Thank you all for watching our feature! To those commenting about the red stitching; there was no possible way to retain the red stitch due to the condition of leather surrounding it, in addition, the stitching was faded to white in many places. It only made sense to dye the stitching black. We refreshed both seats in the vehicle so the seats match each other perfectly and uniform. Thank you again, it was a pleasure partnering up with Insider to put this together.
Must of been a cheap customer, would only cost maybe 2,000 for a good upholstery shop to do them right, meaning resew with new leather, but I gotta say, you are a master at saving the old leather, but a seat needs new scrim foam, and seat foam to last, especially a car you fall right against the bolsters when you get in
For the insane amount of money you were undoubtedly paid for this job, it would have easily paid for the labor of templating and sewing two bucket seats in higher quality materials than were originally used by the factory. What's your excuse?
@@gr6e I don’t think his company focuses on resewing leather and I doubt they knew how to anyway I mean the company is called “colorglo” so I guess that they focus on restoring color of car seats or any parts of the car interior which means their price does not include resewing. As what the guy above your comment said, the customer could easily find an upholstery shop that resews the leather if they wanted to but it’s more convenient for the customer if the company did both though.
I wonder how much harder and more expensive it would be to maintain the red stitching in the seat. The raised Ferarri emblem on the headrest also looks a little blown out.
@@kabirthepunjabi Yes, you're right. Usually the stitching is made of a polymer, because it is stronger and suited to handling the stress put on the leather and stitching. I wonder why it leather couldn't be liquid dyed, because the stitching would not absorb any liquid dyed like the leather readily would.
@@ScarsOfAFracturedSou the dye is liquid. It's like paint but for leather. It's similar to the process they use from the factory to dye the seats they're just stitched after
@@nosferatu5 Retaining the value of the car is the primary consideration when it comes on to vehicles like these, hence the owner's decision to restore the seat as opposed to simply replacing it with another chair that could be even more comfortable.
Thank you all for watching our feature! To those commenting about the red stitching; there was no possible way to retain the red stitch due to the condition of leather surrounding it, in addition, the stitching was faded to white in many places. It only made sense to dye the stitching black. We refreshed both seats in the vehicle so the seats match each other perfectly and uniform.
I thought this was a cheap, tacky fix considering the red stitching was sprayed over. But if you look at the key in shot, it has a no smoking sign on it. I'm assuming this is a rental and the client wanted the car fixed as cheaply as possible. In that case it looks pretty good and no hate to the craftsman.
There was comment from the restorer that the stitching wasnt kept red because it was half faded to white.. so they did it to black on both seets to match.
It is a cheap, tacky fix. Go to home depot and buy some caulking like you would use for your kitchen sink and this is the same thing as what he's doing "professionally"
I used to tape off the stitches with 1/16" tape, he does poor work, no adhesion promotor for the repairs or dye, to much sanding and no protecting coat/ slip coat at the end.
@@jonathanrighetti5897 finally someone who knows how any of this works. Thank you, Jonathan. I can tell you have very happy customers who don't get fucked with like the guy in the video does.
@@jonathanrighetti5897 It probably depends how much he was getting paid to do the job, if it's a personal project he can probably put as many extra steps as he wishes.
Discuss for answer is good because there's always a room for optimization, but some of them are just ignorance without any experience on leather restoration indeed.
Someone pointed out a no smoking sign indicating this was a rental. I am glad to see when a supercar has been properly driven, but this is on another level. Clearly the leather wasn't taken care of very well.
@Luyema Tlhame you don’t have to speak or have good English to comment whatever u want on the internet. English isnt the only language in the world 🤷🏻♂️
Thank you all for watching our feature! To those commenting about the red stitching; there was no possible way to retain the red stitch due to the condition of leather surrounding it, in addition, the stitching was faded to white in many places. It only made sense to dye the stitching black. We refreshed both seats in the vehicle so the seats match each other perfectly and uniform.
Given the 'no smoking' key chain, this car is likely a rental, so it sees a lot of use from people who don't particularly care about it. Also, since it is a convertable, it likely has a lot more UV exposure than a hard top car.
When he is referring to “owner” he’s referring to the used car dealer that just paid $200 for this job and together they are going to be jamming the poor bastard that buys this lemon. Any “owner” of a Ferrari won’t let the seat get to that point in which case if it does, it’ll be immediately replaced.
The repair was fantastic. The cost to replace the stitching would be outrageous. He is doing exactly what the client asked for. This type of craftsmanship is an art. Most people don’t even know to unclog a toilet. For all the naysayers….get bent
Thank you all for watching our feature! To those commenting about the red stitching; there was no possible way to retain the red stitch due to the condition of leather surrounding it, in addition, the stitching was faded to white in many places. It only made sense to dye the stitching black. We refreshed both seats in the vehicle so the seats match each other perfectly and uniform.
@@colorglogta667 you did a lazy non-fix, quit acting like you're an artist. Yes, it should have had new topstitching. Yes, the leather should have been replaced, instead of being subjected to that shitty caulking job.
@@gr6e it was a restoration. Not recreation. Also you have no right to claim anything as it was not your car, job or money being used in it. You sound like the type to argue for the sake of argument but barely would even know what to do for restoration.
I dunno how much seats on something like this cost, but it may be more cost-effective to just buy another one than restoring this one properly. All I know is that is a lot of work for a mediocre result.
That's why you need to be careful and use a high grit. Yes it is a potential but it can be mitigated, feels like one of those situations you have to make worse before you can make it better.
