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Out of the hot seat, and into the cool. How to care for your car's interior.
Leather care:
The higher the price sticker of the car, the higher the chances are that it will have leather seating areas. Have you seen many $50,000+ cars with vinyl or cloth seats? I don't think so. There is a reason why leather was chosen for the seating areas. Sitting on nice supple leather seats can make any long distance journey more enjoyable.
Leather that is well taken care of and properly protected has an extremely long life cycle. Not a year, not 5 years. It is not uncommon for leather to remain in almost showroom condition in cars that are 20+ years old. From classics to exotics, leather is the desired seating surface.
Leather is hungry, and the key to keeping your leather alive and vibrant is to feed it on a regular basis. Leather is an organic surface and must be cared for the same as you would care for your skin. There are thousands and thousands of tiny pores that require nutrients and cleaning.
When dirt "clogs" these pores the leather can not breath. As with most things in life, if something can not breathe - it dies. The same holds true for leather. Removing dirt from these pores will keep new fresh air available to the leather. Cleaning your car's leather is essential.
Not all cleaners are created equal. Inexpensive cleaners and conditioners contain petroleum distillates, silicon or silicon oils, and additives that give an inferior and greasy finish. Many of these chemicals are harmful to leather. Good cleaners will visibly remove dirt without altering the leather's properties or staining it. Any cleaning residue can easily be removed and they usually are fragrance free.
A good leather conditioner will actually penetrate into the pores of the leather rather than sitting on top of the leather. Absorption is the defining factor because if the conditioner sits on top of the leather, it creates a barrier and prevents the leather from fully being able to breath. When a conditioner is absorbed, it works from the inside to the outside to replenish lost nutrients and to feed the leather in a natural manner.
Glass and windshield:
It rained five days ago for a few hours. A couple of days ago, there was a pretty good windstorm, and yesterday it rained again. This afternoon, a flock of insects met their doom as they smacked into the windshield. About now, you are probably starting to strain to see streets signs through your muddy, dirty and smudged windshield. Clean it up - and wow! Amazing how nice it is to look through a crystal clear windshield.
Clean windows are important for visibility and also it can make your vehicle look more stunning. A car can be spotless, but if it has water etching and marks in its window - it will not be winning any Best of Show awards. Cleaning windows with vinegar and water, and drying them with crunched-up newspaper was the recommendation in the early 1990's. Not today.
Products that clean windows today are technologically advanced scientific glass formulas. They have polymers to make caring for your windows easy, and reflective properties that arguably improve clarity.
Unsightly water stains, insects, wiper streaking, road film and other stubborn residue is difficult to remove unless you are using the right product. Sometimes these types of problems require an industrial strength cleaner. For extremely stubborn problems a light polishing agent can be used to polish the glass. Be careful not to use a highly abrasive product on glass as it can scratch the glass.
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