A bit of back story: So, I'm in a situation where I've been driving someone else's car for the past few weeks. I was specifically told by the owner not to smoke cigarettes in the car, but I did a few times. I was always careful not to get ash in the car or anything. No problem so far... Well I gave a friend of mine a ride home from work today and he asked if he could have a cigarette in the car. It had been a long hard day, so I figured just one wouldn't hurt. At one point I saw him fumbling with his half-smoked cigarette, but I didn't think anything of it at the time. After I dropped him off and came home, I was getting out of the car and I looked over to make sure I had all my stuff when I noticed it.... A BIG BLACK CIGARETTE BURN IN THE ROOF UPHOLSTERY OF MY CAR! I have to give the car back this Sunday, and I've decided between now and then that I have to get it fixed. No other option... I'm just going to pay for the mistake and get it over with rather than trying to pretend it didn't happen. --- So this is where I need advice from someone who is knowledgeable about this... The car is a 2003 Ford Taurus SEL. The upholstery is a medium gray color. I've looked at quick do-it-yourself upholstery repair kits... but from what I can tell, there will still be a noticeable mark in the fabric. Basically, if I want it gone completely I'm going to have to take it to an upholstery specialist. Does anyone know roughly how much this would cost? Do they have to replace the whole ceiling upholstery, or can they somehow stretch it or otherwise cover it up? Also, how long will this take? Hopefully I can get it done in just a day. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
You could obtain a bit of fabric of the same upholstery and sew it over, but that could come out messy. I dunno, you could come clean and pass the guy $50 or something.
the only way to fix it, is to get it recovered, unfortunately thats gonna be like $75+ but they can have it done in an hour or two
Thanks for the quick response. That's actually less than I was expecting... as long as it's not more than $200-300 then I'm okay with it. Also I'm glad it can be done so quickly, cause between college and work, I can't afford to be without a car for very long. Guess I learned my lesson about using other people's stuff. Always gotta be careful and treat it better than your own. I could just give the owner some money and be done with it like someone else said, but the car was in perfect condition and I'd rather him not find out at all. I'd be pissed if someone I trusted did that to my car.