Seat Covers Glossary

What is a Custom Fit seat cover?
Coverking Custom Fit seat covers are designed to fit as perfectly as the original upholstery. These covers are made using automation systems that incorporate computer aided designs as well as computer aided manufacturing techniques which allows every pattern to become customized for the materials. And thus, what you get is a perfect fit.

What is a Semi-custom Fit seat cover?
As the nomenclature suggests, Semi-custom Fit covers are not as perfect as Coverking Custom Fit covers, they are actually 80% similar. A note of caution – Semi Custom covers are not fit for vehicles with Side Airbag Safety features as they are not adequately provided to deal with the functioning of PIPS.

What is Neoprene?
Neoprene or Polychloroprene is a multi-utility that is material used mostly in making ‘wet suits’, laptop sleeves, car fan belts, electrical insulations, etc. Neoprene is also used by Coverking for making water resistant seat covers.

What is meant by “Friction” in the seat cover trade?
Friction is a factor that ruins automobile seat cover. It is caused by chafing or rubbing between two similar or dissimilar materials coming into contact with each other, and when this happens, heat is generated. And the heat thus produced often causes surface deterioration of either or both the materials.

What is Pelt?
Pelt in the automobile upholstery trade indicates tanned or cured animal skin (usually from fox, beaver, raccoon or bear) that still has the animal hair, wool or fur attached to it. Pelt is often used in car seat covers in place of genuine fur which is far too expensive.

What is a Pink Slip?
It is an American slang, meaning a vehicle’s Registration document, more or less like the British Blue Book. The term is probably also linked with road races where the winner has the right to win the vehicle, too. Losing one’s Pink Slip could tantamount to loss of the vehicle also.

What is Polyester?
It is a water-resisting tough synthetic fiber that was first highly regarded by the disco community during the seventies. However these days it has become even more popular and it can be regularly seen everywhere. Polyester is used in automobile seat cover making.

What are Universal Fit seat covers?
Seat Covers that can fit any high or low-back bucket seat in any vehicle are called Universal Fit seat covers. However the problem is, these covers seldom fit well and thus are not recommended.

What is meant by UV/ Ultra Violet?
Ultra Violet radiation denotes emission of ultra Violet rays that come along with sunrays. It is not only harmful for human skin and the eyes but is equally if not more damaging to automobile upholstery. Ultra Violet rays fade the vehicle’s carpeting and other interior décor including the seating. Coverking of southern California makes special car covers that can halt the penetration of UV rays into to the car or the SUV.