How Do I Fix/Reduce Indentations In Leather?

William D.

William D.

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Hi all,

I bought a set of seats out of a '93 Town Car Cartier today at the junkyard for a project I'm working on, and while the rear and passenger seats look like they came out of a 3 year old car, the drivers seat needs some help. Aside from the chunk of leather missing (easy patch fix, no worries), it has a lot of indentations from some asshat laying a bunch of floor mats and a torque converter on it.

Is there a way to remove/lessen these? I know steam can work, but the one time I tried, I ruined a (thankfully practice) seat cover. I just needed to be a bit more careful.

What do you guys recommend? As far as the seat goes, the duct tape residue is coming off, then the leather will be replaced in that section, followed by crack filler, some sanding, and a redye. I'd like to fix all the bumps, or I may have to figure something else out:




 
Well, I tried the steamer again on these (I had done it previously on another set), and while the seats look much, much better, most all of the dimples remain. On the other hand, the massive indentation is nearly gone, and the seat foam has puffed back up nicely. :D

I'll give it another go tomorrow, and see if it makes any more difference. I'll let the leather rest a bit now, see if it reverts to it's original shape overnight.
 
I am by no means any sort of expert when it comes to leather...but I'm think that the leather is stretched out. Much like a pair of shoes, once they stretch out to fit your feet they stay stretched.

Seat(s) being much softer than shoe leather, they will 'stretch' quicker and further.

Bill
 
Just an update, a good steaming of both the foam, and the pad did the trick. Seat is very comfortable now, and nearly all the indentations are gone. I think one more session with the steamer will take care of the last of them.

Now, just waiting for some new leather to arrive... :D


 
Once you repatch the leather are you going to recolor the seats? BTW a hot steaming towel may help in addition to steaming.
 
Hi,

Good idea on the steaming towel, I'll leave those on it while I'm working on it tonight.

Yes, once the leather is repaired and all the cracks reinforced and filled in, I plan on using Leatherique to redye the seats. I'm going to send them a sample today, and hopefully everything I need will be here by next week so I can get started.
 
William D. said:
Hi,

Good idea on the steaming towel, I'll leave those on it while I'm working on it tonight.

Yes, once the leather is repaired and all the cracks reinforced and filled in, I plan on using Leatherique to redye the seats. I'm going to send them a sample today, and hopefully everything I need will be here by next week so I can get started.
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I have that same project on the front burner hope to get to it in the next couple weeks. First I have to get a seam restitched and think I found the right guy.

Good luck with the project. Those seats look comfortable.
 
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