Recovering int. trim pieces in leather.

[Rob-00BoxsterS]

I've been planning on repainting my trim pieces in silver but just for the heck of it, I decided to see what it would look like covered in leather. I redid the piece next to the door handle and I think it looks good but I'm wondering if the interior is starting to look too bland by adding more black. What does everyone here think?

Before:


After:

Rob, you did a very nice job. But, I like the before better.

[djomlas]

looks nice man, good job.
how did you get the leather to stay there? glue?

[Grizzly]

Yes, please detail how you did it for us.

As for your original question, I think it's hard to have too much leather.

[SC986]

I think it looks much better covered in leather, I'd take leather over painted plastic any day. It seems to fit better than a big piece of silver on the door. Nice job!

[986speedster]

Great job. Could you tell us how you did it? Maybe too much black, but what about a different color leather? Grey, or maybe that other fabric...Alcantra?

[Rob-00BoxsterS]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Yes, please detail how you did it for us.

As for your original question, I think it's hard to have too much leather.

Cool. Thanks everyone for the great feedback. Not sure if I'm going to keep it but I'm going to do a few more pieces while I make my decision.

All I did was cut the leather to the size of the trim with about 1" over hang on all sides. I used 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. I sprayed both the leather and the trim piece, allowed both pieces to get tacky (about 30 seconds) and then applied the leather to the outside of the trim. I made sure everything was even and smooth and then started tucking and trimming the back side. I pre-cut some relief points before I started to make the tuck process easier.

I still need to do the other side so I'll do a write up and take some pictures of the process.