He said there wasn’t anyone locally that he used.
So he was no help. 
Prefer not to ship items off, especially items that are difficult to replace. I don’t have sufficient faith in the postal/shipping industry.
I’ll take the part to the shop tomorrow to let them inspect it. Will make it clear they need to be transparent about their ability to repair/resurface it.
Candiece- I don’t know if I’ve shared this with you but there is a TON of great information on Chris’s website. It’s what I used for most of my install. For the seats I used a few Youtube videos for tricks etc.
Unless I’m doing something wrong that link won’t open.
Shows locked or private?
Thankfully seats are complete.
Doug’s link is accurate
Chris’ site must be down