Interior Wood Repair / Leather Cleaning

[claytow]

Hi All,

Had my new GS Mk 4 for about a week and loving it. Just have a few issues to try and sort out and I was looking for some advice/help/pointers please

Have discovered a scratch in the NSR passenger door on the bamboo wood insert nothing too deep but unsightly to me and I want it gone. I've foolishly enquired at Lexus regarding the cost and its £280 as it has to come all the way from Japan. Have also enquired at furniture restorers with no joy and am currently trying flooring repair people. Has anyone out there done anything like this before on their interior wood? Mine is Bamboo which makes it slightly different maybe but not sure if I should go to a car place? floor place? or some other type of place, would appreciate anyone's inputs.

Also the leather is a little grubby and needs a good clean, has anyone else had their leather done? cleaned and repaired..  I live in Norwich in Norfolk so interested if anyone had had any experience and how it went. I've read that the LExus has Aniline leather which makes it a little more difficult to deal with but not sure if that is true or not. There arent any rips in it but theres a scratch I want to get rid off and just a cleant to get rid of what looks to be jean staining.

Thanks for your help as always.

Wayne

[sorcerer]

Not the answer you're looking for but, if you find it difficult to get repaired for a decent price you could always wrap it like Lee did in this topic:

https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/115167-bit-of-an-interior-change/?tab=comments#comment-1040373

[rayaans]

2 hours ago, claytow said:

Hi All,

Had my new GS Mk 4 for about a week and loving it. Just have a few issues to try and sort out and I was looking for some advice/help/pointers please

Have discovered a scratch in the NSR passenger door on the bamboo wood insert nothing too deep but unsightly to me and I want it gone. I've foolishly enquired at Lexus regarding the cost and its £280 as it has to come all the way from Japan. Have also enquired at furniture restorers with no joy and am currently trying flooring repair people. Has anyone out there done anything like this before on their interior wood? Mine is Bamboo which makes it slightly different maybe but not sure if I should go to a car place? floor place? or some other type of place, would appreciate anyone's inputs.

Also the leather is a little grubby and needs a good clean, has anyone else had their leather done? cleaned and repaired..  I live in Norwich in Norfolk so interested if anyone had had any experience and how it went. I've read that the LExus has Aniline leather which makes it a little more difficult to deal with but not sure if that is true or not. There arent any rips in it but theres a scratch I want to get rid off and just a cleant to get rid of what looks to be jean staining.

Thanks for your help as always.

Wayne

I dont think the wood can be repaired. The bamboo is open pore wood so I would expect that the scratch is in the wood, rather than a clear coat and therefore would need replacement, rather than repair.

Leather is semi-aniline on the GS Premier. You might find it easier (and loads cheaper) to do the cleaning yourself. Get some Dodo Juice leather kit consisting of the leather cleaner and the sealant. Its idiot proof to use and works very well indeed. Should be about £20-25 for the whole kit. You can do all seats within 10-20 minutes. Its usually the door card armrests that take ages to do due to their shape

Scratches on leather are harder to deal with but any repair specialist should be able to do that.

[Jamesf1]

"Have discovered a scratch in the NSR passenger door on the bamboo wood insert nothing too deep but unsightly to me and I want it gone. I've foolishly enquired at Lexus regarding the cost and its £280 as it has to come all the way from Japan."

This is partly why now we have 2 dogs, Im very reluctant to let them in my car...

[MNP]

You could try one of the commercially available wax stick fillers for furniture, they come in various shades to fill the scratch in.  Just a thought....

Good luck. Mark..

[claytow]

5 hours ago, MNP said:

You could try one of the commercially available wax stick fillers for furniture, they come in various shades to fill the scratch in.  Just a thought....

Good luck. Mark..

Yeah, have thought of that but the actual scratch isnt that deep so I dont think it requires filling, thought of sanding it but then not sure how I would seal it again after..

[Britprius]

If the scratch is not deep try rubbing it with Brasso or Tcut. The wood is covered in very thick layer of clear coat, and may well polish out. Start polishing at the ends of the scratch where it is not so deep to see if it shortens as you polish.

John.

[rayaans]

20 minutes ago, Britprius said:

If the scratch is not deep try rubbing it with Brasso or Tcut. The wood is covered in very thick layer of clear coat, and may well polish out. Start polishing at the ends of the scratch where it is not so deep to see if it shortens as you polish.

John.

The bamboo wood trim isn't covered in anything though I don't think and I certainly wouldn't be trying Tcut or Brasso on it

[claytow]

It seems kind of a matte finish so I didnt think it had anything on it other than something that gives it a sheen look, its definitely not shiny