Repairing Damaged Leather on the Giveaway 997.2 GT3 RS - Colourlock Leather Repair

[@thesamsquatch5224]

That looks pretty good, a month late on my end. I think it looks really good, and who can say they had a seat repair by obsessed garage? Its one of a kind

[@matthewchaston1218]

Great work Matt. Colourlock makes a ton of great products.

[@Potzii85]

Just did a 997 seat last weekend with colourlock leather fluid and fresh. It came out great, I just used the fluid first, let it dry for a few hours, sanded it a bit and then did 3 light coats of leatherfresh, drying with the heatgun between coats. Also buffed off with a microfiber at the end. I was really satisfied with the end result. Great DIY product.

[@MT-on7kp]

I found that the leatherfresh dye wears off over time. I need to do mine again and this time I will add a sealing top coat

[@deweberis2709]

Can't believe Matt is not saying:'trow it away nd buy a new one'. 😳

[@ObsessedGarage]

I would if they were available.

[@Srjr0122]

He would but he can also test product to sell

[@Amor1990]

He explained the reason in the video

[@Riverguide33]

Thanks for being daring enough to show us how we could do this repair. 👍

[@Jefftyler1977]

Dying is hard with stitch. No matter how good u tape off you still get bleed through. Not bad for your first time.

[@cwcole02]

Great video! Fixed a tear on my chalk colored glovebox the same way. Colourlock's color matching is excellent.

[@Grantski2007]

Looks much better though matty

[@deweberis2709]

There is a trick used on aerograph model painting that can be useful to you. Whenever you wanna fill rough surfaces, just blend the paint or liquid - rubber filler in your case - with thinner on a 50/50 basis so the liquid can penetrate better into the irregular surface and fill it flat. If you want a quality finish you have to use the aerograph to spray the surface. Then the thinner will evaporate and the rubber will remain there. Shave the surface again with high gritt sand paper to make it rough again so the next coat of rubber can addere into it better. Repeat until you are satified w/ the results. This trick works great to repair old VW with rubber coated over plastic door cards and internal handles.

[@chrismeaker]

Not bad for not doing leather repair before. More sanding and a spray dye. Sanding to get it a bit smoother and spray dye can blend and possible be a flatter shine, which would get closer to new looking.

[@kimnewling5728]

That was pretty cool. Thank you for your honesty and trying the project. I know how fussy you are, but I think it looks great. Man, after working that much on your car, i would have a hard time letting it go. It looks emaculent.

[@scuph]

I personally have no issue losing the crest in favor of a fresh set of OEM covers.

[@jseichhorn]

Before Matt said it was thinking it's not quite OG spec. but it's great to see the process of how to do this. I'm sure if it wasn't next to a seam it would've been perfect.

[@ObsessedGarage]

I don't think this solution would ever be perfect, but in this use case, it was a significant improvement.

[@DanielAlves-fg1uj]

Tints needs to go on This car. Make it look oem and clean

[@BJP719]

Nice work! However, black is forgiving... let me send you the Carrera Red seats from my 991 so you can fully test that repair system! On a side note, the RS is looking AMAZING! Can't wait to start racking up some giveaway entries!

[@evanb6211]

Nice video, I’m pleased with the results,albeit-a little surprised at the quality of the finish!

[@jeffvb9]

How do you fix the kick marks at the bottom of the doors? Matt mentioned doing that.

[@erikleblanc4539]

I’d like to know too but my doors has it on that hard plastic material that comes in cheaper cars

[@jaaphoogendijk671]

Check out the videos he did on this interior, they are on the same channel. Alternatively, you could also go to the rennlist forum to check the journal

[@ObsessedGarage]

I cleaned it with M39 and colourlock brush, then coated it with Gtechniq EXO.

[@KostasToyBag]

Very helpful as always Matt,can you please post a tutorial on how to fix nail scuff marks on a leather steering wheel. My wife drives my M3 and ruining the steering wheel😢

[@adriandragos6445]

Ahh man, I thought this was gonna be a houndstooth install video….😂

[@antoniou5]

Can you not retrim the lower part which is plain leather and just leave top one which it doesn't hit too much?

[@johnmbell4642]

Hey Matt, The colourlock system works great i’m pretty sure if you had to do another one you could get it just about perfect I’m sure you learned a lot doing this one I did as well. I did order the colour chart from colourlock but I noticed that you didn’t have the dye kit in the store. If I get a hold of support, can you guys order it for me as I’d rather buy it through you? Thanks for the video.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Yep, we could order it.

[@Ricky_R]

I'd personally rather see the not-so-quite-perfect seat than replacement parts. Repairing the originality is much more gentlemanly.

[@jeffc6832]

OG (squint) spec: if you squint, it's mint. That is much improved. You've done amazing work on this car, especially considering the life it lived before your ownership. So if I win, do you want to buy it back? I would love to own it, but I gotta pay that tax bill and kill some debt so I can spend more money at OG.

[@ObsessedGarage]

I'd buy it back for $100K.

[@Aerouu]

Came for the detailing, stayed for the Porsche.

[@997GURU]

Its ok, not OG spec. if OG spec, its full repair with paint sprayer and new coating

[@ObsessedGarage]

I don't have that or access to it.

[@gges1605]

Makes you realise that the guys who can do this and make it look brand new have a bit of skill its not easy to make it perfect.

[@bestcrazyboy8487]

Mike would have made it OG Spec 👌🏻

[@juanescalante9972]

Damm that came pretty good u can't even tell

[@Travis-oo4gg]

🔥🔥Notification squad 🔥🔥

[@jerryjones2818]

The proper repair is to take it to an upholstery shop and get the leather replaced, 47 years of doing seats I have never seen one of those repairs that looked that good or held up. But of course you are trying to sell something so hiding damage instead of fixing it is cheaper.

[@tdowns187]

Has this giveaway started yet? IE are dollars spent today leading to entries? If not, when does it start?

[@ObsessedGarage]

Starts June 1st.

[@Globalx59]

👍

[@kenmartin756]

Matt, did you ever replace the passenger's side tail light?

[@ObsessedGarage]

Not yet...I need to find one.

[@grantaldous]

*put* the rollcage

[@zorankarabeleski392]

He summed up Australia perfectly Australians are asleep

[@muradomar5649]

MURAD form Toronto 🇨🇦👋👌

[@brianchuck9264]

What date does the give away start?

[@ObsessedGarage]

June 1st

[@Matador_matty]

Toss some plaid inserts into the seat centers maybe the color will pull the eye away from the leather

[@ObsessedGarage]

Ha, ha... No thanks...

[@grantaldous]

Matt, please don't pull the rollcage back in unless you plan on wearing a helmet all the time. Your brain will thank you.

[@frankfraga295]

That autofocus was driving me crazy

[@tvwize]

for some one with OCD, this video quality hurts me

[@ObsessedGarage]

That is not what obsessive compulsive disorder is.

[@Amor1990]

Dumb ? You can put ppf over a coated car? Repaired seats are terrible. Got it once. It never feels the same.

[@Grantski2007]

It’s a 3 footer Lolol

[@ObsessedGarage]

Yep...

[@sdsd2073]

cammon, looks unacceptable..

[@thegamer570]

@ObsessedGarage Wagner makes a better heat gun

[@BrianGuy]

Really great job Matt! Working with the basics, that’s a really well done job!!!