147 GTA: Worn Drivers Leather Seat

Hi all,
Bought a fairly new GTA last weekend and the car is in stunning condition.
The only thing that is not perfect on it is the drivers leather seat which is in black.
It's slightly worn and the colour has rubbed off where you get in and out of the car.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to restore the colour back into this section of the seat?
Many thanks.

Ayup Weymouth147,

What i do on black leather side bolsters is use good old black boot polish,i rub it in a little at a time until it as covered the light area,
it does work but make sure you give it a good buff up.

Attila.

I use a black paint stick, looks good and protects the worn leather.

Stunning car BTW

Originally Posted by 24v

Ayup Weymouth147,

What i do on black leather side bolsters is use good old black boot polish,i rub it in a little at a time until it as covered the light area,
it does work but make sure you give it a good buff up.

Attila.

Thanks, I will try it.
Do you get it on your clothes?

Shouldn't it be sorted under warranty?

Originally Posted by Weymouth147

Thanks, I will try it.
Do you get it on your clothes?

Sorry, wrong reply by me

Cant claim on warranty, its wear and tear. Its one of the downside of having high-bolster seats.

I'd be *very* careful about what you put on the seat TBH. I'd have thought a black paint stick would be too....well, black. Shoe polish probably the best idea, but I'd guess it'd rub off on your clothes?

I've just left it as is...mines got 40k on it and it doesn't look that bad really...

You cant really see its paint, just put it on thin.

If I'd just bought a car as nice as that I'd find some extra cash to have the seat professionally restored or re-trimmed.

I made inquiries to get mine done under warranty - they weren't having any of it. Couldn't even get them to accept a serious mismatch of external paint colour (between metal and plastic parts) was a warranty fault: they (dealer)said it should have been pointed out sooner by the first owner!

You can buy the bits of the seat separately. Really expensive though - just look it up on ePer!

FWIW, the 350Z that I got rid of quite recently can suffer the same thing (mine was OK). Nissan have replaced whole seats for this very reason. Alfa should be doing the same. IMO it's a quality issue.

Originally Posted by Weymouth147

Thanks, I will try it.
Do you get it on your clothes?

No it wont end up on your clothes,i do it all the time i think it does quite a good job and it is so cheap.

put a little bit on a cloth and rub it in then a bit more and buff it up.

There are Upholsters, that will Stain your seats again...

About 200 Quid

Thanks all.
The wear is very minimal, but as its new to me and in such good condition, I just wanted it to be perfect.
Thanks again

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Originally Posted by mudhut

I made inquiries to get mine done under warranty - they weren't having any of it. Couldn't even get them to accept a serious mismatch of external paint colour (between metal and plastic parts) was a warranty fault: they (dealer)said it should have been pointed out sooner by the first owner!

I wouldn't worry about this - all Nuvelo white's suffer from this quite badly, mine does and so did the first one I saw.

My old ITR had it (slightly) too, I spoke to a bodyshop and they said its how the paint "takes" to the plastic differently from the metal. Not much you can do about it.

However its quite bad on the Nuvelo's, under certain light it looks totally different. Most of the time though, you cant tell. Its still one of the best colours I've seen on a car, I get alot of comments about it

Mine's plain old Rosso Alfa. I really wish I had a Nuvelo: looks absolutely the dog's whatsits.

I just picked the girlfriend up from a night in Weymouth.
loads of people were taking second looks and pointing at my car as I drove around town to get her.
I cant think of many cars (if any) that would get that kind of attention for 16.5k.

Originally Posted by renone

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Will try it.
Many thanks.

I have tried the boot polish and it looks great.
It looks the same as the rest of the seat now :-)

you can use the polish and buf it back up to prevent it coming off on your clothes and then get some sealent for leather and apply that for a more perm fix, either that or keep polishing it up.

But best to give that side of the seat loads of leather treatment/cleaner/hide food and that'll keep it supple and keep the wear down. So the leather will stay good and then you only have the colour fade to worry about!

hello mate this does work=satin black aerosol spray very light coats over worn part about 3 to 4 coats then buff up with bumper or dash gell or pollish ,i have done it and it does work cost u £5 cheers paul

Originally Posted by Weymouth147

I just picked the girlfriend up from a night in Weymouth.
loads of people were taking second looks and pointing at my car as I drove around town to get her.
I cant think of many cars (if any) that would get that kind of attention for 16.5k.

Must say, I haven't seen any GTAs hereabouts. I shall be keeping an eye out for yours.

pabloss 147 gta. Do you like having a picture of my car as your profile pic?

Originally Posted by badgers_nadgers

Must say, I haven't seen any GTAs hereabouts. I shall be keeping an eye out for yours.

I go to Dorchester quite alot so give us the alfa wave if you see me