When we buy a bag or buy a sofa, we pay attention to buying a leather. Over time, I feel that in life, anyone who can touch the “Genuine Leather” will look very upscale and the price is not cheap.
So many friends choose leather seats when they buy a car. The first is to take care of it. If it is dirty, it can be wiped. It is not as dirty as the fabric seat. It is not convenient to take care of. The other is a car with genuine leather seats, which looks like a higher grade.
But the so-called real leather, in fact, is not a normative terminology. Refer to the China Leather Association’s regulations on voluntary certification of the “leather logo”. The main fabric used for leather products bearing the “leather logo” label should be natural top layer leather and Natural fur – that is to say, if the car uses “leather”, it can only be a real animal skin, but also a top layer.
It can be seen that the cost of the leather is very expensive, because the raw skin is peeled off from the animal. Most of the car seats are made of cowhide, the leather is fine, the elasticity is large, the pores are arranged evenly, and the durability is very good. Perishable and damaged. The market price is several thousand yuan, and even some top layer cowhide may cost tens of thousands. In addition, after a series of physical and chemical treatments, it can be used in car seats. Therefore, the cost is very expensive. Generally, only the seats of high-end and luxury cars will be used Genuine Leather.
It is difficult to buy real leather seats like our 100,000 and 200,000 cars. Even if there is leather, it is just a small piece in the center of the seat cushion and backrest. The other parts are basically imitation leather. More rigorous manufacturers will indicate the specific material of the seat on the vehicle’s configuration sheet.
Next, let’s talk about the classification of imitation leather. The imitation leather is mainly made of two kinds of materials, one is artificial leather and the other is microfiber leather. Artificial leather, also divided into three kinds, PVC artificial leather, PU leather and synthetic leather; and the most common in the car below 200,000 yuan, is the “PU” we usually say, it is practical and durable with leather Basically comparable, almost comparable to the leather.
Microfiber leather is a more expensive and more advanced artificial leather. Like many super-running or performance cars, Alcantara, also known as flipper, is a kind of microfiber skin. It has good friction, delicate and soft hand feeling, and is very luxurious. The price is not cheaper than leather.
Maybe a small friend will ask, how do we distinguish between leather and imitation leather? The first is to smell the scent, the dermis generally passes through the sputum, there will be a smell of leather, and the imitation leather is almost unseen. In fact, the most direct way is to look at the price, the car below 200,000 yuan, basically the imitation leather, 300-400,000 cars, all of which are not leather, basically the stitching seat material. If when we buy a car, the sale is casually said to be a “leather” seat, we can have a long heart.
