Seat Covers Research Guide
Why Should I Buy A Set Of Seat Covers?
It is indeed ironical that while you're sitting comfortably in your car seat, the seat itself is having to stand up to a tremendous amount of abuse. Dirty clothes, wet swimsuits, spilt drinks, kids snacking in the backseat, slobbering pets, seat friction and harsh sunlight all act proactively to ruin and wear out your great looking seats. To add to your agony a complete reupholster of the befallen interiors will cost you dearly.
The days of worrying about permanently staining your car seats or of being embarrassed by ripped, tattered and unkempt upholstery are close to being over. With the right set of seat covers, you'll be able to:
- Protect your upholstery from the various hazards that can harm it
- Cover up any existing damage rather than having to reupholster your seats
- Make over your interior to suit your tastes and lifestyle
Seat Cover Protection Reference
You might be driving a great automobile but when the interiors look bad (such as torn or damaged upholstery), can you ever enjoy the ride. To truly enjoy the ride, you need to feel safe and need to be able to relax. This is only possible once you have taken adequate means to protect your upholstery.
The upholstery can get damaged from a number of sources and we are discussing some of them here.
Moisture
Moisture acts with a vengeance to ruin the beauty of your upholstery. Whether you're driving home from an outing at the local pool, a kayaking trip or an endless summer's day of surfing, the moisture can lead to serious problems for your upholstery. Moisture is especially problematic for residents of the drizzly Pacific Northwest and other wet zones. Leather's worst enemy is water. When it gets wet, it becomes tacky to the touch - a sign that the leather's natural oils are being washed out.
Cloth seating is also prone to damage from moisture. When water seeps into factory-installed fabrics, it can fester and grow into ugly, stinky, disgusting mold. The solution is simple as you can now get water resistant seat covers. Never fear; our seat covers come in a wide selection of materials with varying degrees of water resistance to protect your interior.
Kids and Pets
Kids can cause a lot of damage too. Toddlers often grab chunks of chocolate cake by the fist-full and smear it all over. And, while you can easily mop away the accidents in your kitchen, it becomes a huge hassle when it happens in your back seat. The same goes for your furry, four-legged pet. If you are treveling with the dog or the cat, you must surely have seen scratch marks on the surface. Then there would also be saliva stains that are difficult to remove. Get the right set of seat cover and it will give you the protection you need.
Friction
Wondering how your car seats can gets harmed from friction? Here is an explanation. Getting in and out of the automobile may seem like a harmless operation, but it in fact puts a lot of stress on your seats. Like sandpaper on a jagged block of wood, the texture of your clothing grates against the texture of the upholstery (leather and cloth alike). This constant friction between your body and your seat steadily grinds away at your upholstery. As time passes, the strength of the leather or fabric starts to wane, and it will eventually start becoming threadbare, torn and split. Of course, this pitiful fate can easily be avoided with a quality set of seat covers.
UV Damage
Ultra Violet radiation can harm your seat covers immensely. Just because every form of life on Earth is dependent on the sun for its existence doesn't mean that solar rays aren't a mixed blessing. The fact is, extended exposures to sun can harm your upholstery greatly. Leather is especially susceptible to sun damage because UV radiation dries out the natural oils in the leather. Direct sunlight can also have a bleaching effect on the fabric seat cover. Where once your seats were dark blue or black, an overdose of ultra violet radiation will leave your seats looking purple or ashen. Since you can't always park in the shade, you can give yourself year-round protection with a snazzy set of seat covers.
A Guide to Covering Your Damaged Seats
Even good upholstery is vulnerable. The interior of your vehicle can get badly damaged if it has suffered some cruel twist of fate (a leaky pen left lying in the backseat, or a torn seam that's threatening to unravel completely), you have the ability to rejuvenate your vehicle's seats without having to go through the hassle of a complete reupholster job. Instead of calling up your dealer and shelling out an arm and a leg for new seats, you can simply slide a new set of seat covers directly over the old ones. No muss, no fuss-just great looking seat covers that fit like a glove.
There are three different fitting seat covers. They are Custom covers, Semi Custom covers and Universal fit covers. Let's take a closer look at the benefits you get with each style.
Custom Fit Seat Covers
If you are looking for seat covers with an impeccable fit, get a Custom fit seat cover for your vehicle. Just as an Armani suit is meticulously measured, cut and stitched to fit the unique shapes and contours of the wearer, so too is a Custom fit seat cover. It is meticulously designed for a precise fit over your seats. No part of your particular vehicle's seat is forgotten or overlooked - not the position of the head rest, nor the location of the seat's ergonomic controls, nor even where your seatbelts are mounted. Everything is taken into consideration, and these made-to-measure seat covers will fit like they were factory-installed. Moreover, custom-fit seat covers will not obstruct your seat's side-impact airbags, so you'll be just as secure as before, only with better looking and better protected upholstery.
Semi-Custom Fit Seat Covers
You can try a semi custom fit seat cover if you looking for a economic option. However let us warn you that Semi Custom covers can never match the precision of Custom made covers and may end up leaving parts of the seat exposed.
Universal Seat Covers
Like the name implies, Universal seat covers are designed to fit any high-back and low-back bucket seat, regardless of your year, make or model. These are the ready made options that are available in 3 sizes - Big, Medium and Small. These covers are not made with the exact model and make specifications and so never can offer a precise fit.
Tips On Making Over Your Interior
Your vehicle is more than just a mode of conveyance. It is often a reflection of your identity, your personality and your uniqueness. You want your vehicle not only to project yourself but to also look and feel good, and the right set of seat covers is an excellent way to personalize your interior. And, with all the different colors, patterns and materials at your disposal, you have an almost limitless array of ways to customize your car seats. Here are the basics:
Colors and Designs
Often you will find the interiors of vehicles coming in neutral colors. This is because automobile manufacturers tend to design their interiors to please as many shoppers as they possibly can. In order to create that wide appeal, they usually use neutral colors and almost never add any patterns into the mix. Now, you can break free from the mold by dressing your seats in your favorite color, or even one of the radical and eye-catching designs.
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