How to preserve shiny, durable and beautiful leather car seats
(Baonghean.vn) - To keep car seats clean, ensure the health of users as well as increase the elegance and luxury of the car interior, taking care of car leather seats becomes important. Some of the following notes will help you gain more knowledge about this issue.
Leather seats are discolored and peeling.
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Cause: Using cleaning chemicals with high solvent concentrations (alcohol...) or strong impact when cleaning causes the leather surface of the chair to fray, fade or peel.
How to clean: Clean the leather surface with a soft cloth. Use a cleaning solution diluted with warm water at 30 degrees Celsius. Do not clean the leather seats when the temperature in the car is high. Do not clean with a rough cloth or brush.
The leather surface of the seat is stained.
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The reason why leather seats get dirty is because the car owner and passengers in the car eat and drink and spill food and colored liquids on the seats. If not cleaned immediately, the stains will stay for a while on the leather surface of the seats and appear dirty.
In addition, rubber, plastic, resin, and glue placed on the chair when exposed to high temperatures will melt and stick to the leather surface.
Prevention and cleaning: Avoid spilling colored liquids on the leather surface of the chair. When the leather chair gets dirty, clean it immediately, do not leave the stain for too long as it will be difficult to clean.
Leather seats are scratched or torn
Cause: The leather seat may have been hit by sharp objects (eg keys, zippers, etc.). The leather seat may also have been scratched by pets (like dogs, cats).
Prevention: Avoid using or letting sharp objects come into contact with leather seats. Avoid leaving pets in the car.
Leather seats are wrinkled, swollen, blistered
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Cause: It can be due to leaning, kneeling, standing on the seat, the weight of the person causing the seat leather to wrinkle or buckle. Placing heavy objects on the seat, leaving the car directly under the sunlight for a long time also leads to the above condition.
Prevention: Avoid leaning, kneeling, or standing on chairs. Avoid placing heavy objects on chairs.
The chair is ruffled.
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Cause: Could be due to cleaning with a high-powered vacuum cleaner. The leather seat is wet for a long time.
Prevention: Avoid using a high-powered vacuum cleaner to clean leather seats (especially perforated leather seats). Avoid leaving the leather seats wet for long periods of time. Do not sit on the seats after swimming (with wet clothes).
Steps to renew car leather seats
Step 1:park in the shade, away from sunlight
Step 2:Vacuum every corner of the chair thoroughly to make sure all dirt in the crevices is removed.
Step 3:Soak the cleaning solution in a dry sponge and wipe in a circular motion. For stubborn stains, use lemon juice mixed with tartaric acid to absorb. This should be done in a hidden, hard-to-see area first.
Step 4:Wipe dry with a clean cloth.
Step 5:Repeat the above steps with the other chairs.
Step 6:When all the seats are dry and clean, apply conditioner to a dry cotton cloth. The conditioner should be sun-protective and the cleaning cloth should be a special type, available at auto parts stores.
Step 7:Wipe chair gently with conditioner.
Step 8:Allow the chair to dry for at least one hour before use.