Seat Covers Research Guide

Coverking’s Seat Cover Research Guidewill be immensely helpful for people who have found that the vehicle’s lovely upholstery has been damaged or discolored due to the various reasons including inclement weather conditions and UV radiation. But there's not much to worry because Coverking has the right remedy for such problems.

This guide will help you find out ways in which the interiors of the automobile, particularly the upholstery gets damaged. Plus this guide will also help you select the right seat cover for your car, jeep, SUV or van.

Sometimes simple issues like riding the car with wet swim suits, kids smearing candies on the front seat back rest, pets scratching at the rear seat, all individually or collectively causes or cause the ruin of the vehicle’s attractive seat covers.

This does not mean that Coverking will ask YOU TO fork out a fortune and get a new set of seats for the vehicle. The company will also not advise you to go in for a re-upholstery. Coverking’s Seat Cover Research Guide will, instead help you select a set of Custom Fit seat covers for the car or SUV that will sure look, work and feel as good as the original factory installed cover. See what you are getting while ordering for a set from Coverking of southern California, the premiere car cover and seat cover maker and the only Custom Seat Cover manufacturer to be quality certified QS-9000 and TS6949.

1. Cover up any existing damage effectively instead of reupholstering the seats
2. Pprotect the seats from the many hazards that can harm it
3. Enhance the décor of the interiors to suit your lifestyle

Solving existing damage

If the interiors of your vehicle 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 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.

But what seat cover do you select? After all, there are 3 different types to select from such as Custom Fit, Semi Custom Fit and Universal Fit.

Custom Fit Seat Coversare the best of the lot. Just as an Armani 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 your seats. No part of your vehicle's seat is forgotten or overlooked - not the position of the head rest, nor the location of the seat's ergonomic controls or 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 Coversare the economical alternatives to the tailored tuxedo. 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. When compared to the Custom variety, these covers come up as a poor second, and so should be never preferred over the Custom variety. But Semi Custom covers are nevertheless better than the Universal type.

Universal Seat Coverswill fit any high-back or low-back bucket seat, regardless of make, model or year of manufacture of the vehicle. These are the covers that you will normally come across at automobile stores and at the local shopping malls. Since these covers are not made with the precise measurements, they rarely fit the seat and should so never be preferred.

The Sources of Damage

Vehicle seats are susceptible to many hazards including:

Kids and pets
Although nothing's quite as adorable as a kid who's just discovered the delights of the sweet or the birthday cake, but often a major part of it ends up on the back seat. And when it does, it can be quite messy. The same goes true for your furry, four-legged friend. Many Americans are today traveling with pets, particularly in the weekends and they are discovering that pet saliva can leave a stain. Plus, they can also scratch up the surface and damage it.

Moisture
It matters little 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 in your clothing 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. The seat upholstery made with fabrics is also prone to damage from moisture. When water seeps into factory-installed fabrics, it can fester and grow into ugly, stinky, disgusting mold. Never fear; our seat covers come in a wide selection of materials with varying degrees of water resistance to protect your interior forever.

Friction
Every time you go out of the car or board the vehicle, yet another silent killer is at work, damaging the 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 bodily attires 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 Coverking seat covers.

UV Damage
Though ultra violet Phototherapy has opened out newer vistas in the medical world, the UV rays of the sun is not good for our skin and eyes while it certainly is harmful to automobile upholstery. 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 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.

Creating new interior décor in your car to suit your lifestyle

A true auto enthusiast always wants to identify his or her image with that of the vehicle he or she is currently driving. Some do it with loud painting while some others prefer adding accessories suiting his/her taste. But real car lovers enjoy creating new décor inside the vehicle by changing the seat covers according to mood. Coverking extends their helping hand in whatever way you may like to customize your car seats. As for colors and designs, choose from Coverking’s innumerable color schemes and design outlays or visit their well-stocked library for selecting the right code.