Should I cover the car ceiling with plastic?
Covering the ceiling with plastic helps keep the car's ceiling cleaner, but it is also expensive and can even cause discomfort to those sitting in the car.
Therefore, depending on the purpose of use and method of protecting the car ceiling, the user decides whether to cover the car ceiling or not.
Most of the materials used for car ceilings today are usually felt, some high-end cars are covered with high-quality leather or synthetic leather. The reason is that this material is cheap, has the ability to absorb sound and heat effectively.
What is the function of car ceiling cover?
The car ceiling is known to be the place that absorbs the most heat, so if there is no thick ceiling layer to block the heat, the car will absorb a large amount of heat. This will cause discomfort for people sitting in the car, especially children and the elderly. And this also has a bad effect on the interior of the car, causing the leather details in the car to fade quickly. High temperatures will cause the car's air conditioner to work ineffectively, causing a lot of fuel consumption.
Increases aesthetics and creates a luxurious, classy look for the car.
Helps protect the health of you and your family during use.
Makes cleaning easier and faster.
Covering the ceiling with high-quality leather will help the ceiling resist heat, reduce the temperature inside the car, and especially limit UV rays and harmful radiation from the outside environment.
For those who buy a car for service, keeping the interior always new will help liquidity after recovering capital. Therefore, the majority of car owners for service have chosen to cover the car's ceiling with plastic right from the purchase. Those who buy cars for family use rarely do this.
Disadvantages
However, if you use felt ceilings for a long time, it will be difficult to avoid the following disadvantages:
Easy to collect dust: Because felt is made from fabric and wool fibers, these small fibers will collect a lot of dust. Dust will accumulate over time, making the car ceiling dirty and also affecting human health.
Absorbs unpleasant odors: Felt easily absorbs odors and retains them for a long time, especially food odors, smoke, dust... These odors will linger for a long time, causing discomfort when sitting in the car and especially leading to motion sickness.
Difficult to clean: Felt ceilings cannot be cleaned by simple methods such as using a broom or spraying water... The more you use it, the dirtier and faster it will get damaged.
Easily breeds bacteria and mold: Felt is a material that easily absorbs moisture. If the car is rarely used, leaving it empty with the windows open will cause dust to accumulate, and closing the car will create conditions for bacteria to grow. The environment in the car is inherently humid, if the user does not clean it regularly, the environment in the car will become more seriously polluted.
Short lifespan: If used for a short time, the felt will quickly deteriorate. If the car is left in the sun for a long time, the felt will not be able to withstand high temperatures, so it will quickly rot, peel off, and lose the aesthetics of the car.