The car upholstery repair article below will show you how to effectively deal with the problems of wear and tear in your automobile's upholstery.

Seeing torn or ripped upholstery in your car always portray an ugly picture, more so when you think of how much it will cost you to get it restored. But you don't need to loose any sleep.

What you must know here is that you can carry out auto upholstery repair works yourself without the assistance or the services rendered by the specialists. All you need is a guide on what to do and how, and also the necessary tools you would use.

Car Upholstery Repair Step by Step Guide

All the tools you would need are those ones you can easily look for around your house or from neighbors if you do not want to spend money on getting tools. They include vinyl repair gel, patches, canvas needle, and upholstery thread. After getting the tools, you can make use of the steps below to achieve your vehicle upholstery repair jobs.

1. Do a thorough examination of the affected to determine the type of damage so that you will know what to prepare for, and also to help you to make a proper and adequate preparation. You should also take note of the materials of which the upholstery is made; it is another very important repair work deciding factor.

2. Narrow down the job you are going to do to make it faster and specific, treat the problem as you see it, for instance if you have holes on your upholstery from cigarette burn, you can not treat it they way you will treat holes from a sharp object.

3. Of all the tools you have, make sure you have the suitable type of needle to get the job done well. Your needle must be strong and have the ability to sow strong leather or fabric easily. You should be able to get the right needle from any upholstery shop if the need be.

4. Sow the affected area using the normal simple stitch with crisscross pattern, this type of stitch though simple, is enough to hold the edges of the affected area together even and prevent any further damages.

5. Put some upholstery or canvas gel on the stitch to seal it. This alone will strengthen the stitched surface and prevent the thread from cutting when they get weak in future. Perfect the job by indenting the surface with the patch of the same grain pattern as your upholstery.

6. On examination, after taking all the steps above you will observe that you have a perfect seal on your upholstery work and their is no more ugly rip or holes.

This method is a great money saver which you can easily take advantage of and save on your car repair works.

These steps above will only work for small holes and torn areas, if they are really big, you will have to get a complete cover for the whole seat to cover it.