Cracks/Tears in White Leather Seat - Any Repair Reccs?

[phioschaos]

My 2019 Model 3 with white interior recently developed a few tears in the side of the driver seat as shown in the photo below.

I noticed there were cracks quite some time ago similar to the OP post in this thread before it got worse.

Crack in White Pleather

August 2018 deliver with 22k miles. I noticed these cracks on the driver seat pleather. I’m not a big guy, the only time the side panel sees any compression or stretch is when I ingress and egress. Have other white interior owners see this type of cracks? I have experienced crack like these...

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Anyone have recommendations / experience with repair services or DIY kits?

 

[phioschaos]

Results of my first try. I think it can out okay given lack of having the proper tools.

I got these off Amazon. White paint matches color.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BT8CCBNL/

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Used a brush to apply into cracks and a plastic tab I had to spread it smooth. For first layer, I also pulled back on the material to widen the gap and push more filler in.

Applied a few layers - making sure to fill in the cracks in first base layer. At this stage, the filler will soften if any liquid is applied. So no fear of making mistake, it's easy to wipe off. Also useful to use a cotton swab with a drop of water to clean up the edges. Water softens it into a soft rubber and rubs off, not exactly melting it.

After letting it dry for a few days (just overnight before driving around), applied paint using brush for initial layer and unused kitchen sponge to dab it into a thin layer. I did about 4 layers and let it dry for day before use.

End result is not bad for DIY. Overall, I used what amounted to a teaspoon of filler and even less of paint. I could have gotten better results if I had fine grit sandpaper to smooth out the filler before painting. But I would also be concerned about abrading original material. The filler is probably thicker than it needs to be but I wanted it to be durable. Instructions also recommended to air brush the paint. At least a paint sponge would probably have been better than a kitchen sponge. I'll report back if it cracks again.