488 Leather scratch question

Do you want it done or do you want it done well? You can get all sorts of leather repair kits and try to do it yourself. If you have something to practice on I'd start with that. On older cars I've been able to pull excess leather from under the seat but I've never tried that in my F car. There might not be much excess. You might be able to do a good enough job on your own, or you might make it worse. I for one would rather see a slight scratch than a botched repair job.

If you want it done well take it to an expert.

 

I'd spend the $200 or less with a professional if it were my car.

 

It’s not the capability to get the tool. It’s the experience and technique to make it look seamless.

 

I’ve had success with colorplus.com on my Porsches. They do need a small swatch for color match. Or, try contacting your dealer - if they can advise who they use for outsource leather repairs.

 

Exactly. @Ssaa77 like any other skill in life you’ll be bad at leather repair until you practice a lot.

Find a random piece of leather, damage it in a similar way, and try using the $20 kit. Maybe you’ll actually succeed. Or you could take your quarter-million-dollar car to a professional.

 

Ouch! I’d take it to a high end professional. There are fixes for $20 bucks on a Ferrari…

 

Forgot to add the word NO…..

 

When I first got my 15 Italia "I allowed a stranger at the gas station to photo sitting in my car. He sat on my beautiful passenger race seats only to find a small amt of actual grease on the passenger bolster. By time I spotted it dissolved an area approx 1/4 of dye. Ended taking to the F. Dealer who seduled a Mobil upholstery service. You can't believe the beautiful workmanship. Can't remember the cost. All I remember it was cheap!

 

Hard for me to tell but looks like damage to the surface of the leather with bare leather exposed.

If you really want to understand how to repair it, you can watch some YouTubes on the subject and also talk to an experienced technician.

The Ferrari leather is sourced from Poltrona Frau. They make the best wrapper in the automotive business. The surface coating is like a flexible paint coating. Of course it has a color It also needs to be able to flex with the leather and it needs to protect against water dirt and other offenders like oil food and sunlight. PF is not going to reveal their secret sauce.

if you can source the Poltrona Frau auto leather ‘dye’ you can get a pretty close match. The scratched area needs to be cleaned so the ‘dye ‘ will adhere. I would use an iso propyl alcohol prep pad as the final step prior to applying the dye. You can use a small fine paintbrush and go slowly using a point touch technique. Multiple stages allowing each unfinished layer time to dry.

It may not match at first But with time it will age and move closer and closer