannbodge]

I read that using a steam cleaner can also help

[Tankrizzo]

If the forum did tagging I could tag PHer Fermit in this, as he has some experience in this area I believe.

[Some Gump]

Thanks guys!

It’s not my car, it’s a pic from an advert that for a car that looks interesting - but I’d want to know it was fixable because otherwise it’d do my head in!

[sherman]

Some Gump said:

Thanks guys!

It’s not my car, it’s a pic from an advert that for a car that looks interesting - but I’d want to know it was fixable because otherwise it’d do my head in!

As a worst case scenario you can probably get a replacement seat back .

[Louis Balfour]

Some Gump said:

Hi forum!

Interested in the forum collective knowledge - do we think this is recoverable?




Context:
Leather.
Italian leather...but not the good kind.
The Fiat Crysler kind.


I can sort of think how water / hairdryer combo might pull it back, like my old karting gloves. I can also see it might be simply knackered for all eternity, because it's an FCY product..

No experience, but I am itching to get some steam on that. Damp towel and an iron. Do a small patch first.

[h0b0]

Similar car seat marks in my car simply went away on their own after a summer of warm days and use.

[Summit_Detailing]

That will be recoverable with some time spent with a hairdryer and some massaging with fingers.

Cheers,

Chris

[Geffg]

h0b0 said:

Similar car seat marks in my car simply went away on their own after a summer of warm days and use.

Same here when I used to use car seats. Although the middle ones look quite bad.

[grumpynuts]

Another vote for steam.