42Chevy

Here is a pic of the damage. Honestly it looks worse in person. I tried using magic eraser as was suggested in a different thread. If anything it made it look worse because it made it look dry. Am I going to have to replace the handle or does someone have an idea how to fix this? Thank you for your input.

VanSant

I saw a company here selling leather covers for these handles, may be cheaper than replacing them with OEM as well. may have been corvettemods.com, look under interior parts.

VanSant

http://www.pfyc.com/pc/C62013/C6INT/...6Corvette.html

jrjjrj

I'd like a solution for this also but I don't want a wrap (really don't like the looks). Other ideas?

vig1116

$90 for that wrap? It doesn't even look good!

RACE U

I have not been a fan of the door handle wraps, but I could see them as a very good, long-term solution in your case.

There are some interior cleaners that will mask the problem for a few days, but the boo-boo's will come back.

RACE U

The only alternative is to try and find a used, condition set on fleabay.

I don't think new door panels would look good, as they will stand out to much (against the faded parts in the car).

Just my humble opinion.

0corvettemods1

http://www.corvettemods.com/C6-Corve...ps_p_5078.html

Don-Vette

I have the leather wraps from WCC about $15 each.



I just checked they have them on sale for $24.95 for the pair!! They are under mislanious interior.

vig1116

Now the last two posts are reasonably priced for what you get, IMO....

Rich Mickol

Have you tried Back to Black. It won't get rid of them but it might make it less obvious.

michaelinmech

At some point you really should trim your fingernails

Johnathon59

What was the cause ? rings ? left hand wedding ring maybe ?

42Chevy

I have no idea what caused this. It was this way when I purchased it.

42Chevy

I don't know about those wraps. They really don't do much for me, but it does probably look better than the scuff marks. I was really hoping to find a way to get rid of them without replacing the handle itself.

Johnathon59

sometime ago we had similar scratches on our leather sofa caused by our dogs nails, we tried cleaners & everything else that was recommended nothing would get rid of the damage, finally we tried an expert leather / upholstery repair person & he was able to remove & fill in the damaged areas to where you could not see them at all, he used a filler with a hair dryer to smooth everything out while blending it in. I would check for leather repair service person in your area & see what they can do. at least it's a starting point, good luck.

dpigguy

Also look into a good, color coded leather conditioner at a leather or shoe repair shop. Harley makes one for black sets and saddle bags that makes scratches disappear and shines the material to a new luster. Just an idea.

SSTEVEGS

I don't think a leather repair will work on these door handles as they are made of plastic. (and lousy plastic at that)

I've got a few scratches on my driver's door handle that I am constantly applying Aerospace 303 to. A few days after I picked up my car at the museum, I decided I'd eventually buy the 4LT handles...It's been over 5 years now and I'm still "drenching" the handle with Aerospace 303, as it seems to do a pretty good job; although your handle looks a lot worse than mine. Good Luck.

Snake.Oiler

It can be fixed. I had some issues like that when purchasing a 2010 and the dealer had their interior guy, who comes once a week just to fix such instances, take care of it. There were some places that where worse than what you are showing - I thought I would just have to replace the part, but nope, he took care of it. Don't know what he did, but made it look like new again.

PacificaVette

Mine were the same--scratches from my wedding ring. I replaced them with the 4LT leather handles. Cost was about $150, and they look soooooo much better.