Well, I had my bolsters repaired today. My thoughts: it is not a diy job. And, it's well worth the money. The quality of the work is so hard to capture with the flash but hopefully you can get a sense for it:
The upper bolster wasn't really worn as such, but the creases were more pronounced than I wanted them, and the far right edge was starting to show some wear. A fine line between patina and worn...
Right side bolster
Geeez, I never even noticed this before as I have the angle forward, this was the worst spot, but hidden by the crease in my driving seat position. No problem...
Bill the Technician/Owner arrived right on time, straight to work. A very critical part of his set up is lighting - replicating natural sunlight. The only way to nail the color match
Not surprisingly, prep is everything. Clean, solvent wipe, adhesion promoters and one other step I forget. Starting to see the expertise required already...
A bit painful to watch him sanding, but it's a necessary step.
Applying the leather mender. Magical stuff...heat cured.
The biggest part of the expertise and the step requiring the most time (and it takes the most training to learn) is the color match. The NSX silver is an especially hard color match due to the "flakes". No problem, he had several flakes to choose from.
For the NSX silver seats, the perfect starting point is Fibrenew's off the shelf Silver Metallic. But it's only a start.
This starting formula was tweaked and adjusted at least 6 times. Black in comparison, is a walk in the park.
So the opposite of red is ...? And the opposite of yellow is...? The color wheel is the guide. And now its trial and error to dial it in.
Spray application of the dye. Trial and error, patience, patience, patience, don't settle for "close enough". Base coats, clear coats, shiny, semi shiny, black flakes, light flakes, blends of all of the variables, trial and error, repeat, repeat again. A very very tough color. But if you've ever seen the NSX silver metallic leather in person, you'll know what I mean. It's definitely unique.
Finally Bill was happy with it. What flaws?
Just a hint of "patina" in the upper bolster, by design. Nice job, absolutely incredible value, almost like magic. Thanks, Bill
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