Maintenance

Leather scuff removal

BMW leather is terrible quality, where Audi leather starts to display signs of wear at 70k (Sports seats) it's not uncommon for BMW leather to start displaying signs of wear at as little as 10k. My car is a good case in point, less than 2 years old and 23k on the clock and the drivers bolster looked terrible.

Despite being under warranty, BMW put this down as 'wear and tear'.

The solution

I use Scuff Master by LIQUID LEATHER tm. The kit contains a leather touch up liquid that is colour matched to the BMW leather, the kit also includes a light grey and yellow toner to adjust the hue should it not be 100%. The kit also contains a gloss enhancer to help match interiors that have worn shiny through use.

Application

First clean the area you wish to restore with Methylated or surgical spirit. You can see from the photo how my bolster had worn on the edge, this can be avoided by carefully getting in and out of the car, but still should not be like this at under 2 years old!

Now evenly apply Scuff Master liquid using the foam pad (supplied). I used the liquid in neat form but it can be diluted to cover larger areas if required. The leather in my car is still matt but leather that has seen more use will dictate the use of shine compound, this is added to the Scuff Master liquid as required.

The finished result is outstanding, back to showroom condition!

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