"Boxster red" leather stain fix?

[heavyarms]

I have a couple of black stains on my seats, It looks as if the red dye in the leather has rubbed off exposing the dark leather underneath.

My question is: does anyone know If it is possible to touch up these spots? If so, what could I use do to do it? Red shoe polish or something? thanks.

[fasterjames]

This is actually a relatively simple thing to do. I have never done it with red however so you will have to research where to find some dye.

If you have small blemishes, you can buy dye pencils at paint stores, Lowes, etc that are specifically built for leather and vinyl touch ups. Typically you will find these in black, brown, burgundy, grey.

If you have spots that are the size of a quarter or larger -I've always had someone do this instead of myself-the dye after being matched to your leather would be sprayed on. This is very similar to touching up the paint on a car. Someone who is good at this will not only cover the spot but blend it in as well to the surrounding leather. In addition, this is basically the same method that most manufacturers use on their factory leather in new cars.

Call upholstery shops, custom car shops, high end detailers first. If you don't find anything there, call an automotive dealership and ask the service dept or body shop who they use for upholstery repair. I say try them last because they will be the least cooperative.

Costs for the dye pens are typically under $5. For the spray, the last time I did a large section on my seat it was about $40.00. It may have gone up or perhaps competition has brought it down. Either way, it looked like a brand new seat and lasted for years.

Shoe polish would just end up rubbing off on your clothes, wouldn't last very long, and probably wouldn't look all that good anyhow.

Good luck.

[Richard Hamilton]

The Porsche PET shows leather paint. Might be worth having a word with the parts department of your dealer.

[brent]

The Porsche PET shows leather paint. Might be worth having a word with the parts department of your dealer.

I have used a product called surflex. All leather is finished much like the outside of a car. Fillers, color coatings, clear coatings and the like. I use their line of their products on my 98 boxster (original owner, with 110,000 miles in the Texas heat) and as a direct result haven't replaced a single interior component. The seat back bolsters, the steering wheel, the shift boot have all been repaired and refinished. It is available direct on line and they will color match for any finish. I have found the sofftener to be the best leather conditioner I have ever used. Their case study of repairing old Bentley dash covers was impressive. They need a 1 square inch piece to match. I would call them as they likely have the color in house for the boxster red.

Brent