I have a velour interior in my Nissan Maxima.  A passenger, smoking a
cigarette,burned a small cigarette hole into the seat.  Does anyone know a way
for me to repair a small hole like this?  Or at least minimize its
appearance so that I can sell the car at an optimum price?

Hi ziledaw,

Pinkfreud's solution sounds great but after reading the instructions
for the kits I've listed below, I would add to clean and remove any
sign of the burn first and spray with a fabric seal afterwards.

There are a variety of kits available with an equal variety of prices
and all require a number of steps to get a good finished look -
basically filling up the hole, curing, and adding fluff to match the
velour look. Below you'll find a list of a few kits that are available
online, but I'd suggest visiting your local auto depot or hardware
store to see what they have on hand to save on shipping.

The basic steps to repair velour:

1. Match colour
2. Clean area
3. Fill hole & cure
4. Apply adhesive and velour fibers, dry
5. Spray to protect and seal

1. VELOUR REPAIR KIT Instructions:
http://www.inp-quality.nl/index_gb/pr_gb/r4/velours_repair_info.htm

2. Leather World Fabric & Velour Repair Kit $19.95:
"Fabric & Velour Kit repairs small holes, burns or tears in
fabric,carpet, and velour. Kit contains all necessary components to
make a repair and color match. Kit contains: 10 Color Components,
Adhesive, Fabric Repair Sealant, Mixing Container, Applicator, Sifting
Screen, Sub-Patch Material, Instruction & Color Mixing Sheets."
http://www.leatherworldtech.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=10&categoryid=0&startpage=1

3. Wizard Velour Repair Kit $24.95:
"Repair Burns and small cuts in Velour or Cloth upholstery. Contains
12 colored repair fibers that may be used straight out of the jar, or
mixed to obtain the correct color. Your repair will remain soft and
flexible. The adhesive permanently bonds to the fabric, and creates a
very pleasing repair!"
http://www.businessfurnitureshop.com/wizard_magic.htm

4. Leather Magic Velour Repair Kit $24.95:
"Repair Burns and small cuts in Velour or Cloth upholstery. Contains
12 colored repair fibers that may be used straight out of the jar, or
mixed to obtain the correct color"
http://www.leathermagic.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1026981700

5. 2001 velour repair kit $34.84:
"You can repair cuts, burns, minor tears in your velour. receive ten
vials of popular velour colors and detailed color matching directions
and step-by-step repair method makes it easy to do."
http://vinylpro.safeshopper.com/27/217.htm?368

6. C.A.I.R. Cloth/Burn Repair Kit: $59.95
http://www.interiorautorepair.com/diy/burn_repair.htm

7. Superior Repair Kit Instructions:
http://www.superiorrestoration.com/velour_repair_instructions.html

I hope this helps. If you have any question, please post a
clarification request before rating my answer.

Thank you,
hummer

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"velour repair kit"

I once repaired a small hole in a velveteen pillow by doing this:

Brush the fabric vigorously with a small brush such as a toothbrush or
lint brush until you've collected a bit of fluff from the fabric.
Place a tiny drop of fabric glue or Elmer's Glue in the hole.
Carefully poke the velvet-fluff into the glue with a toothpick or
other small tool. If done artfully, this creates a little patch which
is virtually indistinguishable from the surrounding fabric. Be sure to
use a very small amount of glue so that the patch will not be stiff
and lumpy.

I can't be certain this will work well on your upholstery, but the
pillow that I repaired looked like new after I used this method.