Thank you all for watching our feature! To those commenting about the red stitching; there was no possible way to retain the red stitch due to the condition of leather surrounding it, in addition, the stitching was faded to white in many places. It only made sense to dye the stitching black. We refreshed both seats in the vehicle so the seats match each other perfectly and uniform.
@@colorglogta667 Thank you for your response. I am sure it was no easy, think about it, if you guys can figure out how to to restore the stitching as well, that would be amazing.
Thank you all for watching our feature! To those commenting about the red stitching; there was no possible way to retain the red stitch due to the condition of leather surrounding it, in addition, the stitching was faded to white in many places. It only made sense to dye the stitching black. We refreshed both seats in the vehicle so the seats match each other perfectly and uniform.
The issue I have with EVERY single leather I've seen online is that you LOSE THE LEATHER TEXTURE. I've NEVER come across a repair that did not LOOK like a repair... They have always went from having a textured grain surface to Bare... As if there texture and grain was sanded away... Actually it has... Why can't the leather look be added back? I was SHOCKED that this was done for this Ferarri at the very least. Aren't there artificial leather STAMPS that could be used to dab the dye on which would leave an actual leather appearance??
I do leather upholstery too and I agree with the many others stating this looks terrible. Someone with such an expensive car should have opted to get the worn parts like the side and leg bolsters replaced with new leather. No matter how flexible that sealer is, it doesn't last. The oils from you body get under it and make the splitting look much worse. In a 2 day time, I can tear the seat down, build a pattern from the worn leather, redye the leather the correct way, and put it back together keeping the beautiful contrast of the red french seams on the black leather. This video is not how a professional restores leather seats in a Ferrari. This is how a professional car flipper has the seats done to sell to some poor unknowing soul.
The loss of the red contrast stitching makes this a COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAIL. How do you just skip over that? The other seat will look awful when compared.
I'm surprised at the quality of the leather. I have a C5 RS6 with 200k miles, seats near mint condition. Unless the car was never maintained a day in its life with the roof down constantly
If you're ever going to own a Ferrari are those high priced money pits you better have the money to replace the parts on there cuz that looks like crap I ain't going to lie
I mean… thats not a ferrari seat at all anymore now lmao. Way too glossy and no red stitching?? Its a rarri man… the stitching is half the price of the car.
Interesting and blasphemous at the same time. I like some of the techniques of restoration but I hate the loss of that red stitching and the weird looking prancing horse.
Wow.. I know this sounds crazy but I have wanted to learn and work in this field for so many years but nobody to apprentice with 😞 This was an amazing job!!
Looks like the Maaco of interior restoration with paint over the red stitching. Idk how much he charges or got paid for this job so I wont fault him, but you get what you pay for. Hopefully they didnt pay too much.
Someone said they noticed a no-smoking tag on the key to the car, they figured it was probably a rental companies car. It makes sense You're getting the maximum turnaround and it still looks good.
A lot of poor people like me watching it and wondering why he didn't keep the red stitching, considering that the owner himself, probably didn't care! LoL!
Thank you all for watching our feature! To those commenting about the red stitching; there was no possible way to retain the red stitch due to the condition of leather surrounding it, in addition, the stitching was faded to white in many places. It only made sense to dye the stitching black. We refreshed both seats in the vehicle so the seats match each other perfectly and uniform.
Thank you all for watching our feature! To those commenting about the red stitching; there was no possible way to retain the red stitch due to the condition of leather surrounding it, in addition, the stitching was faded to white in many places. It only made sense to dye the stitching black. We refreshed both seats in the vehicle so the seats match each other perfectly and uniform.
Really needed re-Upholstered but owner of Ferrari is just trying to spend the least amount so he can sell this car on the Internet. Probably a used car dealer.
These leather on the seats hardly can even be called leather. They're complete garbage and should have just been completely replaced. No point to even restore.
Turning the signature red stitching into black is either lazy or incompetent. I'm better off buying an Alcantara seating with red stitching if they are gonna restore my Ferarri Spider with no Red Stitching. That stitching is part of the uniqueness of the interior of the 360 Spider. The red Stitching represents the extra handy work put into the car. But I'm sure there is the reasoning behind it, couldn't you guys hire a department to slowly die the stitching with a very thin brush?
One seat has red stitching the other does not... And some say steps were skipped... I dunno how i feel exactly but I know I am of mind that the refurbished seat looks nice but still off
Just watch these TV actions and you see the trend of over restored vehicles with removed history. Transformed to Objects of Perfection. WHY? Why does everyone think that old original OEM exterior, interior, in the car world, and just about everything in life needs to look like new (including your wife). A messed-up / anal mentality which has evolved created / perpetuated by those selling stuff and those who haven't learned to see the beauty in "patina". Insider has terrific skills to teach Repair and Preserve solutions. Sad thing is owner and future buyer don't even get it, but if they were to find a car original - love it. " live and learn " it's a FERRARI...
Idk how much this service costs, and idk how much it would cost to buy a replacement driver's seat from Ferrari (probably a lot/infeasible for outdated models). However, if I had money for a Ferrari, I would probably just buy a factory-new seat and have it professionally installed as opposed to refurbishing if I was some Mary overly preoccupied with the red stitching.
What kind of crappy materials does Ferrari use? Why does a 2006 Honda civic interior look better than this 2006 Ferrari? This surprises me. I would have expected a Ferrari to hold up better.
I'm confused...people who can afford cars worth millions actually spend on repairing their covers and not getting them changed all together... Also the finished product quality is not at par with a new seat cover... So why?
So many upholstery "experts" in the comments. Many of whom likely can't personally afford the demands they make of the leather restorer. Good Lord, do you all judge people in your personal life as heavily as you do of the person in the video?
