Car Leather Cleaning Tips - By: Sabrina Rocca

A car that has leather seats and surfaces is quite a bit classier than cars that just have regular fabric seats and surfaces. And leather can be quite a bit more comfy to the skin in temperate to cold climates. However, you need to pay quite a bit of attention to the leather to keep it in tiptop shape. Leather is a supple, beautiful material that only gets more beautiful with age – but only if it is maintained like it should be. Leather that is not kept in good condition can look really awful and can even result in a lowering of your car’s resale value. So here are some leather cleaning tips to help you keep your car’s leather surfaces looking good as new.

Your first step in taking proper care of your car’s leather surfaces is to treat and condition your leather properly, if your car dealership or those who installed the seats have not already done so. You need to both condition and protect your leather to give it a good first line of defense against damage and the environment. Many stores around will sell you leather conditioners; go for the big names like Armor-All to make sure that you buy the best possible leather conditioner.

Next, you need to make sure you buy the best possible materials to first spread the conditioner, and second block the sun even if your car is tinted (but of course most especially if it is not tinted). Sun blockers and blinds for the front and/or other areas of your car can be bought in auto shops. The sun is wonderful for disinfecting things and drying clothes, but the energy contained in solar radiation can be terribly hard on leather. So you need to make sure you buy what you can in order to keep that deadly radiation out of your car. Make sure you keep the blinds in your car and use them whenever you are parked anywhere bright and/or sunny.

But before you do go anywhere, apply the conditioner. Don’t use just any cloth though. Try using natural materials like cotton to spread it over the car seats. An old shirt or rags made of old shirts – made of cotton of course – would do wonders. Polyester clothing won’t have quite the same effect, and anything made of paper will just cause problems as it may damage the leather. So go for a soft old shirt that you aren’t using any longer.

Lastly, stuff to do while out driving. Baby your leather surfaces. If anything gets on them – food, water, cigarette butts or ash – clean it off immediately before it can leave a mark or get damaged. And if you live in an area where summers are very hot, consider opening the windows a tiny bit if you’re parked outside. Your car can get horribly hot inside, and that heat can bake your leather if you don’t allow it to dissipate. Take the best care of your leather that you can and your car will be all the better for it!

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Sabrina Rocca Author: "The Ultimate House Cleaning Checklist Book" For more great cleaning tips, visit http://www.housecleaningchecklist.ca and sign up for your FREE speed-cleaning course.

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