Thread: staining on almond leather

So, an update on the leather protection

Following Think Big's advice, went to Tint-a-car directly. Originally wanted to get just the tint and the leather protection as we fear the almond leather would stain easily. We were quoted $630 for these two. The guy there sold me into the paint protection as well for an extra $150. It sounded like a wax or a polish as he said it beads water. If it ever stopped doing that, bring it back and they fix it up. Which means for an extra $150 and I didn't have to wax the car again - bargain!.

$780 later, I got paint protection, leather protection, and darkest legal tint. Originally quoted $2500 from dealer. Thanks Think-Big.

btw, The guy at the tint-a-car shop told me they go to the car dealerships to get their tints done as well. And if you compare the information from the Tint-a-car website to that of the X-factor from the dealer, the information is identical - pretty much word for word.

In regards to the end result of the job, the leather smells a bit but I expected that for at least a few days. It was not shiny and sticky. We'll wait and see if there is any staining from jeans or food. The tint job is pretty dark and smooth without much any bubbles. They made superficial scratches on the paint on my front bonnet, probably from a bit of sand when they cleaned the car, but the paint overall was a lot smoother and shinier so cannot complain too much.

Overall, pretty happy with end result.