Last Saturday i took my car for detail cleaning, when they finished i noticed there was a weird dark spot between the seats, when i looked at it, the leather was removed who knows how. They claimed they used the corresponding soap for the leather and it came out on its own. But it seems like either the press way to hard when cleaning or they used the wheels cleaner instead of the soap by mistake. I talked to the manager and he offered to clean all my car for free, but i didnt care about that i wanted my leather to be back the way it was. He gave his information, so i dont know whats the correct process. Should i contact my insurance(i have full cover) and tell them about it to contact the car wash insurance? or should i go on my own and try to get an estimate? The manager also told me if i wanted to get it fixed that part wont be the same color as the interior of my car.. So please help i dont know whats the right process with carwashs.
Just a thought but based on where the spot is it looks like maybe that’s where you use your fingers/hand to close the armrest storage top after you have had it open. Or maybe where you rest your hand or elbow for something else. It might be possible that whatever you have on your hands each day (like moisturizer) may have been damaging the leather and whatever they used to clean it reacted with it to cause that damage. It happens. It could have already been broken down and the correct cleaner took it off.
Just a thought but based on where the spot is it looks like maybe that's where you use your fingers/hand to close the armrest storage top after you have had it open. Or maybe where you rest your hand or elbow for something else. It might be possible that whatever you have on your hands each day (like moisturizer) may have been damaging the leather and whatever they used to clean it reacted with it to cause that damage. It happens. It could have already been broken down and the correct cleaner took it off.
Yeah i would totally understand if that was the case, but i only drive that car on the weekends is not my commuter car and i do check the interior constantly for affected spots.
If it***8217;s damage and you want to replace the center console armrest, it will cost you around $370. The part number can be found at realoem.com. Best of luck!
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