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Scratched Recaro Seats
« on: June 12, 2011, 10:09:47 pm »
My son has managed to scratch the back of my recaro seats with his gritty shoes...  any advice on how I can rectify the unsightly marks?

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2011, 10:11:26 pm »
I guess you could machine polish them or wrap them.

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2011, 10:14:12 pm »
Hedge is correct i believe, you can polish the backs just like paintwork.  :happy2:

Also it might help cutting off your sons legs.  :wink: ( i would )

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2011, 10:18:21 pm »
Also it might help cutting off your sons legs.  :wink: ( i would )

How harsh TC, you only need the feet off...   :laugh:
Without traction power is nothing!

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2011, 10:21:16 pm »
Also it might help cutting off your sons legs.  :wink: ( i would )

How harsh TC, you only need the feet off...   :laugh:

 :signLOL:

Yes but just preventing him from doing again is not enough, he needs to be taught a lesson.  :evilgrin:

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2011, 06:09:14 pm »
My rears are scratched too  :ashamed:
Getting the car detailed on Friday so will let you know how it turns out, will try for some before and after shots too.

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2011, 10:16:11 pm »
My rears are scratched too  :ashamed:
Getting the car detailed on Friday so will let you know how it turns out, will try for some before and after shots too.
Cheers buddy...keen to know what you used as well...

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2011, 11:37:36 am »
My son has managed to scratch the back of my recaro seats with his gritty shoes...  any advice on how I can rectify the unsightly marks?


Just treat them as if they were Paintwork. I machine polishe mine and ran over them with some chemical his black hole, then a coat of dodo juice purple haze and they came up like new. It's a similar finish to the piano black details on the new focus rs, black holes your best freind

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2011, 07:24:35 pm »
What's black hole?

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2011, 07:29:16 pm »
I may be totally wrong but he could mean Poorboy's black hole

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/poorboys-black-hole-glaze-cat9.html

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2011, 08:01:51 pm »
Thanks luckyGti...is there something specifically for polishing plastic though?

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2011, 09:55:59 pm »
I advised a mate to cover the seat backs with some fablon before his kids did something similar... did he listen? did he f........

He ended up taking the shells off and had them painted to match the original finish, cant tell the difference now, just look immaculate like there were never any kids in the back.

Might be the way to go if they are real bad???

I'll ask him how he got the backs off again as he said at the time they were a bit of a pain!

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2011, 04:20:04 pm »
be careful i polished mine and it has went like a metalic look on the bits that were polished most i think its actually burned thru the black i just used t cut and it took ages by hand to polish out the scratches mine were quite bad but in the sun light they dont look that great but still better than a scratched seat
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these pics are not of the same seat but the drivers one looked the same as the pasenger on before i polished it the photo if the passenger side one is like a half and half i done the left side of the seat to see if i could polish it out

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2011, 05:38:38 pm »
Expensive, but for £100 you can get a pair of these:
http://www.capitalseating.co.uk/productdetail.asp?pid=863&type=a&appgrpid=&appid=&rid=60
Tried a set this weekend and they are amazing, such a snug fit, and keeps your seats in pristine condition, will be getting some when I have my seats retrimmed this winter.

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Re: Scratched Recaro Seats
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2011, 06:52:37 pm »
I can see why you would want them but why have nice seats and cover them up