Everything you’ll ever want to know about automotive leather upholstery –
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03-24-2013, 09:46 AM
Everything you’ll ever want to know about automotive leather upholstery –
– but were too afraid to ask.
Automobile model ranges use different materials for their vehicles interiors; leather upholstery like Aniline Immersion Dyed, Aniline Micro Pigmented, (Urethane) Finished, Artificial leather such as MB-Tex and unfinished materials like Synthetics and Alcantara, and sometimes combinations of products (Alcantara seat inserts on leather seating) as well as various grades of leather hide, full-grain, top-grain and split –grain (which is protected with urethane) all of which require different products and applications methods
Once you’ve correctly identified the leather and / or the applied finish applicable to your vehicle's upholstery, it’s easier to select suitable products / methods (one size fits all is just a vendor's marketing myth) First you need to identify the material and finishes used; different types of leather require specific cleaning and care and therefore require a slightly different process.
Check your 'leather type' before attempting to clean or apply any products to its surface.
TOGWT® Autopia Detailing Wiki – “Leather Upholstery Type Surface Identification” - http://www.autopia.org/forum/autopia...fication.html#
TOGWT® Autopia Detailing Wiki – “Leather Articles Hyperlinks” http://www.autopia.org/forum/autopia...yperlinks.html
If you have any questions about automotive leather, its care or renovation techniques, please let me know or feel free to send me an email
Automobile model ranges use different materials for their vehicles interiors; leather upholstery like Aniline Immersion Dyed, Aniline Micro Pigmented, (Urethane) Finished, Artificial leather such as MB-Tex and unfinished materials like Synthetics and Alcantara, and sometimes combinations of products (Alcantara seat inserts on leather seating) as well as various grades of leather hide, full-grain, top-grain and split –grain (which is protected with urethane) all of which require different products and applications methods
Once you’ve correctly identified the leather and / or the applied finish applicable to your vehicle's upholstery, it’s easier to select suitable products / methods (one size fits all is just a vendor's marketing myth) First you need to identify the material and finishes used; different types of leather require specific cleaning and care and therefore require a slightly different process.
Check your 'leather type' before attempting to clean or apply any products to its surface.
TOGWT® Autopia Detailing Wiki – “Leather Upholstery Type Surface Identification” - http://www.autopia.org/forum/autopia...fication.html#
TOGWT® Autopia Detailing Wiki – “Leather Articles Hyperlinks” http://www.autopia.org/forum/autopia...yperlinks.html
If you have any questions about automotive leather, its care or renovation techniques, please let me know or feel free to send me an email
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