Seat Covers Research Guide

This Research Guide provided by Coverking, the well-known Southern California based manufacturer of custom car cover, seat cover, dash cover, floor mats and sunshield may prove handy to people who are looking for replacement seat covers for their car, SUV, minivan or truck.

Besides, the Seat Cover Research Guide will further provide them with facts that can offer simpler solutions and economic options that are easy to implement. Even people who were destined to cough up a large chunk of their savings are advised instead to order for a set of Coverking Custom Fit Seat Cover for their vehicle that are available at a fraction of the cost of replacement seats. This Research Guide offers you facts on the following:

1. How to solve the problem of badly damaged seat covers
2. How to proactively protect seats from everyday hazards
3. How to create new interior décor in my car or SUV that project my lifestyle

How to solve the problem of badly damaged seat covers

Seat covers are likely to get damaged due to various reasons. A leaky marker inadvertently left on the rear seat will no doubt leave tell tale mark on the seat forever. The loving pet struggling to get in or out of the car leaves scratches that can’t be mended at all. Nor the chocolate patches on the back rest left by tiny toddlers can ever be cleaned, no matter how hard one tries to do that. However, situations like these are well taken care of by Coverking. Following the Research Guide you can jolly well rejuvenate your vehicle's seats without having to go through the hassle of a complete re-upholstering job. Instead of calling up your dealer and shelling out a hefty sum 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 gloves. However, there are 3 different fitting seat covers, the Custom Fit, Semi-custom Fit and Universal Fit that one can choose from.

Go for Custom Fit Seat Covers if you prefer only the very best. Just as a well-tailored suit is properly measured, cut and stitched to fit the unique shapes and contours of the wearer, so too is a custom fit seat cover that is meticulously designed for a precise fit over the seats. No part of the vehicle's seat is ignored or overlooked - not the position of the head rest, nor the location of the seat's ergonomic controls or where the 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 the seat's side-impact airbags, so one is just as secured as before, only with better looking and better protected upholstery.

Semi-Custom Fit Seat Covers are the inexpensive option to the tailored suit. They are stitched together following patterns that will work with your vehicle's seats as well as with similarly sized seats in other cars, trucks and SUVs.

Universal Seat Coversare generic solutionsthat come in 3 sizes – Big, Small and Medium. However the problem is, since these covers are not made with the make and model measurements, they rarely offer a good fit. Like the semi-custom seat covers, the universal seat covers should not be used on seats with side-impact airbags.

How to proactively protect seats from everyday hazards

From kids and pets
Although nothing's quite as adorable as the mesmerized look of a toddler who's discovering the sweet, luscious delights of his or her first birthday cake and smearing chunks of it gleefully on the back seat of your charming car, removing the muck, however, poses a different story. The same goes true for the furry, four-legged friend. Not only does slobber leave white-bordered saliva stains, hair clings to everything and is a nightmare to remove while their sharp little talons can rip, tear and gouge your upholstery, especially leather. However, the right set of seat covers will shield the seats from the messes that children and pets may inadvertently create.

From Friction
Whenever one goes out of the car or boards the vehicle, the seat covers suffer some amount of damage. Like sandpaper on a jagged block of wood, the texture of a person’s clothing grates against the texture of the upholstery (leather and cloth alike). This constant friction between the bodily attires and the seat steadily grinds away at the 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 Coverking seat covers.

From Moisture
Moisture in clothing (in any form, like wet swim suits, moist clothing items, etc) can lead to serious problems for vehicle 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 more prone to damage from moisture. When water seeps into factory-installed fabrics, it can fester and grow into ugly, stinky, disgusting mold. Never fear; Coverking seat covers come in a wide selection of materials with varying degrees of water resistance to protect the interior forever. In fact, Coverking uses some materials that are “breathable’ to keep the vehicle absolutely dry even during precipitation.

From UV radiation
UV or Ultra Violet rays are harmful not only to our skin and the eyes, they also cause much harm to automobile upholstery and paint work. Leather is especially susceptible to sun damage because UV radiation dries out the natural oils in the leather. Without these oils keeping things moist, the leather will eventually start to crack. Cloth upholstery is also in danger. Direct sunlight on your fabrics has a bleaching effect. Where once your seats were dark blue or black, an overdose of ultra violet radiation will leave them 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

How to create new interior décor in my car or SUV that project my lifestyle