Top job at mk upholestry

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Ginors4
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Top job at mk upholestry

Post by Ginors4 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:08 pm

I had the drivers lower and upper seat bolsters re leathered today from a very highly recommended company and the results were terrific. See below a couple of quick snaps taken from iPhone today but truly looks superb in the flesh. The company are based just outside of Maidstone Kent and turned the job around in one day.

Mark (the owner) has twenty plus years experience mainly dealing in old Rolls Royce's , Bentleys, VW camper vans, even has done some old Ferrari models inc Dino, some of his work was on show in his unit which has over 350 man hours work with a full interior rebuild.
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If anyone is interested in a similar repair or even a full re-trim down south I have attached a contact link

www.mk-autoupholstery.com/
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Re: Top job at mk upholestry

Post by Graeme4130 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:21 pm

I'm not sure if it's just the photo, but does it match the leather on the rest of the seat ?
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Gone - 11/06 B7 RS4 Avant - black/black (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 05/13 B8 RS4 Avant - Suzuka grey (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 01/14 B8 RS5 Coupe - Short term car
Gone - 09/14 B8 RS4 Avant - Misano Red/Ceramics (Daily drive & kids taxi)

Current - 04/18 B9 Rs4 Nardo Grey
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Post by RIV » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:30 pm

I'm not sure if it's just the photo, but does it match the leather on the rest of the seat ?
No!!it's new, you donut!! :bigblink:
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Post by Graeme4130 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:35 pm

Silas wrote:
I'm not sure if it's just the photo, but does it match the leather on the rest of the seat ?
no it's new, you donut!! :bigblink:
Haha, you know what I mean mr
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Gone - 11/06 B7 RS4 Avant - black/black (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 05/13 B8 RS4 Avant - Suzuka grey (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 01/14 B8 RS5 Coupe - Short term car
Gone - 09/14 B8 RS4 Avant - Misano Red/Ceramics (Daily drive & kids taxi)

Current - 04/18 B9 Rs4 Nardo Grey
ZX10R Race bike - 210bhp and a few skid marks on the seat ;)
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Re: Top job at mk upholestry

Post by RIV » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:37 pm

It looks slightly brown in the first photo, just the light playing tricks I reckon
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Post by Ginors4 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:56 pm

Ha ha. Sorry first photos taken this morning in good light and second set taken in garage at night also dam cameras never catch the the true picture.

The interior leather has been treated at the weekend and appears to be a bit more glossy than the new bolsters. It is identical. It will just require the same treatment this weekend.
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Post by Graeme4130 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:57 pm

I had some leather work done on an old TVR, and the upholster told me matching worn leather is the hardest part of the trade.
They sometimes use chemicals to 'wear' the new patch so it matches the existing bits, but obviously isn't worn or creased
It's a black art apparently
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Gone - 11/06 B7 RS4 Avant - black/black (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 05/13 B8 RS4 Avant - Suzuka grey (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 01/14 B8 RS5 Coupe - Short term car
Gone - 09/14 B8 RS4 Avant - Misano Red/Ceramics (Daily drive & kids taxi)

Current - 04/18 B9 Rs4 Nardo Grey
ZX10R Race bike - 210bhp and a few skid marks on the seat ;)
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Re: Top job at mk upholestry

Post by Dave7 » Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:29 am

Some daytime pics would be good. Looks excellent
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Post by Covkiller » Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:06 pm

Clean your old leather with CIF cream and dilute Fairy Liquid in bucket, let it dry, then wax with quality leather feed. Bingo the leather interior looks and smells like new.
RS4 B7, Mugello Blue, K&W V3 & HR ARBs, set up by Centre Gravity, Milltek Valved Non Res & cat bypass pipes, BMC air filter, braided hoses, DOT 5.1, Terraclean, MRC Full Carbon Clean, MRC remap 448PS 477NM, 20" S7 alloys with 4mm spacers & Hawke spigots 66.6 > 57.1, AP Racing front discs. Sold Sept 2019. Now rocking an F80 M3
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Post by Audi Pardner » Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:51 pm

I used a Giptone kit on mine: G11 and G12 cleaner and restorer. Excellent stuff (www.liquidleather.com)
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Re: Top job at mk upholestry

Post by Ginors4 » Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:18 pm

Bolsters now treated with leather care. Looks identical. Sometimes the camera can pick up shadows and with the flash on can make the leather colour between different depths and angles.

Couple of updated pics
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Re: Top job at mk upholestry

Post by R1RS4 » Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:44 pm

Looks good mate, how much did it set you back if you don't mind me asking?
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Re: Top job at mk upholestry

Post by Ginors4 » Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:46 pm

R1RS4 wrote:Looks good mate, how much did it set you back if you don't mind me asking?
Paid £250
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Re: Top job at mk upholestry

Post by RIV » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:05 pm

Clean your old leather with CIF cream and dilute Fairy Liquid in bucket, let it dry, then wax with quality leather feed. Bingo the leather interior looks and smells like new.
CIF cream and fairy liquid!! You sure???
You got a shower unit in the car :sekret:
seats look great gino :beerchug:
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Re: Top job at mk upholestry

Post by Rick_RS4 » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:19 pm

looks great
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