Interior panel repair - looking for ideas?

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I posted this pic on the forum a few months ago. It shows some damage inflicted on a decorative panel in one of the guest cabins on my boat by a 4yr old with a metal toy

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I did fear at the time that repairing the panel might be difficult because it would no longer be possible to match the colour of the vinyl leatherette material and the yard in Italy where the boat is currently undergoing winter maintenance have now confirmed that Ferretti no longer use this colour of material. They have also brought in a local marine upholstery company who say the same; they can't exactly match the colour.

I'm going out to the yard next Monday with the idea of choosing a material to use for the repair but really, being somewhat challenged in the interior design dept, I haven't got a clue what to do. Obviously my major concern is devaluing the boat by re-covering the panel in a material which then looks naff. Whatever I do in this cabin I guess I have to replicate in the matching guest cabin which is a mirror image of this one. This is what the cabin looks like. Any ideas?

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LEather is cheap cheap on ebay. Full hide for £40 and a full hide is big.

The issue comes when you want 20 hides 100% the same colour and then the bill is very different. Mine was cream with almost no scratches in ( scratches in the middle devalue it).

Leather is not likely to cheapen the overall finish - probably enhance it.

You could intentionally opt for a different shade - so one wall was in a darker brown for example. It seems to be on a wall by itself - but is unclear form the pic.

I remember you post about this happening. The joy of kids. Mine drew all over the saloon carpet in black felt tip. BUT they were washable said the wife. Washable my a**. But to my astonishment it came off with wet wipe!
 
Is it possible to repair the current material, then paint it like they do with car interiors? Could you have a word with a local BMW or Merc dealer near the marina?
 
mike,

having just ripped off all vinyl/leatherete however you call it off the walls of my craft, I can confirm it's a lot of work to put it right afterwards and in your case since there's a bed involved, it will have (99%) to be removed for the lining to be properly re-fitted.
They are basically a 3 or 5mm foam and the leatherete stretched on top with some fancy ways of getting their edging right and stretched.

I'd go with jrudge advice and make a feature of THIS cabin only and replace the material on just this wall!
Or may need to do a bit more to really make a feature of this, maybe the side that we don't see in the pics (the wall to the left of the damaged one)

Anyway, I'd under no circumstances go into the trouble (and EXPENSE) of replacing both cabins!
BTW, I'd ask nicely to salvage the removed material and keep it in order to use it possibly in other such mishaps!

finally, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to find this exact material in the free market, doubt Ferretti order the material in bulk from a fabricator...

good luck!

V.
 
petem said:
I don't think that a contrasting colour will work. I'd put my energy into getting as close a match as possible. Can you bring a sample back and see if you can find a match in the UK?

There's plenty of choice on eBay, see http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l2736&_nkw=cream+faux+leather.

Pete
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Pete, doesn't have to be contrasting! could be complimetary ;)

Anyway, I agree for the searching bit, if you go this route I'd be happy to search the half a dozen local shops (I know them after all the searching I did to find matching 70ies material from my craft ;) ) So maybe best bet is to go there, take a few samples send them around the world and cross your fingers.

V.
 
There are vinyl repair kits available but I think the damage is too large for these. Have you tried going back to the original supplier of the material rather than Ferretti?

When you walk into the cabin this berth is not in the immediate line of sight? If so a non exact match might not be such a problem.

Another idea would be be to replace both sides under the wooden strip with the same closest matching colour so that the repair is symmetrical?
 
vas said:
Pete, doesn't have to be contrasting! could be complimetary ;)

Anyway, I agree for the searching bit, if you go this route I'd be happy to search the half a dozen local shops (I know them after all the searching I did to find matching 70ies material from my craft ;) ) So maybe best bet is to go there, take a few samples send them around the world and cross your fingers.

V.
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Yeah but even complimentary would look odd IMHO on that one panel. You'd have to do a few panels in each cabin I reckon.
 
Doesn't have to be contrasting: I would have thought a fractionally darker shade for just that panel in both cabins would look fine.
 
Mike
First off, I would not try to replace all the coverings in both cabins. Sorry if telling you how to suck eggs. It is much harder than you think. For example the rounded wood nosing in your second pic above is almost certianly glued on with gorilla snot (sika or whatever) AFTER the vinyl has been applied. You will smash loads trying to undo that. You will be amazed how this job will escalate once you start - just to be clear: some panels are easy - you pop them off the velcro, apply the new covering, and pop them back on. But some have nosing and furniture up against them, eg the bedside table and nosings in your second pic. Those ones are incredibly hard to re-cover and look factory original

If I were you I would pick one of following options, in no partic order:

1. cut an A5 square where it is damaged, and bring it to UK. Send it to Martin Duce in Essex and ask him to find a close match. He will. Buy 2 metres, and cover just the busted panel, easy peasy. So long as it is 90% close, it will be fine.
2. Alternatively, just pick a contrasting colour or same colour but contrasting texture and cover the busted panel and the matching one in the other cabin with that contrasting fabric. Again, job done, easily
3. Remove panel to see how much depth you have behind. If enough, get a 300x300 ish recessed timber magazine rack made in matching gloss cherry, and then cut a big hole in the panel and fit it. Will look original if done well
4. Just cut a square hole and fit a totally fake airco grille panel with a matt black backing board so you can't see or lose anything thru the slots

I wouldn't bother getting the vinyl repaired - will always be visible. I also wouldn't use real leather here, even if you could get a hide long enough.

As an idea for a contrasting texture but similar colour try Tekwall Inset by Maharan in New York, http://www.architonic.com/pmsht/tek-wall-inset-maharam/1113195. Probably Quiver 06 or Flare 08. This is Fairline current stuff and is made for walls. I'm using Tinsel 01, the silver one, on Match2. Available from Boyriven. If you like it I can mail you an A5 piece (of Flare, the beige one) if you want; pm address. It has a 2mm foam backing which is what you want

Good luck anyway
 
If you did re-cover the whole cabin why would it be a problem not matching the other guest cabin? Individuality(be it by accident) comes at a price and may be appreciated by the next owner.;)
 
Toomer and Hayter do a range of foam backed vinyls. The light levels in downstairs cabins are low and the light comes from different angles so colour perception isn't great in such conditions - especially if you have just come from the bright med sunshine. I recovered a load of ceiling panels on a fairline. The original was white with tiny dots on it. Replaced all of it except one panel that I couldn't get out with an ivory colour - very difficult to tell the difference. When I sold the boat no-one even looked. If you get a close match and have the whole panel recovered no-one will notice it as the only point of direct comparison is at the corners. The next owner of the boat won't be sleeping in there so is unlikely to ever notice and the kids/friends etc won't even think about it even if they did happen to notice. Bung a few scatter cushions around to draw the eye.
 
Mike apologies for asking but is the damage at the head of the bed if so a magazine rack would not be suitable for being placed there imho.

If you can't get an exact match then change this panel in the two cabins to contrast the adjacent panels as per jfm's suggestion.

In our main cabin the panel behind the bed is finished in a different fabric i.e. hessian type and nicely compliments the surrounding area.

Good luck and next time keep the little darlings under lock and key :D
 
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