Are you looking to improve the look of your car seats using the best leather in Nigeria? If your choice of material is leather, then congratulations because you made a good choice. You see, leather is durable, lasts longer and can make sitting for long hours in your car a comfort.
But how do you pick the best leather for your car seats in Nigeria? Find out more about that and many other things you need to know in this article.
The General Rule to Auto Upholstery
The simplest way to determine the length of leather needed for your car seat’s upholstery is to check the dimensions of the seats. The wider the seats are, the higher the material used for the covering.
Likewise, you want to factor in the specific make and model of the car you want to upholster its seat.
The Correlation between Car Upholstery and Furniture Upholstery
Upholstery as a word simply refers to the materials used to cover an item, mostly furniture. Likewise, it can be used as a cover for car seats.
The correlation or unique feature between the upholstery for your furniture and that of your car is that they use a similar measurement. Ideally, the measurement covers the length and width of the furniture or in this case, your car seats.
However, there is a bit of a difference that makes the two separate. If you are taking the measurement for your furniture, the measurement is usually 54 inches of width. That is not the case with car (seat) upholstery, which has a width of 62 inches.
With that in mind, you can expect that the running yard or linear yard of fabric used for the upholstery will be higher. For example, it is common to use a linear yard of 1.72 square yards, which equals 15.5 square feet of car seat leather upholstery.
How to Determine Your Car Seats’ Upholstery
We are now going to show you some of the practical steps to measuring your car seats for upholstering. If you follow these steps to the latter, you can be sure to get the right measurement in just a few minutes.
1. Measure and Convert the Units
Step one is to take a measurement of the depth, breadth and length of your car seats. Once you’ve done this, proceed to convert those measurements into the corresponding inches.
It is better to write the inches for each of the seats in a new line to avoid mixing them up.
2. Get the Real Length Measurement
We are now about to find out the actual length of the cushions or seats in your car. The fastest way to do this is to add the depth of the cushion’s region or area to the length measurement.
The next step is to add a minimum of four (4) additional inches to the figure you got above. You can now take that to be the actual measurement of the car seats’ length.
3. Find out the Width of the Cushions
Now that we have ascertained the actual length of your car cushions, let us do the same for the width.
To do this, double the depth of the area and add the outcome to the width of the area. Just like we did when finding the real length, you have to add an additional four (4) inches to the answer you previously got. That should be taken as the actual width of the area.
4. Determine the Surface Area
The surface area measurement for the upholstery can be determined by multiplying the total length of the measurement by the total or full-width measurement (in inches).
The answer you get should be the square inch measurement of the surface.
5. Find out the Estimated Square Yards
To find out the estimate of the square yards for car leather upholstery, you have to make an addition of the square inch measurements of each surface area.
This way, you will get an approximated figure for the surface area. But it doesn’t end there. You also have to divide the answer or figure you got from that addition by 1296 inches.
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6. Finally, the Number of Yards Needed
The final step to determining how much leather is needed for car seats in Nigeria is to be calculated using the following steps:
- Square Yard Division: you will start by dividing the total (estimated) square yards by 1.72. The aforementioned figure (1.72), is the typical linear square yard for vehicle seats, which typically measure 62-inch-wide.
- Get the Figure: the figure or number you get after the above division is the closest estimate of how much leather you will need for your vehicle seats’ upholstery.
How to Choose the Right Leather for Your Car Seats in Nigeria
The choice of upholstery for a vehicle is a matter of choice, as the car owner has specific tastes in what type of color and material is required.
However, if you are unsure of how to pick a material, here are our tips to get started:
Go for Quality
When it comes to car upholstery, there are lots of options, ranging from affordable to pricey. Of course, you can be sure that the costliest of the materials could also be the most durable.
Examples of common car upholstery types are corrected-grain and full-grain leathers. If you can afford it, going for the full-grain leathers offer top-of-the-range quality, in addition to being durable.
But if you are working on a budget or looking to compare your options, no hard feelings. You can go for the corrected grain, which is a compromise between cost and durability. Depending on how you handle it, the leather could last you a while – and save you a couple of bucks too!
Colour Preferences
What colour is the leather? There are usually three options, ranging from red, light and brown (sometimes dark).
In terms of practicality, you may want to go for the darker leathers, because they feel a lot comfier, but that is at the expense of heating up faster when overly exposed to the sun.
On the other hand, the lighter leathers brighten the car’s upholstery but come at the expense of needing extra care, as they pick more dirt.
And then we have the red leather upholstery, which could be a bit “tacky.” Call Mr Ernest today at +2348039388366. You can also visit Nestken Masters head office in Lagos using this Google Map.
Conclusion
At the end of the day, the choice of a leather measurement for a car boils down to three things – the width of the seats, the length and the surface area. For the best measurements, consult a vehicle upholstery maker to help you get a better estimate.