I tried this repair myself and it turned out awesome! First I ordered thread that was real close to the original color. To get it exact I ordered some vinyl interior dye that matched the interior trim color exactly ( SEM vinyl dye). I needed it anyway to spray / repair the scratches on the glove box door. So, I dunked the thread in the vinyl dye then wiped it off. Let the thread dry for a few minutes. Threaded the needle and started to stitch away. After I was done I tucked any white/ yellow foam into the seam. Then I took a small brush and began to lay the vinyl dye into the seam. Lastly, I took some body solvent/ mineral spirits on a rag and wipe the excess vinyl dye off. The results are unbelievable! Perfect repair!
Got this problem on my 13 explorer, was wondering if this could be possible, thank you so much for posting this, while watching i started wondering if a guy could do the actual leather stitching with 2 needles, i think it's called a saddle stitch, this gives so many ideas, many thanks again
I replaced this boat with a Grady White 272 Sailfish which is a foot wider and 3 feet longer and a whole lot heavier. It is powered by twin Evinrude E-Tec 200 HOs which are great motors. There is a 3-second glimpse of it in this video starting at 3:19.
Oh my goodness I did not know anyone else had this problem too! My 2013 Ford Explorer driver side stitching split around 48,000 miles too and I super glued it and it’s held until now at 98,000 miles. Thanks for your video and I’m going to try your way this time and maybe it’ll hold better.
My 2015 Sport has about 42K miles, always been garaged, and starting to show this design flaw already! Really bugs me that FORD designers short-changed the customers on this weak design. Thanks for the video.
I have the same issue with my 2013 Ford explore it’s so frustrating because it’s a decently expensive car LOL I tried gluing it didn’t work only made a mess and now kind a looks ugly and then I actually did your technique a couple years ago and it helped I just wish that this problem wouldn’t happen LOL
Stupid design from Ford! Mine has the same issue. Another stupid design are how the doors close at the bottom allowing water to sit inside the door where the metal folds. 🤦♂️ I love my Explorer, but not buying another.
Hey, thanks this was a great repair. Just finished up mine, looks great and a lot less than a new door panel. I did find quite a bit of difference in the flexibility when doing it in 70 degree sun vs 60 shade. I'd recommend 70 degrees in the sun
Could you imagine he was a body repair man and he did this to your car🤔 just fill the dent with bondo and paint over it. That's like sweeping the dust under the rug. I taught the rod was custom? You suppose to go all in.
Thank you for this great tutorial. Not having to replace the door panel to solve the problem saved me at least $400, and that armrest would have likely split over time also. Nobody should shy away from following your lead/tutorial and giving this repair a try. The bonus was the information on the exact needle and thread you used as the tread is a great match to the original fake plastic stitching texture and the blunt point needle makes finding the hole from the back side an easy task. The only issue I had was that it took approximately 2 months (due to delays) to receive the thread I ordered via Amazon but we were/are in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic so...
Just had the same problem on my 2014 Explorer with Tan leather... thought I'd try wax string but let me check the interwebs for what others do... First result I saw was this long and behold.... Whale done sir
